Pointe Aux Barques Township, Michigan facts for kids
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Pointe Aux Barques Township, Michigan
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Location within Huron County
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Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Huron |
Organized | 1903 |
Area | |
• Total | 3.86 sq mi (10.00 km2) |
• Land | 1.31 sq mi (3.39 km2) |
• Water | 2.55 sq mi (6.60 km2) |
Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) |
Population
(2010)
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• Total | 10 |
• Density | 7.63/sq mi (2.95/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code(s) |
48467 (Port Austin)
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Area code(s) | 989 |
FIPS code | 26-65180 |
GNIS feature ID | 1626921 |
Pointe Aux Barques Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10 at the 2010 census.
Pointe Aux Barques is located at the tip of the Thumb on the Lower Peninsula. With a permanent population of only 10, the township is the least-populated municipality in the state and the third smallest township by land area after Novi Township and Royal Oak Charter Township.
Contents
Communities
- Pointe Aux Barques is an unincorporated community in the Township at Linwood and Gill Roads 43°40′59″N 83°21′21″W / 43.68306°N 83.35583°W.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²), of which 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.7 km²) (17.39%) is water.
Pointe Aux Barques peninsula in the township is the site of the Thumbnail, a rock considered to be the extreme tip of The Thumb, and of Turnip Rock, an undercut stack which is a visitor attraction.
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1910 | 37 | — | |
1920 | 34 | −8.1% | |
1930 | 24 | −29.4% | |
1940 | 15 | −37.5% | |
1950 | 7 | −53.3% | |
1960 | 52 | 642.9% | |
1970 | 6 | −88.5% | |
1980 | 6 | 0.0% | |
1990 | 15 | 150.0% | |
2000 | 10 | −33.3% | |
2010 | 10 | 0.0% | |
2020 | 15 | 50.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
As of the census of 2020, there were 15 people, 11 households, and 7 families residing in the township. There were 70 housing units, but many of the building were units of secondary housing not used by full-time residents.
See also
In Spanish: Municipio de Pointe Aux Barques para niños