| Official Name: | Port Austin Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Port Austin Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Huron |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Brandt Rousseaux |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 43.2 |
| Area Land Km2: | 42.5 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.7 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 16.7 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 16.4 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.3 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1384 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 192 |
| Elevation Ft: | 630 |
| Coordinates: | 44.0431°N -82.9475°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48467 |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-65700[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626928 |
Port Austin Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,384 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.7sqmi, of which 16.4sqmi is land and 0.3sqmi (1.56%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,591 people, 760 households, and 471 families residing in the township. The population density was 97sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,690 housing units at an average density of 103sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.49% White, 0.13% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.38% of the population.
There were 760 households, out of which 17.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.63.
In the township the population was spread out, with 16.7% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 17.9% from 25 to 44, 33.1% from 45 to 64, and 27.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $32,841, and the median income for a family was $39,554. Males had a median income of $30,563 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,219. About 11.1% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.