Pointe Aux Barques Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Pointe Aux Barques Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Pointe Aux Barques Township
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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:Patricia Gotfredson
Leader Title1:Clerk
Leader Name1:Anne Milligan
Established Title:Organized
Established Date:1903
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:10.00
Area Land Km2:3.39
Area Water Km2:6.60
Area Total Sq Mi:3.86
Area Land Sq Mi:1.31
Area Water Sq Mi:2.55
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:15
Population Density Sq Mi:11.5
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:183
Elevation Ft:600
Coordinates:44.0614°N -82.95°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:48467 (Port Austin)
Area Code:989
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-65180[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626921

Pointe Aux Barques Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 15 at the 2020 census.

Pointe Aux Barques is located at the tip of the Thumb on the Lower Peninsula. With a permanent population of only 15, 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.

Communities

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 3.86sqmi, of which 1.31sqmi is land and 2.55sqmi is water.[3]

The township is located at the northern end of The Thumb. Turnip Rock, an undercut stack, is located just off the shores of the mainland. Surrounded by private property, it is only accessible by water, and there is no public road access. Pointe aux Barques Light bears the name of the township but is located in neighboring Huron Township.

Demographics

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 them were units of secondary housing not used by full-time residents.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Book: Walter . Romig . Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities . Great Lakes Books Series . Paperback . 1973 . October 1, 1986 . . 978-0-8143-1838-6 . Detroit, Michigan. 449.
  3. Web site: Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf . 2012-10-19 . live. September 2012. United States Census Bureau. 2010 United States Census. October 14, 2021. 24 Michigan.