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.
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.
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.