Pointe Aux Barques Township, Michigan

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.[3]

Pointe Aux Barques Township, Michigan
Civil township
Location within Huron County
Pointe Aux Barques Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Pointe Aux Barques Township
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 44°03′41″N 82°57′00″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyHuron
Organized1903
Government
 • SupervisorPatricia Gotfredson
 • ClerkAnne Milligan
Area
 • Total3.86 sq mi (10.00 km2)
 • Land1.31 sq mi (3.39 km2)
 • Water2.55 sq mi (6.60 km2)
Elevation
600 ft (183 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total10
 • Density7.63/sq mi (2.95/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48467 (Port Austin)
Area code(s)989
FIPS code26-65180[1]
GNIS feature ID1626921[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

Communities

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 3.86 square miles (10.00 km2), of which 1.31 square miles (3.39 km2) is land and 2.55 square miles (6.60 km2) 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
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
191037—
192034−8.1%
193024−29.4%
194015−37.5%
19507−53.3%
196052642.9%
19706−88.5%
198060.0%
199015150.0%
200010−33.3%
2010100.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 10 people, 5 households, and 2 families residing in the township. There were 59 housing units, but many of the building were units of secondary housing not used by full-time residents.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pointe Aux Barques Township, Michigan
  3. "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 24 Michigan. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pointe Aux Barques, Michigan
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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