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Grindstone City, Michigan

Port Austin Township, Michigan
Township
Port Austin Township, Michigan is located in Michigan
Port Austin Township, Michigan
Port Austin Township, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 44°2′35″N 82°56′51″W / 44.04306°N 82.94750°W / 44.04306; -82.94750Coordinates: 44°2′35″N 82°56′51″W / 44.04306°N 82.94750°W / 44.04306; -82.94750
Country United States
State Michigan
County Huron
Area
 • Total 16.7 sq mi (43.2 km2)
 • Land 16.4 sq mi (42.5 km2)
 • Water 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation 630 ft (192 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,591
 • Density 97.0/sq mi (37.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 48467
Area code(s) 989
FIPS code 26-65700
GNIS feature ID 1626928

Port Austin Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,591 at the 2000 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.7 square miles (43 km2), of which 16.4 square miles (42 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (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 97.0 per square mile (37.5/km²). There were 1,690 housing units at an average density of 103.0 per square mile (39.8/km²). 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.


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