Port Austin Township, Michigan
| Port Austin Township, Michigan | |
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 Port Austin Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 44°2′35″N 82°56′51″W / 44.04306°N 82.94750°WCoordinates: 44°2′35″N 82°56′51″W / 44.04306°N 82.94750°W | |
| 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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