Portsmouth Township, Michigan
| Portsmouth Charter Township, Michigan | |
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| Charter township | |
 Portsmouth Charter Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 43°33′21″N 83°51′3″W / 43.55583°N 83.85083°WCoordinates: 43°33′21″N 83°51′3″W / 43.55583°N 83.85083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Bay |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.1 sq mi (52.1 km2) |
| • Land | 20.0 sq mi (51.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,306 |
| • Density | 181.0/sq mi (69.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-65980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626937 |
Portsmouth Charter Township is a charter township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 3,306 as of the 2010 census and is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Before the arrival of Euro-American emigres, there was a tree here that was said to mark the grave of Ke-wah-ke-won, a leader of the Ojibwe in former days.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.1 square miles (52 km2), of which 20.0 square miles (52 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.50%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,619 people, 1,408 households, and 1,056 families residing in the township. The population density was 181.0 per square mile (69.9/km²). There were 1,484 housing units at an average density of 74.2 per square mile (28.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.91% White, 0.75% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.91% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.45% of the population.
There were 1,408 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.99.
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