Pointe Aux Barques Township, Michigan

Pointe Aux Barques Township, Michigan
Township
Pointe Aux Barques Township, Michigan

Location within the state of Michigan

Coordinates: 44°3′41″N 82°57′0″W / 44.06139°N 82.95000°W / 44.06139; -82.95000Coordinates: 44°3′41″N 82°57′0″W / 44.06139°N 82.95000°W / 44.06139; -82.95000
Country United States
State Michigan
County Huron
Area
  Total 1.6 sq mi (4.2 km2)
  Land 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
  Water 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation 600 ft (183 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 10
  Density 7.7/sq mi (2.9/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 48467
Area code(s) 989
FIPS code 26-65180[1]
GNIS feature ID 1626921[2]

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.

Pointe Aux Barques is one of the smallest townships in Michigan, consisting of only three partial sections at the tip of the Thumb on the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse is located in Huron Township, not Pointe Aux Barques. The township is the smallest in Michigan by population.[3] It is also the smallest municipality in Michigan by population.

Among the municipality's amenities are a nine-hole golf course and three tennis courts.

Communities

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²), of which 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.7 km²) (17.39%) is water.

Pointe Aux Barques peninsula in the township is the site of the Thumbnail, a rock considered to be the extreme tip of The Thumb, and of Turnip Rock, an undercut stack which is a visitor attraction.

Demographics

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.

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