Pointe Aux Barques Township, Michigan

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Pointe Aux Barques Township, Michigan
Township
Pointe Aux Barques Township, Michigan is located in Michigan
Pointe Aux Barques Township, Michigan
Pointe Aux Barques Township, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
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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

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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.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pointe Aux Barques Township, Michigan
  3. ↑ Population Data, Michigan Townships Association
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pointe Aux Barques, Michigan & GNIS in Google Map

External links

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