Pointe Aux Barques Township, Michigan

Pointe Aux Barques Township, Michigan
Location within Huron County
Location within Huron County
Pointe Aux Barques Township is located in Michigan
Pointe Aux Barques Township
Pointe Aux Barques Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Pointe Aux Barques Township is located in the United States
Pointe Aux Barques Township
Pointe Aux Barques Township
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 44°03′41″N 82°57′00″W / 44.06139°N 82.95000°W / 44.06139; -82.95000
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyHuron
Organized1903
Government
 • SupervisorPatricia Gotfredson
 • ClerkAnne Milligan
Area
 • Total
3.86 sq mi (10.00 km2)
 • Land1.31 sq mi (3.39 km2)
 • Water2.55 sq mi (6.60 km2)
Elevation
600 ft (183 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
15
 • Density11.5/sq mi (4.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48467 (Port Austin)
Area code989
FIPS code26-65180[1]
GNIS feature ID1626921[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

Pointe Aux Barques Township (/pɔɪnt ə bɑːrks/ poynt-ə-BARKS) is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 15 at the 2020 census.

Pointe Aux Barques is located at the tip of the Thumb on the Lower Peninsula. With a permanent population of only 15, the township is the least-populated municipality in the state and the third smallest township by land area after Novi Township and Royal Oak Charter Township.

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pointe Aux Barques Township, Michigan