Port Huron, Michigan

Port Huron
City
City of Port Huron
Images from top to bottom, left to right: Downtown along Huron Avenue (BL I-69), Blue Water Bridge, Fort Gratiot Light, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Seventh Street–Black River Bridge
Nickname(s):  Maritime Capital of the Great Lakes, Gateway to Canada
Location within St. Clair County
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Coordinates: 42°58′49″N 82°26′15″W / 42.98028°N 82.43750°W / 42.98028; -82.43750
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	St. Clair
Settled	1814
Incorporated	1857
Government
• Type	Council–manager
• Mayor	Anita Ashford
• Clerk	Cyndee Jonseck
• Manager	James Freed
Area [1]
• Total	12.27 sq mi (31.78 km2)
• Land	8.10 sq mi (20.98 km2)
• Water	4.17 sq mi (10.80 km2)
Elevation	604 ft (184 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	28,983
• Density	3,577.26/sq mi (1,381.14/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48060, 48061
Area code	810
FIPS code	26-65820 [2]
GNIS feature ID	1624839 [3]
Website	Official website

Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County.^[4] The population was 28,983 at the 2020 census. The city is bordered on the west by Port Huron Township, but the two are administered autonomously.

Port Huron is located along the source of the St. Clair River at the southern end of Lake Huron. The city is along the Canada–United States border and directly across the river from Sarnia, Ontario. The two cities are connected by the Blue Water Bridge at the eastern terminus of Interstate 94. Port Huron has the easternmost point of land in the state of Michigan and is also one of the northernmost areas included in the Detroit–Warren–Dearborn Metropolitan Statistical Area (Metro Detroit).