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Port Austin, Michigan
Village
Looking south along the terminus of M-53 with the concurrency of M-25
Looking south along the terminus of M-53 with the concurrency of M-25
Location within Huron County
Location within Huron County
Port Austin, Michigan is located in Michigan
Port Austin, Michigan
Port Austin, Michigan
Location in Michigan
Country United States
State Michigan
County Huron
Township Port Austin
Area
 • Total 1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2)
 • Land 0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
597 ft (182 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 622
 • Density 630.19/sq mi (243.26/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48467
Area code(s) 989
FIPS code 26-65680
GNIS feature ID 0635259

Port Austin is a village in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 664 at the 2010 census. The village is within Port Austin Township.

Geography

  • According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.04 square miles (2.69 km2), of which 1.03 square miles (2.67 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.
  • It is located at the tip of the Thumb of Michigan. Port Austin is home to a rock formation known as Turnip Rock, found to the northeast of town on Point Aux Barques. Nearby is Port Crescent State Park, which has one of Michigan's finest sand beaches.
View from Port Austin Breakwater Pier during winter
A view from Port Austin Breakwater Pier, with ice freezing over during the winter.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 757
1890 571 −24.6%
1900 507 −11.2%
1910 533 5.1%
1920 410 −23.1%
1930 503 22.7%
1940 517 2.8%
1950 724 40.0%
1960 706 −2.5%
1970 883 25.1%
1980 839 −5.0%
1990 815 −2.9%
2000 737 −9.6%
2010 664 −9.9%
2020 622 −6.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 664 people, 338 households, and 168 families living in the village. The population density was 644.7 inhabitants per square mile (248.9/km2). There were 724 housing units at an average density of 702.9 per square mile (271.4/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 96.1% White, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.6% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population.

There were 338 households, of which 16.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.7% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 50.3% were non-families. 43.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.91 and the average family size was 2.59.

The median age in the village was 55.4 years. 14.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 16.1% were from 25 to 44; 34.8% were from 45 to 64; and 30.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.

Notable people

  • V. Floyd Campbell, illustrator and caricaturist; born in Port Austin
  • Napoleon Chagnon, anthropologist; born in Port Austin
  • William Lyon Phelps, Yale professor and writer summer resident and after 1933 permanent resident.

See also

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