Port Huron Charter Township, Michigan
—  Charter township  —
Port Huron Charter Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°58′1″N 82°28′15″W / 42.96694°N 82.47083°W / 42.96694; -82.47083
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	St. Clair
Area
- Total	13.1 sq mi (33.9 km2)
- Land	12.9 sq mi (33.5 km2)
- Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation	627 ft (191 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	8,615
- Density	666.6/sq mi (257.4/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-65840[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626933[2]

Port Huron Charter Township is a charter township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,615 at the 2000 census. The city of Port Huron is adjacent to the township, but is administratively autonomous.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.1 square miles (33.9 km²), of which, 12.9 square miles (33.5 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (1.37%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 8,615 people, 3,310 households, and 2,442 families residing in the township. The population density was 666.6 per square mile (257.5/km²). There were 3,478 housing units at an average density of 269.1/sq mi (103.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.63% White, 3.46% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.62% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.46% of the population.

There were 3,310 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,978, and the median income for a family was $50,978. Males had a median income of $44,024 versus $23,478 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,583. About 4.9% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Port Huron Township official web site

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of St. Clair County, Michigan County seat: Port Huron Cities Algonac | Marine City | Marysville | Memphis‡ | Port Huron | Richmond‡ | St. Clair | Yale Villages Capac | Emmett Charter townships China | East China | Fort Gratiot | Port Huron Civil townships Berlin | Brockway | Burtchville | Casco | Clay | Clyde | Columbus | Cottrellville | Emmett | Grant | Greenwood | Ira | Kenockee | Kimball | Lynn | Mussey | Riley | St. Clair | Wales Unincorporated communities Adair | Allenton | Anchorville | Avoca | Berville | Jeddo | Lakeport | Pearl Beach | Riley Center | Sans Souci | Smiths Creek | Sparlingville Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties