Editing Port Huron Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Port Huron Charter Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Charter township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
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| pushpin_map        = Michigan
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| pushpin_label      = Port Huron Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| image_map          = Port Huron Charter Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[St. Clair County, Michigan|St. Clair County]]

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[St. Clair County, Michigan|St. Clair]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Robert Lewandowski, Jr.
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| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1827

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 33.9
| area_land_km2      = 33.5
| area_water_km2     = 0.5
| area_total_sq_mi   = 13.1
| area_land_sq_mi    = 12.9
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.2

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[United States Census, 2020|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 10792
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 191
| elevation_ft       = 627
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|58|01|N|82|28|15|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48060
| area_code          = [[Area code 810|810]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-65840<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1626933<ref>{{gnis|1626933}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.porthurontownship.org/|Official website}}
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'''Port Huron Charter Township''' is a [[charter township]] of [[St. Clair County, Michigan|St. Clair County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]].  The population was 10,792 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Port_Huron_charter_township,_St._Clair_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2614765840 |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The city of [[Port Huron, Michigan|Port Huron]] is adjacent to the township.

==Communities==
There are two [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated communities]] in the township:<ref>{{cite web|title=St. Clair County|url=http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_ST_125304_7._CLAIR_COUNTY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060510090413/http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_ST_125304_7._CLAIR_COUNTY.pdf |archive-date=2006-05-10 |url-status=live|work=County Maps|publisher=Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget|accessdate=1 February 2012}}</ref>
*'''South Park''' is located ({{Coord|42|56|34|N|82|27|23|W|}} ; Elevation: 607&nbsp;ft./185 m.).<ref>{{gnis|1624945|South Park, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=42.9428081&p_longi=-82.4563038&fid=1624945  Google Map]</ref>
*'''Tappan''' is located south of [[Interstate 69 in Michigan|I-69]] on Michigan and Griswold roads at the rail tracks ({{Coord|42|57|58|N|82|28|58|W|}} ; Elevation: 620&nbsp;ft./189 m.).<ref>{{gnis|1624979|Tappan, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=42.9661409&p_longi=-82.4826947&fid=1624979  Google Map]</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|13.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|12.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} (1.37%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 8,615 people, 3,310 households, and 2,442 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|666.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 3,478 housing units at an average density of {{convert|269.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 93.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.46% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.62% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.35% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.62% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.31% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.porthurontownship.org/ Port Huron Township] official web site

{{St. Clair County, Michigan}}

[[Category:Port Huron, Michigan|.]]
[[Category:Townships in St. Clair County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Charter townships in Michigan]]