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{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Portsmouth Township, Michigan | official_name = Portsmouth Charter Township | settlement_type = [[Charter township]] | nickname = | motto = <!-- Images --> | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = <!-- Maps --> | pushpin_map = Michigan | pushpin_label_position = left<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> | pushpin_label = Portsmouth Township | pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan | pushpin_mapsize = | image_map = Portsmouth Charter Township, MI location.png | mapsize = 250 | map_caption = Location within [[Bay County, Michigan|Bay 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 = [[Bay County, Michigan|Bay]] <!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Supervisor | leader_name = Robert Pawlak | leader_title1 = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]] | leader_name1 = Judith Bukowski | established_title = Established | established_date = 1859 <!-- Area -->| unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 52.1 | area_land_km2 = 51.8 | area_water_km2 = 0.3 | area_total_sq_mi = 20.1 | area_land_sq_mi = 20.0 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.1 <!-- Population -->| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_total = 3224 | 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 = 183 | elevation_ft = 600 | coordinates = {{coord|43|33|21|N|83|51|03|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]] | postal_code = 48708 ([[Bay City, Michigan|Bay City]])<br>48747 ([[Munger, Michigan|Munger]]) | area_code = [[Area code 989|989]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 26-65980<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 = 1626937<ref>{{gnis|1626937}}</ref> | website = {{URL|https://www.portsmouthtownship.com/|Official website}} | footnotes = }} '''Portsmouth Charter Township''' is a [[charter township]] located in [[Bay County, Michigan|Bay County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The township's population was 3,224 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] and is included in the [[Bay City, Michigan|Bay City]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Portsmouth charter township, Bay County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Portsmouth_charter_township,_Bay_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2601765980 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref> ==History== Before the arrival of Euro-American emigres, there was a tree here that was said to mark the grave of Ke-wah-ke-won, a leader of the Ojibwe in former days.<ref>''History of Saginaw County, Michigan'' (Chicago: Charles A. Chapman & Co., 1881) p. 121</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|20.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|20.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (0.50%) is water. ==Demographics== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,619 people, 1,408 households, and 1,056 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|181.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,484 housing units at an average density of {{convert|74.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 96.91% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.75% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.41% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.14% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.91% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.88% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.45% of the population. There were 1,408 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.99. In the township the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males. The median income for a household in the township was $45,500, and the median income for a family was $50,938. Males had a median income of $42,000 versus $22,024 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,337. About 5.4% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over. ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030907043552/http://bay-journal.com/bay/portsmouth/index.html Portsmouth Township Community Information]}}, Bay-Journal.com {{Bay County, Michigan}} [[Category:Townships in Bay County, Michigan]] [[Category:Charter townships in Michigan]] [[Category:1859 establishments in Michigan]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1859]]
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