Pointe Aux Barques Township, Michigan


Pointe Aux Barques Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10 at the 2010 census.
Pointe Aux Barques consists of three partial sections at the tip of the Thumb on the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Pointe aux Barques Light bears the name of the township but is actually located in neighboring Huron Township. With a permanent population of 10, the township is the least-populated municipality in Michigan and among the smallest in land area.

Communities

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 1.6 square miles, of which 1.3 square miles is land and 0.3 square mile is water.
Pointe Aux Barques peninsula in the township is the site of the Thumbnail, a rock considered to be the extreme tip of The Thumb, and of Turnip Rock, an undercut stack. The unusual form, reminiscent of a turnip, has made it a point of interest. Surrounded by private property, it is only accessible by water and there is no public road access.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 10 people, 5 households, and 2 families residing in the township. There were 59 housing units.