Port Austin is a village in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Port Austin had a population of 622. The village is within Port Austin Township.
Geography
- According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and 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.
alt=A long pier that curves right, with ice frozen along the entirety of the pier.|thumb|A view from Port Austin Breakwater Pier, with ice freezing over during the winter.
Demographics
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 . There were 724 housing units at an average density of . 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.
2000 census
As of the census