877:
54:
87:
394:(Elevation: 791 ft./241 m.). A Mr. Watson was the first white settler in the area in 1854, soon joined by Alexander McRae, whose wife taught at the first school. A sawmill was built in 1868. The settlement was named after the township, which was first organized in 1851, but did not have its current boundaries until 1864. It was named for pioneer William Austin, who had settled in the county about 1844.
94:
61:
579:
In the township the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and
575:
living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.21.
547:
of 2000, there were 673 people, 242 households, and 186 families residing in the township. The population density was 18.6 inhabitants per square mile (7.2/km). There were 298 housing units at an average density of 8.2 per square mile (3.2/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.26%
476:(Elevation: 787 ft./240 m.). A post office operated from July 1888 until June 1906. Once a stop on an early stagecoach route, it was later a stop on the Pere Marquette Railroad. The town declined greatly once the railroad stopped coming.
517:
because of the stony terrain. A post office operated from
October 1863 until September 1881 and again from November 1881 until July 1964, one year after it was assigned zip code 48474. It was a station on the
583:
The median income for a household in the township was $ 35,139, and the median income for a family was $ 38,594. Males had a median income of $ 27,708 versus $ 21,250 for females. The
522:. At one time there were five general stores and seven doctors, three drug stores, and its large railroad station was a major agricultural shipping point for crops and livestock.
623:
611:
122:
799:
1029:
1286:
1291:
1064:
1074:
1069:
994:
1009:
86:
1034:
974:
17:
1301:
989:
53:
485:
448:
403:
366:
302:
984:
792:
740:
725:
710:
513:(Elevation: 781 ft./238 m.). Tyre was founded in 1857 by Alex Soule, John Getty and others. The Soule family named it after the Biblical
1147:
312:
785:
964:
757:
Michigan Place Names: The
History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities
255:
1296:
768:
553:
777:
557:
1024:
1014:
760:
431:(Elevation: 807 Ft./246 m.). T.M. Bradshaw opened a blacksmith shop in 1869. A post office was established in June 1874.
176:
1197:
1177:
1039:
1004:
979:
643:
532:
482:
is an unincorporated community in the northeast corner of the
Township on Tyre Road at the Huron and Eastern Railway
1137:
1059:
1054:
1019:
344:
1182:
1044:
954:
1079:
1049:
999:
809:
360:
332:
181:
154:
39:
736:
706:
695:
663:
721:
1256:
1212:
1127:
1089:
969:
571:
There were 242 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were
936:
561:
519:
1172:
1132:
926:
911:
906:
901:
445:) is an unincorporated community in the central portion of the Township at Cumber and Freidberger Roads
1263:
1162:
850:
664:
U.S. Geological Survey
Geographic Names Information System: Austin Township, Sanilac County, Michigan
565:
265:
1107:
916:
896:
549:
587:
for the township was $ 15,041. About 9.4% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the
1202:
888:
866:
861:
856:
831:
400:
is an unincorporated community in the western part of the
Township at Cumber and Wheeler Roads
1117:
764:
584:
1157:
1152:
1122:
1097:
921:
287:
1233:
1207:
1192:
1167:
842:
1217:
1187:
1142:
946:
931:
328:
293:
1280:
514:
696:
U.S. Geological Survey
Geographic Names Information System: Austin Center, Michigan
588:
722:
U.S. Geological Survey
Geographic Names Information System: Freidberger, Michigan
824:
347:, the township had a total population 619. The township was organized in 1851.
336:
164:
535:, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (94 km), all land.
500:
487:
463:
450:
418:
405:
381:
368:
137:
124:
707:
U.S. Geological Survey
Geographic Names Information System: Cumber, Michigan
246:
591:, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.
737:
U.S. Geological Survey
Geographic Names Information System: Tyre, Michigan
624:
48475 5-Digit ZCTA, 484 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder
612:
48472 5-Digit ZCTA, 484 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder
1247:‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
572:
340:
280:
169:
876:
544:
272:
251:
781:
363:
near the center of the township at Cumber and M-19/Ubly Roads
875:
759:(Paperback). Great Lakes Books Series. Detroit, Michigan:
639:
679:
677:
675:
673:
671:
1242:
1226:
1106:
1088:
945:
887:
841:
311:
301:
279:
262:
245:
237:
229:
224:
216:
208:
200:
192:
187:
175:
163:
153:
30:
93:
60:
880:Map of Michigan highlighting Sanilac County.svg
793:
106:Austin Township, Michigan (the United States)
8:
800:
786:
778:
568:of any race were 0.45% of the population.
27:
18:Austin Township, Mecosta County, Michigan
604:
300:
278:
244:
223:
215:
186:
152:
117:
45:
1287:Townships in Sanilac County, Michigan
683:
634:
632:
310:
261:
236:
228:
207:
199:
191:
174:
162:
73:Location within the state of Michigan
7:
1292:Populated places established in 1851
560:, and 0.15% from two or more races.
204:36.2 sq mi (93.8 km)
196:36.2 sq mi (93.8 km)
25:Township in Michigan, United States
808:Municipalities and communities of
755:Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) .
14:
626:, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census
614:, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census
212:0.0 sq mi (0.0 km)
92:
85:
59:
52:
1302:1851 establishments in Michigan
580:over, there were 104.2 males.
1:
109:Show map of the United States
761:Wayne State University Press
644:United States Census Bureau
533:United States Census Bureau
1318:
15:
1252:
873:
822:
118:
100:Austin Township, Michigan
67:Austin Township, Michigan
46:
37:
32:Austin Township, Michigan
811:Sanilac County, Michigan
361:unincorporated community
241:17.1/sq mi (6.6/km)
220:771 ft (235 m)
881:
520:Pere Marquette Railway
1297:Townships in Michigan
879:
640:"U.S. Census website"
501:43.67500°N 82.89111°W
464:43.62333°N 82.91750°W
419:43.62139°N 82.97750°W
382:43.62250°N 82.93750°W
264: • Summer (
138:43.64250°N 82.94778°W
1265:United States portal
238: • Density
76:Show map of Michigan
506:43.67500; -82.89111
497: /
469:43.62333; -82.91750
460: /
424:43.62139; -82.97750
415: /
387:43.62250; -82.93750
378: /
143:43.64250; -82.94778
134: /
882:
741:GNIS in Google Map
726:GNIS in Google Map
711:GNIS in Google Map
230: • Total
209: • Water
193: • Total
1274:
1273:
1198:Lexington Heights
1178:Great Lakes Beach
585:per capita income
531:According to the
322:
321:
201: • Land
1309:
1266:
1259:
1227:Former community
1138:Blue Water Beach
878:
834:
827:
817:
812:
802:
795:
788:
779:
774:
743:
734:
728:
719:
713:
704:
698:
693:
687:
681:
666:
661:
655:
654:
652:
650:
636:
627:
621:
615:
609:
554:African American
512:
511:
509:
508:
507:
502:
498:
495:
494:
493:
490:
475:
474:
472:
471:
470:
465:
461:
458:
457:
456:
453:
430:
429:
427:
426:
425:
420:
416:
413:
412:
411:
408:
393:
392:
390:
389:
388:
383:
379:
376:
375:
374:
371:
269:
149:
148:
146:
145:
144:
139:
135:
132:
131:
130:
127:
110:
96:
95:
89:
77:
63:
62:
56:
28:
1317:
1316:
1312:
1311:
1310:
1308:
1307:
1306:
1277:
1276:
1275:
1270:
1264:
1258:Michigan portal
1257:
1248:
1238:
1222:
1183:Huronia Heights
1109:
1102:
1084:
941:
883:
871:
837:
832:
825:
818:
815:
810:
806:
771:
754:
751:
746:
735:
731:
720:
716:
705:
701:
694:
690:
682:
669:
662:
658:
648:
646:
638:
637:
630:
622:
618:
610:
606:
602:
597:
573:married couples
558:Native American
541:
529:
505:
503:
499:
496:
491:
488:
486:
484:
483:
468:
466:
462:
459:
454:
451:
449:
447:
446:
423:
421:
417:
414:
409:
406:
404:
402:
401:
386:
384:
380:
377:
372:
369:
367:
365:
364:
353:
325:Austin Township
297:
291:
263:
142:
140:
136:
133:
128:
125:
123:
121:
120:
114:
113:
112:
111:
108:
107:
104:
103:
102:
101:
97:
80:
79:
78:
75:
74:
71:
70:
69:
68:
64:
42:
33:
26:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1315:
1313:
1305:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1289:
1279:
1278:
1272:
1271:
1269:
1268:
1261:
1253:
1250:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1240:
1239:
1237:
1236:
1230:
1228:
1224:
1223:
1221:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1114:
1112:
1104:
1103:
1101:
1100:
1094:
1092:
1086:
1085:
1083:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
951:
949:
943:
942:
940:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
893:
891:
885:
884:
874:
872:
870:
869:
864:
859:
854:
847:
845:
839:
838:
823:
820:
819:
807:
805:
804:
797:
790:
782:
776:
775:
769:
750:
747:
745:
744:
729:
714:
699:
688:
667:
656:
628:
616:
603:
601:
598:
596:
593:
540:
537:
528:
525:
524:
523:
477:
432:
395:
352:
349:
333:Sanilac County
329:civil township
320:
319:
316:
309:
308:
305:
299:
298:
285:
283:
277:
276:
270:
260:
259:
249:
243:
242:
239:
235:
234:
231:
227:
226:
222:
221:
218:
214:
213:
210:
206:
205:
202:
198:
197:
194:
190:
189:
185:
184:
179:
173:
172:
167:
161:
160:
157:
151:
150:
116:
115:
105:
99:
98:
91:
90:
84:
83:
82:
81:
72:
66:
65:
58:
57:
51:
50:
49:
48:
47:
44:
43:
38:
35:
34:
31:
24:
16:There is also
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1314:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1285:
1284:
1282:
1267:
1262:
1260:
1255:
1254:
1251:
1245:
1241:
1235:
1232:
1231:
1229:
1225:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1213:Richmondville
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1128:Austin Center
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1115:
1113:
1111:
1105:
1099:
1096:
1095:
1093:
1091:
1087:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
965:Bridgehampton
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
952:
950:
948:
944:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
894:
892:
890:
886:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
852:
849:
848:
846:
844:
840:
836:
835:
828:
821:
816:United States
813:
803:
798:
796:
791:
789:
784:
783:
780:
772:
766:
762:
758:
753:
752:
748:
742:
738:
733:
730:
727:
723:
718:
715:
712:
708:
703:
700:
697:
692:
689:
686:, p. 36.
685:
680:
678:
676:
674:
672:
668:
665:
660:
657:
645:
641:
635:
633:
629:
625:
620:
617:
613:
608:
605:
599:
594:
592:
590:
586:
581:
577:
574:
569:
567:
563:
559:
555:
551:
546:
538:
536:
534:
526:
521:
516:
510:
481:
478:
473:
444:
440:
436:
433:
428:
399:
396:
391:
362:
358:
357:Austin Center
355:
354:
350:
348:
346:
342:
338:
334:
330:
326:
317:
314:
306:
304:
295:
289:
284:
282:
274:
271:
267:
257:
256:Eastern (EST)
253:
250:
248:
240:
232:
219:
211:
203:
195:
183:
180:
178:
171:
168:
166:
159:United States
158:
156:
147:
119:Coordinates:
88:
55:
41:
36:
29:
23:
19:
1030:Maple Valley
959:
937:Port Sanilac
830:
756:
732:
717:
702:
691:
659:
647:. Retrieved
619:
607:
589:poverty line
582:
578:
570:
542:
539:Demographics
530:
479:
442:
438:
434:
397:
356:
343:. As of the
324:
323:
22:
1173:Freidberger
1133:Birch Beach
1110:communities
927:Minden City
912:Forestville
907:Deckerville
902:Carsonville
826:County seat
649:January 31,
504: /
467: /
439:Freiburgers
435:Freidberger
422: /
385: /
351:Communities
345:2020 census
141: /
1281:Categories
1163:Downington
1148:Charleston
1065:Washington
851:Brown City
770:081431838X
684:Romig 1986
595:References
543:As of the
492:82°53′28″W
489:43°40′30″N
455:82°55′03″W
452:43°37′24″N
443:Freiburger
410:82°58′39″W
407:43°37′17″N
373:82°56′15″W
370:43°37′21″N
337:U.S. state
315:feature ID
225:Population
129:82°56′52″W
126:43°38′33″N
1243:Footnotes
1075:Wheatland
1070:Watertown
1025:Lexington
1015:Greenleaf
995:Evergreen
947:Townships
917:Lexington
897:Applegate
527:Geography
303:FIPS code
281:ZIP codes
247:Time zone
217:Elevation
1203:McGregor
1040:Marlette
1005:Forester
980:Delaware
889:Villages
867:Sandusky
862:Marlette
857:Croswell
833:Sandusky
562:Hispanic
556:, 0.45%
552:, 0.15%
341:Michigan
307:26-04400
170:Michigan
40:Township
1118:Amadore
1060:Speaker
1055:Sanilac
1020:Lamotte
1010:Fremont
749:Sources
335:of the
318:1625868
292:48475 (
286:48472 (
182:Sanilac
155:Country
1158:Decker
1153:Cumber
1123:Argyle
1098:Snover
1045:Minden
1035:Marion
975:Custer
960:Austin
955:Argyle
922:Melvin
843:Cities
767:
739:&
724:&
709:&
566:Latino
545:census
398:Cumber
359:is an
288:Snover
177:County
1234:Omard
1208:Palms
1193:Laing
1168:Elmer
1108:Other
1080:Worth
1050:Moore
1000:Flynn
990:Elmer
600:Notes
550:White
327:is a
275:(EDT)
273:UTC-4
252:UTC-5
165:State
1218:Tyre
1188:Juhl
1143:Cash
970:Buel
932:Peck
765:ISBN
651:2008
515:Tyre
480:Tyre
437:(or
313:GNIS
294:Ubly
188:Area
1090:CDP
985:Elk
564:or
441:or
339:of
331:of
266:DST
233:619
1283::
829::
814:,
763:.
670:^
642:.
631:^
290:)
853:‡
801:e
794:t
787:v
773:.
653:.
296:)
268:)
258:)
254:(
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.