Port Huron, Michigan
Port Huron, Michigan | |
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Images from top to bottom, left to right: Downtown along Huron Avenue, Blue Water Bridge, Fort Gratiot Light, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Seventh Street–Black River Bridge | |
| Nicknames: Maritime Capital of the Great Lakes; Gateway to Canada | |
Location within St. Clair County | |
Port Huron Location within the state of Michigan Port Huron Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°58′30″N 82°25′28″W / 42.975°N 82.4244°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | St. Clair |
| Settled | 1814 |
| Incorporated | 1849 (village) 1857 (city) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Anita Ashford |
| • Clerk | Cyndee Jonseck |
| • Manager | James Freed |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.27 sq mi (31.78 km2) |
| • Land | 8.10 sq mi (20.98 km2) |
| • Water | 4.17 sq mi (10.80 km2) |
| Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 28,983 |
| • Density | 3,578.15/sq mi (1,381.53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 48060, 48061 |
| Area code | 810 |
| FIPS code | 26-65820 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1624839 |
| Website | Official website |
Port Huron is a city in and the county seat of St. Clair County, Michigan, United States. The population was 28,983 at the 2020 census. The city is bordered on the west by Port Huron Township, but the two are administered autonomously. The city is the largest in The Thumb area of Michigan, and principal community in the Blue Water Area, more recently rebranded as Michigan's Thumb Coast, for tourism purposes..
Port Huron is located along the source of the St. Clair River at the southern end of Lake Huron. The city is along the Canada–United States border and directly across the river from Sarnia, Ontario. The two cities are connected by the Blue Water Bridge at the eastern terminus of Interstate 69/Interstate 94. Port Huron has the easternmost point of land in the state of Michigan and is also one of the northernmost areas included in the Detroit–Warren–Dearborn Metropolitan Statistical Area (Metro Detroit).