Port Hope, Michigan facts for kids
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Port Hope, Michigan
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Village
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Looking south along M-25 (Main Street)
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Location within Huron County
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 Port Hope, Michigan
Location in Michigan
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| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Huron |
| Township | Rubicon |
| Established | 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.01 sq mi (2.62 km2) |
| • Land | 1.01 sq mi (2.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 607 ft (185 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 293 |
| • Density | 289.81/sq mi (111.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) |
48468
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| Area code(s) | 989 |
| FIPS code | 26-65800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0635265 |
Port Hope is a village in Huron County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 267 at the 2010 census. The village is within Rubicon Township.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.01 square miles (2.62 km2), all land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 398 | — | |
| 1900 | 319 | −19.8% | |
| 1910 | 344 | 7.8% | |
| 1920 | 353 | 2.6% | |
| 1930 | 298 | −15.6% | |
| 1940 | 313 | 5.0% | |
| 1950 | 353 | 12.8% | |
| 1960 | 349 | −1.1% | |
| 1970 | 377 | 8.0% | |
| 1980 | 369 | −2.1% | |
| 1990 | 313 | −15.2% | |
| 2000 | 310 | −1.0% | |
| 2010 | 267 | −13.9% | |
| 2020 | 293 | 9.7% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 267 people, 133 households, and 80 families living in the village. The population density was 264.4 inhabitants per square mile (102.1/km2). There were 201 housing units at an average density of 199.0 per square mile (76.8/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 93.3% White, 1.9% Native American, and 4.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population.
There were 133 households, of which 16.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.8% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.58.
The median age in the village was 54.9 years. 15.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 14.6% were from 25 to 44; 29.3% were from 45 to 64; and 34.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.
Education
Port Hope High School's mascot is the Bluestars. Port Hope students in grades 6–12 now get their education in Kinde, as the local school board voted in 2014 to contract educational services from North Huron Schools. Port Hope Schools, which had been in operation since 1925, closed its doors in the spring of 2015.
History
In 1851, William Stafford, while living in Lexington, bought the first parcel of land in what is now Port Hope, with Reuben Dimond. Later, Stafford and William Southard invested in buying up forty-acre parcels from the government. These parcels had been set aside as pensions for veterans of the War of 1812. Traveling to the area by schooner, Southard was let off at some distance from shore, due to a pending storm. Rowing in a skiff in the wind, he vowed that if he made it to shore, he would name the spot Port Hope.
Stafford, along with others, opened up the area to lumbering and by 1858 his company dock was constructed and mills were in operation. The chimney from one of those mills can be seen and is the last standing chimney in Michigan from the lumbering era.
Port Hope survived the 1871 fire and was able to return to lumbering, but after the second fire in 1881 the trees were gone, and farming became the focus. Stafford adjusted and built a flour mill, elevator and a new dock.
Port Hope was incorporated in 1887, with the railroad coming in 1903. A walking tour brochure, with some of the 11 historic sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is available for visitors.
Recreation
Stafford County Park is the site of softball tournaments and recreation activities throughout the summer, the 38 acre park also offers all the campground conveniences. A national historic site, the Sawmill chimney erected in 1858 graces the waterfront adjacent to a large enclosed pavilion. Features 73 sites and six camper cabins on 38 acres. Modern, tent and group camping. Features electricity, running water, and flush toilets. Showers and a sanitary station, boat launch, picnic grounds, shelters, swimming, playground and fishing. Open May 1 through October 15.
See also
In Spanish: Port Hope para niños
