Port Huron, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Port Huron City. It lies in ZIP code area 48060. It stands on Black River. The Survey maps it on the Port Huron quadrangle. 28,983 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 604 feet above sea level.
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On record in Port Huron
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 12 records
HURON (lightship)National Historic Landmark · listed 1976
St. Clair River TunnelNational Historic Landmark · listed 1970
Wilbur F. Davidson Houselisted 1972
Fort Gratiot Lighthouselisted 1976
Grand Trunk Western Railroad Depotlisted 1977
Harrington Hotellisted 1982
Howard Blocklisted 1994
Ladies of the Maccabees Buildinglisted 1982
Military Road Historic Districtlisted 1998
Seventh Street-Black River Bridgelisted 2000
USCGC BRAMBLE (cutter)listed 2012- Federal Buildinglisted 1974
Population over time
3 figuresPort Huron grew from 4,371 to 28,983 between 1860 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 4,371 | |
| 2010 | 30,184 | |
| 2020 | 28,983 | -1,201 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1912 USGS Port Huron quadrangle1:62500
- 1929 USGS Port Huron quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Port Huron quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Port Huron quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Port Huron quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Port Huron quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Lake St. Clair North quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Port Huron quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Port Huron between 2018 and 2020, burning about 14 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PORT HURON FD 2223 - 2019 |
| 13 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PORT HURON FD 2176 - 2019 |
| 25 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PORT HURON TOWNSHIP FD 607 - 2020 |
| 5 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PORT HURON FD 1413 - 2020 |
| 5 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PORT HURON TOWNSHIP FD 476 - 2020 |
| 14 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PORT HURON FD 0001515 - 2018 |
| 8 May 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FORT GRATIOT FD 1800480 - 2018 |
| 7 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PORT HURON FD 0001175 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Port Huron: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Salt. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Salt Co--Marysville, Mich. | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Morton Salt Co--Port Huron, Mich. | Salt | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
48 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Port Huron in 48 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 31 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 3 lightning, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2021 | Flood | Port Huron | $550,000 | At least 20 houses were reported to be impacted with flooding, with major damage occurring to 3 of houses. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | $175,000 | Dozens of trees and power lines were reported blown down. Trees blocked roads and at least two fell onto houses. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | $75,000 | Trees and wires reported down across St. Clair County. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | $50,000 | Law enforcement reported numerous trees and power poles down in Fort Gratiot, covering a 2 square mile area between Keewahdin and Carrigan Roads. Several homes received damage from falling trees. No one was injured. Total property damages were estimated at roughly $50K. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | $50,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and caused widespread power outages. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | $18,000 | no account filed |
| December 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | $8,000 | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | $6,000 | A tree fell onto a car. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | $5,000 | Several trees reported down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | $5,000 | A large tree limb, about 2 feet in circumference, crashed into a minivan, severing a power line on its way down. |
| June 1998 | Lightning | Port Huron | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Lightning | Port Huron | $2,000 | A local newspaper reported that a utility pole was struck by lightning on Lakeshore Road. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | $1,500 | Large tree branches where reported blown down, one of which landed on a the rear of a car. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | $1,000 | Large tree limbs reported down. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | - | A two foot diameter tree reported blown down. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | - | Numerous roads were closed due to downed trees and powerlines over southern Port Huron. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | - | A house suffered roof damage. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | - | A large tree limb was reported blown down. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | - | Large tree limbs and power lines reported down. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | - | Several large trees and tree limbs blown down. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | - | Several trees reported blown down. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | - | Trees reported blown down. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | - | Trees down along Gratiot Avenue. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | - | A trained spotter recorded a measured wind gust of 65 mph. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | - | A trained spotter reported large limbs down. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | - | Trained spotter reported large limbs down near Port Huron. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | - | Law enforcement reported trees blown down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | - | Large tree limbs were reported blown down. |
| September 2005 | Lightning | Port Huron | - | Lightning knocked out the county dispatch radio system. Trees also caught fire from lightning strikes. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | - | Numerous trees and large limbs were reported down. Power lines were also reported down along 11th Avenue. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | - | A large tree fell over utility lines near 10th Avenue and Hancock Street. Power was knocked out to area neighborhoods and some traffic signals. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | - | A 60 MPH wind gust was measured by the Coast Guard. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Huron | - | A newspaper reported that a large tree was blown over in thunderstorms winds and landed next to an apartment building, tearing the electrical service box from the building. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Port Huron | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Port Huron | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Port Huron | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Port Huron | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Port Huron | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Port Huron | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Port Huron | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Port Huron | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Port Huron | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Port Huron | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Port Huron | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Port Huron | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Port Huron | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Park | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Tappan | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Keewahdin | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Marysville | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Sparlingville | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Gardendale | 5.9 miles | 10 | |
| Wadhams | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| West Tappan | 6.3 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Port Huron | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1000222 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1624839. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










