Port Huron | |
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City of Port Huron | |
Nickname(s): Maritime Capital of the Great Lakes, Gateway to Canada | |
Coordinates: 42°58′49″N 82°26′15″W / 42.98028°N 82.43750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | St. Clair |
Settled | 1814 |
Incorporated | 1857 |
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 | 3,577.26/sq mi (1,381.14/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code(s) | 48060, 48061 |
Area code | 810 |
FIPS code | 26-65820 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1624839 [3] |
Website | Official website |
Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County.[4] 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.
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 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).