Bay Port, Michigan

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Bay Port, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Community of Bay Port along M-25
Location within Huron County
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Coordinates: 43°50′57″N83°22′23″W / 43.84917°N 83.37306°W / 43.84917; -83.37306
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Huron
Townships	Fairhaven and McKinley
Settled	1851
Area [1]
• Total	3.36 sq mi (8.70 km2)
• Land	3.35 sq mi (8.67 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation	600 ft (200 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	464
• Density	138.63/sq mi (53.52/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48720
Area code	989
FIPS code	26-06120 [2]
GNIS feature ID	0620789 [3]

Bay Port is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 582 at the 2020 census. ^[4] As an unincorporated community, Bay Port has no legal autonomy of its own but does have its own post office with the 48720 ZIP Code. ^{[5] [6]}

History

Bay Port was settled in 1851 by Carl H. Heisterman. It was first named "Geneva" and later "Wild Fowl Port". The post office was relocated here from Ora Labora in 1872. ^[7]

The Bay Port Historic Commercial Fishing District is a located within the community and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bay Port has a total area of 3.37 square miles (8.73 km²), of which 3.34 square miles (8.65 km²) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km²) (0.89%) is water.

Bay Port is a community on the shores of Saginaw Bay within Lake Huron. The majority of the CDP is located within Fairhaven Township with only a very small portion within McKinley Township. The U.S. Census Bureau lists 3.34 square miles (8.65 km²) and 475 residents within Fairhaven Township, while only 0.03 square miles (0.08 km²) and two residents are within McKinley Township. ^[4]

Major highways

• M-25 runs along the Lake Huron coastline through the community.
• M-142, known locally as Pigeon Road begins in the community and runs east to the opposite side of the county.

Events

Each year, during the first full weekend of August, Bay Port hosts its annual Fish Sandwich Festival. Bay Port's unofficial motto is "Where the fish caught the man", due to its easy lake access for sport fishermen.^{[ citation needed ]}

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	464		—
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

Bay Port, Michigan has a reported population of 582 in 2020. The population is primarily white as it is reported that 96.22% of the population identifies as such. The next biggest racial group is Asian with 2.29%. Followed by Native Americans which make up less than one percent of the population.

Notable people

• Sanford A. Brown (1909–1986), Michigan State Treasurer ^[9]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bay Port, Michigan
4. "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census . United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 24 Michigan. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
5. UnitedStatesZipCodes.org (2021). "ZIP Code 48720: Bay Port" . Retrieved May 7, 2021.
6. "48720 ZIP Code map" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved May 11, 2021.
7. Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Great Lakes Books Series. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. p. 47. ISBN   978-0-8143-1838-6.
8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
9. "Brown, S to T". Political Graveyard . Retrieved August 5, 2022.