Bay Port, Michigan

Bay Port is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Huron County, Michigan, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 477.[1]

"Bay Port" redirects here. For the high school in Wisconsin, see Bay Port High School.
Bay Port, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Community of Bay Port along M-25
Bay Port
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 43°50′57″N 83°22′23″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyHuron
TownshipsFairhaven and McKinley
Settled1851
Area
 • Total3.38 sq mi (8.75 km2)
 • Land3.35 sq mi (8.67 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
600 ft (200 m)
Population
 • Total477
 • Density142/sq mi (55.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48720
Area code(s)989
FIPS code26-06120[1]
GNIS feature ID0620789[2]

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.[3]:47

Geography

Bay Port is in western Huron County, on the shore of Wild Fowl Bay, on the southeast side of Saginaw Bay, an arm of Lake Huron. The community is in Fairhaven Township, with a small piece extending east into McKinley Township.

The main road through Bay Port is M-25, which follows the shore of Lake Huron, leading northeast 27 miles (43 km) to Port Austin and southwest 39 miles (63 km) to Bay City. M-142 intersects M-25 south of the center of Bay Port and leads east 20 miles (32 km) to Bad Axe, the Huron County seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bay Port CDP has a total area of 3.38 square miles (8.75 km2), of which 3.35 square miles (8.67 km2) are land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2), or 0.96%, are water.[1]

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.

References
  1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Bay Port CDP, Michigan". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bay Port, Michigan
  3. 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. Great Lakes Books Series (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.
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