Profile for Bay City, Michigan, MI

Bay City is on Saginaw Bay, an arm of Lake Huron

Former and merged names include:
· Hampton
· Lower Saginaw

Once a lumber capital

Public transportation: Bay Metropolitan Transit Authority (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 192. The number of murders and homicides was 2. The violent crime rate was 5.3 per 1,000 people.

Ranked among the top 10 cities, February 2001 in the ePodunk Home Towns Index

Well-known residents have included:
· Bill Hewitt, football player
· Alex Izykowski, 2006 Olympics bronze medal winner (short track - 5,000m relay)
· Madonna, musician

Local festivals include:

• Bay County Fair - Aug. 7-11, 2007
• Saint Stanislaus Polish Festival - June 21-24, 2007
• Riverside Art Festival - June 9-10, 2007
• Free Fishing Festival - June 9, 2007
• City By The Water Pow Wow - July 21-22, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Bay City State Recreation Area

Historic sites and museums: Historical Museum of Bay County

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 63

Quotes:
Bay City -- 50,000 people living near the point where the Saginaw River runs into Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron -- was the place where the lumber of Michigan passed through on its way across the Great Lakes to become the houses of America from New York City to every settlement along the Mississippi River.
-- American Journey
Richard Reeves

Listed places near Bay City

Cemeteries (11)

Colleges (1)

Communities (11)

Hotels (10)

Libraries (3)

Museums (1)

Parks (1)

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• School enrollment & education levels in Bay City
• Transportation & commute times in Bay City
• Bay County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Michigan
• State data - Michigan
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Bay City demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Bay County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Bay City area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 48732 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Bay City city government
• Bay County government
• Bay City tourism

24% of Bay City residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Bay City ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Bay City
• Cemeteries in Bay County
• Libraries in or near Bay City

Post a query on a message board:

• Bay County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MI data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

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• Bay City area parks
• Wineries near Bay City

• Bay City (1900-1940)

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• Index to cemetery records in Michigan
• Cemetery record compendium
• Michigan cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Bay City
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
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• Communities in Bay County

• Bay City business guide
• Better Business Bureau
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• Courts in Michigan
• Local ordinances in Michigan (Partial selection)

• Crime in Bay County
• Arrests in Bay County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Michigan
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Bay City was $16,550, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Bay County economic census
• Bay County economic summary
• Bay County employment growth
• Bay County unemployment rate
• Michigan economic data

13% of Bay City residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Bay City
• Colleges in Michigan
• Learning Disabilities Association in Michigan
• Schools in or near Bay City
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• Yearbooks (old) of Michigan high schools

• Movies playing in or near Bay City
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• Air pollution in Bay County
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• Land contamination in Bay County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Michigan
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Bay County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Michigan

Bay City festival dates:

• Bay County Fair - Aug. 7-11, 2007
• Saint Stanislaus Polish Festival - June 21-24, 2007
• Riverside Art Festival - June 9-10, 2007
• Free Fishing Festival - June 9, 2007
• City By The Water Pow Wow - July 21-22, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Bay City festival web sites:

• Bay County Fair

• ePodunk festival listings
• Michigan county fairs
• Michigan festivals (Michigan tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Bay City

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Bay City
• Geocaches in Michigan

• Bay City items now on sale

• Bay City local government Web site
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• Michigan state government
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• Bay City medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

Historic districts in Bay City include Bay City Downtown Historic District, Center Avenue Neighborhood Residential District, Midland Street Commercial District ... View historic districts

• Historic sites in or near Bay City
• Historic sites in Michigan
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• Museums in Michigan
• Michigan state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Bay County genealogy forum

Median rent in Bay City, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $356.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $699.

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Libraries in Bay City include Bay City Branch Library, Sage Branch Library, South Side Branch Library ... View libraries

• Michigan library

• Michigan statewide library catalog

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• Census map of Bay City area
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Newspapers in Bay City include Bay City Times

TV stations in Bay City include WNEM.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WUCX-FM.

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Bay County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Bay City political report.

• Michigan Democratic party
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The average commute time for Bay City workers is 20 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 7 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Bay City between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.9 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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• Michigan tourism bureau

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