Bay Shore, Michigan

Bay Shore is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located on the boundary between Charlevoix and Emmet counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 754.[3]

Bay Shore, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Signage along U.S. Route 31
Location within Charlevoix County (bottom) and Emmet County (top)
Bay Shore
Location within the state of Michigan
Bay Shore
Bay Shore (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°21′30″N 85°05′50″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountiesCharlevoix and Emmet
TownshipsHayes and Resort
Established1896
Area
 • Total1.62 sq mi (4.2 km2)
 • Land1.62 sq mi (4.2 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
669 ft (207 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total754
 • Density465.4/sq mi (179.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49711
Area code(s)231
FIPS code26-06190[1]
GNIS feature ID1618887[2]

Geography

Bay Shore is situated on a ridge overlooking Little Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan. US 31 passes through the community, connecting with US 131 at Petoskey 7 miles (11 km) to the east and with M-66 at Charlevoix 10 miles (16 km) to the west. Boyne City is 12 miles (19 km) to the south by county roads.

Bay Shore is primarily within Hayes Township in Charlevoix County and extends partially into Resort Township in Emmet County. The Bay Shore post office, with ZIP code 49711, provides P.O. box service.[4]

History

The land was owned by Eugene R. Sly and Nancy Stauffer. A portion to the north was known as Bayside, but came to be known as Bay Shore. It was a station on the Chicago and West Michigan Railway (later part of the Pere Marquette Railway) by 1892. A post office was established on July 15, 1892, which operated until September 30, 1964. It was surveyed and platted in 1896.[5]

The community of Bay Shore was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.[6]

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bay Shore, Michigan
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bay Shore CDP, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  4. ZIP Code Lookup, U.S. Postal Service
  5. Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
  6. "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. III-4. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
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