Horton Bay, Michigan

Horton Bay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 512.[2]

Horton Bay, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Location within Charlevoix County
Horton Bay
Location within the state of Michigan
Horton Bay
Horton Bay (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°17′04″N 85°04′45″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyCharlevoix
TownshipBay
Area
 • Total4.82 sq mi (12.5 km2)
 • Land4.82 sq mi (12.5 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
669 ft (204 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total512
 • Density106.2/sq mi (41.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49712
Area code(s)231
FIPS code26-39340
GNIS feature ID1618908[1]

Geography

Horton Bay is located in the southwest corner of Bay Township, on the bay of the same name in Lake Charlevoix. Boyne City Road leads 6 miles (10 km) southeast to Boyne City and 9 miles (14 km) northwest to U.S. Route 31 near Charlevoix. Horton Bay Road leads north 5 miles (8 km) to US 31 near Bay Shore.

The community of Horton Bay 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.[3] Horton Bay uses the Boyne City 49712 ZIP Code.[4]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Horton Bay CDP has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12.5 km2), all of it land.[2]

In culture

Horton Bay was featured in several of Ernest Hemingway's Nick Adams stories, including "The End of Something".

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Horton Bay, Michigan
  2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Horton Bay CDP, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  3. "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.
  4. UnitedStatesZipCodes.org (2020). "ZIP Code 49712". Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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