Bay Shore, Michigan

Bay Shore, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Signage along U.S. Route 31
Signage along U.S. Route 31
Location within Charlevoix County (bottom) and Emmet County (top)
Location within Charlevoix County (bottom) and Emmet County (top)
Bay Shore is located in Michigan
Bay Shore
Bay Shore
Location within the state of Michigan
Bay Shore is located in the United States
Bay Shore
Bay Shore
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 45°21′30″N 85°05′50″W / 45.35833°N 85.09722°W / 45.35833; -85.09722
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountiesCharlevoix and Emmet
TownshipsHayes and Resort
Established1892
Platted1896
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.55 sq mi (4.03 km2)
 • Land1.55 sq mi (4.02 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
676 ft (206 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
687
 • Density442.08/sq mi (170.70/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49711
49720 (Charlevoix)
49770 (Petoskey)
Area code231
FIPS code26-06190[3]
GNIS feature ID1618887[2]

Bay Shore is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located on the boundary between Charlevoix County and Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[2] The population of the CDP was 657 at the 2020 census.

Bay Shore is located along Little Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan just west of the city of Petoskey. It is mostly within Hayes Township in Charlevoix County with a small portion extending east into Resort Township in Emmet County.

History

The land was originally owned by Eugene Sly and Nancy Stauffer. The community was known as both Bay Side to the north and Bay Shore, but the Bay Shore name was adopted when the Chicago and West Michigan Railway built a station there in 1892. The name Bay Shore came from its coastal location on Little Traverse Bay. A post office opened in Bay Shore on July 25, 1892 with Sly serving as the first postmaster. The community was surveyed and platted by John Swift in 1896. The post office operated until September 30, 1965.[4]

While the community no longer has its own post office, it may use the Bay Shore 49711 post office box ZIP Code.[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]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bay Shore CDP has a total area of 1.55 square miles (4.01 km2), all land.

Major highways

  • US 31 runs through the center of the community near the coast of Lake Michigan.
  • C-71 (Horton Bay Road) is just to the east of the community and runs south to Horton Bay.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010754—
2020687−8.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

Education

Bay Shore is located at the fringes of three separate school districts. The Public Schools of Petoskey to the east in Petoskey serves the eastern portion of the community, including areas in both Charlevoix and Emmet counties. The southernmost portion of the community may be served by Boyne City Public Schools at the northernmost edge of the school district centered far to the south in Boyne City. The western portion of the community may attend Charlevoix Public Schools to the southwest in Charlevoix.[8]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bay Shore, Michigan
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ 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. 48. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.
  5. ^ UnitedStatesZipCodes.org (2022). "ZIP Code 49711: Ida". Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  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.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. ^ Michigan Geographic Framework (November 15, 2013). "Charlevoix County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved August 6, 2022.