Bay City, Michigan Bay City Bay City, looking East from Veterans Memorial Park Bay City, looking East from Veterans Memorial Park Location of Bay City, Michigan Location of Bay City, Michigan Bay City is a town/city in Bay County, Michigan, positioned near the base of the Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron.
As of the 2010 census, the city's populace was 34,932, and is the principal town/city of the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is encompassed in the Saginaw-Midland-Bay City Combined Statistical Area.
The city, along with close-by Midland and Saginaw, form the Greater Tri-Cities region of Central Michigan, which has more recently been called the Great Lakes Bay Region.
The town/city is geographically divided by the Saginaw River, and travel between the east and west sides of the town/city is made possible by four undivided bascule-type drawbridges: Liberty Bridge, Veterans Memorial Bridge, Independence Bridge, and Lafayette Avenue Bridge, which allow large ships to travel easily down the river.
Bay City Street Map, 1898 Leon Tromble is regarded as the first settler inside the limits of Bay County, in an region which would turn into Bay City.
Bay City was first established in 1837, and was incorporated as a town/city in 1865.
Trudell later purchased territory that extended from his residence north along the river to what later became the locale for the Industrial Brownhoist, making him the first permanent resident of what has turn into Bay County. Bay City became the biggest improve in the county and the locale of the governmental center of county of government.
Bay City was originally known as "Lower Saginaw," and fell inside the boundaries of Saginaw County On June 4, 1846, the Hapton, or Hampton, Post Office opened to service Lower Saginaw. The improve was placed in Bay County, when the county was organized in 1857.
It was at this time that the name was changed to Bay City. The Post Office changed its name to Bay City on March 22, 1858. In 1865, the village of Bay City was incorporated as a city.
Fitzhugh, Jr., a Bay City pioneer, and his wife, Jane, purchased territory and assembled a home on property bounded by Washington, Saginaw, Ninth and Tenth Streets, which later became the locale for City Hall.
In 1891, the Fitzhughs sold the territory to the City of Bay City for $8,500 "to be used for the erection of a City Hall and bureaus and for no other purposes whatever." Until 1905, the City of Bay City was limited to the east bank of the Saginaw River.
When West Bay City was annexed. During the latter half of the 19th century Bay City was the home of a several now-closed industries including many sawmills and shipbuilders.
To maintain this strong Naval heritage, the Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum worked through the Naval Sea Systems Command to bring the USS Edson (DD-946) to Bay City as a exhibition ship.
It was finally bringed to its temporary home in Essexville, Michigan on August 7, 2012. Another meaningful part of the city's industrialized history is Industrial Brownhoist, which was well known for its assembly of large industrialized cranes.
In January 2009, Bay City's wholly owned municipal power company, Bay City Electric Light and Power, installed a "limiter" device to restrict the receipt of power to the home of Marvin Schur, a 93-year-old customer who had floundered to pay an outstanding bill in excess of $1,000.
The Bay City Electric Light and Power policy was to install the limiter, and to notify the customer by trying to collect the amount due.
Schur died from hypothermia in his home a several days later. The day following his death, Bay City Electric Light and Power removed the limiters from all homeholds.
West Bay City is a section of the town/city on the West side of the Saginaw River that was a former city. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 11.21 square miles (29.03 km2), of which 10.17 square miles (26.34 km2) is territory and 1.04 square miles (2.69 km2) is water. Even with declining population, Bay City remains (by a narrow margin over Port Huron) as the biggest U.S.
City by populace on or near Lake Huron, much lesser than the biggest cities on the other four Great Lakes: (Chicago, Toronto, Cleveland, and Thunder Bay).
Bay City, along with Saginaw, and Midland make up the Tri-Cities Area, a sub-region of Flint/Tri-Cities.
Bay City is sometimes regarded as being part of the greater Thumb of Michigan Area, which is also a sub-region of the Flint/Tri-Cities.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Bay City has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. Four undivided bascule bridges allow transit athwart the Saginaw River, which separates the East and West sides of Bay City.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
Bay City has a Commission-Manager form of government.
The Mayor, who is propel to a four-year term, is the presiding officer of the City Commission and has the power to appoint some board and commission members, with the approval of the City Commission.
The Mayor of Bay City is Christopher Shannon, who has served in that capacity since December 2010.
The City Commission has nine members, one from each of the city's nine wards.
City operations are managed by the City Manager, who is chosen by the City Commission.
The City of Bay City is positioned in the following districts: According to Bay City's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 2 Bay City Public Schools 921 5 City of Bay City 345 Michigan Sugar is also based in Bay City.
Bay City's Firework Festival 2005 Bay City is well known in Mid-Michigan for its various celebrations and celebrations which take place amid the summer months.
Stan's Polish Festival, the Bay City Fireworks Festival, and the River of Time living history reenactment.
The Bay County Library System includes two enhance libraries positioned in Bay City.
The official Bay City flag is blue with the town/city logo on it.
The Bay City Rollers, a Scottish band, was titled after this town/city after the band randomly threw a dart at a map.
The entertainer Madonna, who was born in Bay City, referred to her place of birth as "a stinky, little town in Northern Michigan" on nationwide television. Bay City is the home to the Tri-City Ice Hawks of the United States Premier Hockey League.
Bay City Public Schools operates eight elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools. Bay City Central High School Bay City Western High School Bay City Western Middle School Bay Area Catholic Schools operates four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.
Operates a charter school, Bay County Public School Academy, serving grades kindergarten through 8th grade.
Delta College Located in close-by University Center, Michigan, with an off-campus locale in downtown Bay City Downtown Bay City Between Madison Avenue and the Saginaw River. The Midland Street Historic District Located on the West side of the town/city near the banks of the river.
Bay City Mall region (not positioned inside the town/city limits, but in the adjoining township of Bangor Township) Wilder Road at State Street Road.
Includes Bay City Mall (JCPenney, Younkers); other stores in region include Wal-Mart and The Home Depot Bay City State Recreation Area The city's chief journal is The Bay City Times.
Bay City is also part of the Flint-Saginaw-Bay City tv market, and the Saginaw-Bay City-Midland radio market.
Bob Allman Chicago Bears player (1936) (Bay City Central HS) Birney (1792 1857) - presidential candidate 1844 and 1848 Liberty Party, a founder of Bay City Bradley - first mayor of Bay City, U.S.
Madonna singer, actress, member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Grammy and Golden Globe award winner, was born in Bay City; she interval up in Rochester Hills, Michigan Eric Devendorf Mc - Donald's All-American basketball recruit from Bay City Central HS, former starter at Syracuse University Jim Kanicki Cleveland Browns, and New York Giants 1960 62 (Bay City Central HS) John Mc - Graw businessman, co-founder of Wenona, Michigan, now part of Bay City, Cornell University philanthropist Bay City has four sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International: "Bay City Changed Forever The Day The Third Street Bridge Broke".
Bay City Times.
Bay County Past and Present (Centennial Edition, 1957), p.
Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bay City Post Office, Michigan & GNIS in Google Map "USS Edson's Bay County arrival draws visitors from near and far for first tours".
Bay City Times.
Murphy, Shannon (October 14, 2010), "City Hall damage", The Bay City Times, pp.
Murphy, Shannon (November 4, 2010), "Fire cause found", The Bay City Times, pp.
Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Bay City, Michigan & GNIS in Google Map "Bay City, Michigan Koppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".
City of Bay City CAFR "Bay City, Michigan (U.S.)".
The Bay City Times / mlive.com.
Bay City Public Schools.
"Downtown Bay City, Michigan".
"Bay County Historical Society".
Bay City Times.
"Michigan State University's Trenton Robinson poised to turn into first player from Bay City taken in NFL Draft since 1973".
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