Bay County, Michigan

Bay County, Michigan

Bay County was created in 1857 from territory that today constitutes Arenac County and parts of Midland and Saginaw counties. Bay County is located on the east side of Michigan's lower peninsula, on the shores of the Saginaw Bay.

Bay County is home of around 106,000 people with 443 square miles of land and 30 miles of water shoreline.

Bay County has cities, villages, and township (general and charter) forms of government including:

Auburn
Bay City (county seat)
Essexville
Pinconning
Midland (partially)
Bangor Township
Hampton Township
Monitor Township
Portsmouth Township
Williams Township
Beaver Township
Frankenlust Township
Fraser Township
Garfield Township
Gibson Township
Kawkawlin Township
Merritt Township
Mount Forest Township
Pinconning Township

Together, the communities within the counties of Saginaw, Midland, Isabella, Gratiot, and Bay make up the area commonly known as the Great Lakes Bay Region.