Bay County, Michigan
Founding: 1857 Parent counties: Arenac, Midland, and Saginaw Namesake: Saginaw Bay Seat: Bay City (1857–) Land area: 442 square miles Population (2020): 103,856 Population (historic): 3,164 (1860); 38,081 (1880); 62,378 (1900); 69,474 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1920; 1930–1980 Subdivisions: Four cities; 14 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 11,615 (24%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 59.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,676 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,421 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,216 Average farm size (1920): 52.2 acres Sources of settlement: Canada, New York, Germany, Ireland, Ohio, and Poland _________________________________________________________________________________ Bay City ...