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Bay Port is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 477 at the 2010 census. As an unincorporated community, Bay Port has no legal autonomy of its own but does have its own post office with the 48720 ZIP Code.

Bay Port CDP overview:
Name:	Bay Port CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Michigan
County:	Huron County
Elevation:	600 ft (200 m)
Total Area:	3.36 sq mi (8.70 km²)
Land Area:	3.35 sq mi (8.67 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)
Total Population:	464
Population Density:	138.63/sq mi (53.52/km²)
Area code:	989
FIPS code:	2606120
GNISfeature ID:	0620789

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History

Bay Port was settled in 1851 by Carl H. Heisterman. It was first named “Geneva” and later “Wild Fowl Port”. The post office was relocated here from Ora Labora in 1872.

The Bay Port Historic Commercial Fishing District is a located within the community and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bay Port has a total area of 3.37 square miles (8.73 km), of which 3.34 square miles (8.65 km) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km) (0.89%) is water.

Bay Port is a community on the shores of Saginaw Bay within Lake Huron. The majority of the CDP is located within Fairhaven Township with only a very small portion within McKinley Township. The U.S. Census Bureau lists 3.34 square miles (8.65 km) and 475 residents within Fairhaven Township, while only 0.03 square miles (0.08 km) and two residents are within McKinley Township.

Major highways

M-25 runs along the Lake Huron coastline through the community.
M-142, known locally as Pigeon Road begins in the community and runs east to the opposite side of the county.