Bay City
city in and seat of Bay County, Michigan, United States
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Summary
Bay City is a city of Michigan[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,301 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bay County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Saginaw River[5]
- Head of government: Christopher Girard[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Ansbach[7]
- Postal code: 48706[8], 48707[9], 48708[10]
- Commons category: Bay City, Michigan[11]
- Local dialing code: 989[12]
- Inception: 1837[13]
- Coordinate location: 43.59505, -83.888639[14]
- Official website: https://www.baycitymi.gov/[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bay City, Michigan[16]
- Population: 1583[17], 34,932[18], 32,661[19], 50,000[20]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Bay City, Michigan[21]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[26]
- Capital of: Bay County[27]
- Official name: Bay City[28]
- Category for people born here: Q8047841[29]
- Number of households: 14,327[30]
- Native label: Bay City[31]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Bay City, Michigan[32]
- Elevation above sea level: 178[33]
- Area: 29.022214[34], 29.022211[35]
- Water as percent of area: 9.2736[36]
- Territory overlaps: Bay City urban area[37]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Bay City include Bay City Rollers[38], a musical group[39], founded in 1966[40] and it[41], a city of Oregon[42], in United States[43], founded in 1910[44].
Why It Matters
Bay City has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for it include Bay City Rollers[38], a musical group[39], founded in 1966[40] and it[41], a city of Oregon[42], in United States[43], founded in 1910[44].