| Official Name: | Bay Port, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Bay Port |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Huron |
| Subdivision Type3: | Townships |
| Subdivision Name3: | Fairhaven and McKinley |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1851 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.70 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.67 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.36 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.35 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 464 |
| Population Density Km2: | 53.52 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 138.63 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 600 |
| Coordinates: | 43.8492°N -83.3731°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48720 |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-06120[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0620789 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Bay Port is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 582 at the 2020 census.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
The Bay Port Historic Commercial Fishing District is a located within the community and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bay Port has a total area of 3.37sqmi, of which 3.34sqmi is land and 0.03sqmi (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 3.34sqmi and 475 residents within Fairhaven Township, while only 0.03sqmi and two residents are within McKinley Township.[3]
Each year, during the first full weekend of August, Bay Port hosts its annual Fish Sandwich Festival. Bay Port's unofficial motto is "Where the fish caught the man", due to its easy lake access for sport fishermen.
Bay Port, Michigan has a reported population of 582 in 2020. The population is primarily white as it is reported that 96.22% of the population identifies as such. The next biggest racial group is Asian with 2.29%. Followed by Native Americans which make up less than one percent of the population.