Bay Shore, Michigan

Bay Shore, Michigan
Census-designated place
The sign for Bay Shore on US 31 The sign for Bay Shore on US 31
Bay Shore Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Counties	Charlevoix Emmet County
Townships	Hayes Township Resort Township
Area
• Total	1.6 sq mi (4.2 km2)
• Land	1.6 sq mi (4.2 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	669 ft (207 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	754
• Density	466/sq mi (180.0/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	49711
Area code(s)	231
FIPS code	26-06190
GNIS feature ID	1618887

Bay Shore is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located on the boundary between Charlevoix and Emmet counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 754.

Geography

Bay Shore is situated on a ridge overlooking Little Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan. US 31 passes through the community, connecting with US 131 at Petoskey 7 miles (11 km) to the east and with M-66 at Charlevoix 10 miles (16 km) to the west. Boyne City is 12 miles (19 km) to the south by county roads.

Bay Shore is primarily within Hayes Township in Charlevoix County and extends partially into Resort Township in Emmet County. The Bay Shore post office, with ZIP code 49711, provides P.O. box service.

History

The land was owned by Eugene R. Sly and Nancy Stauffer. A portion to the north was known as Bayside, but came to be known as Bay Shore. It was a station on the Chicago and West Michigan Railway (later part of the Pere Marquette Railway) by 1892. A post office was established on July 15, 1892, which operated until September 30, 1964. It was surveyed and platted in 1896.