Bay County is located in eastern Michigan. The County Seat is Bay City and the largest city is Bay City. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.baycounty-mi.gov/. The 2014 population estimate is 106,179 and the 2010 census population was 107,771. The land area is 442.30 square miles and there are 243.7 persons per square mile.
95% of the population is White, 1.7% is Black or African American, 4.9% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% is Asian, 0.6% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2% is two or more races. 89% have a high school degree or higher, and 18.2% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $93,800, there are 44,127 households, an average of 2.40 persons per household. The per capita income is $23,799, the median household income is $45,376, and 14.7% of the persons in Bay County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 7,382. Retail sales (in $1000) were $1,301,043, and sales per capita were $12,117. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 30%.
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| Bay County Website Bay County, Michigan official government website, online services, departments & divisions, elected officials, courts, law enforcement, news, and alerts. |
| Assumed Business Names (DBA) Assumed (DBA) name search from the Bay County Clerk. |
| Cemetery Directory FindAGrave index of Bay County cemeteries, photos, cemetery maps, interments, birth and death dates, and more. |
| Chamber of Commerce Directory Keyword or category search for Bay Area businesses from the Chamber of Commerce. |
| Codes Compilation of Bay County ordinances. |
| Court Records & Dockets Bay County Court System 18th Circuit Court and 74th District Court case files, and Circuit, District, and Probate dockets. |
| Directory Bay County department directory. |
| Forms & Documents Bay County forms library, including vital record applications, voter registration forms, volunteer program forms, scholarship requests, award forms, and more. |
| Genealogy | FamilySearch Michigan statewide and Bay County genealogy resources from FamilySearch. |
| Genealogy | MIGenWeb Bay County genealogy resources, including census data, directories, funeral homes, maps, plat books, vital records, newspapers, and history. |
| GIS Map GIS interactive map, including political boundaries, streets, parcels, flood zones, school districts, aerial photographs, and more. |
| Notaries Statewide or Bay County notary search from the Secretary of State. |
| Property | Frankenlust Township Frankenlust Township assessment, property tax, property sales searches, and online tax payments. |
| Property | Bangor Charter Township Bangor Charter Township tax payment service and assessment, tax, and property sales records. |
| Property | Bay City Bay City property assessment and property sales searches. |
| Property | Bay County Bay County property records, including property and land search, tax record database, and delinquent tax index. |
| Property | Beaver Township Beaver Township property records, including assessments, current taxes, and property sales. |
| Property | City of Auburn City of Auburn property, assessment, current tax records, utility billing records, and tax and utility bill payment service. |
| Property | City of Essexville City of Essexville property, land, and tax records. |
| Property | Garfield Township Property search for Garfield Township in Bay County. |
| Property | Gibson Township Tax records, property and land, and sales comparables searches for Gibson Township. |
| Property | Hampton Charter Township Hampton Charter Township property and land, tax records, utility billing, and building department permit searches. |
| Property | Kawkawlin Township Kawkawlin Township property tax, sales, and assessment records. |
| Property | Merritt Township Assessment, property sales, and property tax records for Merritt Township. |
| Property | Pinconning Township Pinconning Township property, property tax, comparable, and special assessment records. |
| Property | Portsmouth Charter Township Assessment, current property tax, and property sales records for Portsmouth Charter Township. |
| Recorded Documents Register or login to use this Bay County Register of Deeds service to search affidavits, deeds, mortgages, amendments, liens, judgments, assignments, death certificates, land patents, trustee deeds, and much more. |
| Sex Offenders State Police of Michigan registry of sex offenders. |
| Subdivision Plats Download digital images of subdivision plats in Bay County. |
| Traffic Tickets Find and pay your Bay County traffic ticket. |
| Vital Records Information Information from the County Clerk on how to order vital records. |
| Voters Search for your voter registration status in Bay County. |
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