Editing Bay County, Michigan (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|631|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|442|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|188|sqmi}} (30%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_26.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024015/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_26.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=September 19, 2014 |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files }}</ref> It is the fifth-smallest county in Michigan by land area.

The [[Saginaw River]] flows through Bay City while the [[Kawkawlin River]] drains much of the central portion of the county. The Pinconning River and Saganing Creek drain the northern portion. The [[Saginaw Bay]] of [[Lake Huron]] lies to the east, giving the county its name.

===Major highways===
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* {{jct|state=MI|I|75}}
* {{jct|state=MI|BS|75|dab1=Bay City}}
* {{jct|state=MI|US|10}}
* {{jct|state=MI|US-Bus|10|dab1=Midland}} in Midland
* {{jct|state=MI|US|23}}
* {{jct|state=MI|M|13}}
* {{jct|state=MI|M-Conn|13}}
* {{jct|state=MI|M|15}}
* {{jct|state=MI|M|20}}
* {{jct|state=MI|M|25}}
* {{jct|state=MI|M|47}}
* {{jct|state=MI|M|61}}
* {{jct|state=MI|M|84}}
* {{jct|state=MI|M|138}}
* {{jct|state=MI|M|247}}
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[[Interstate 75 in Michigan|Interstate 75]] (I-75) and [[U.S. Route 23 in Michigan|U.S. Highway 23]] (US 23), which are [[concurrency (road)|concurrent]] within the county, are the major north–south route. North of Bay City, [[M-13 (Michigan highway)|M-13]] follows a parallel route a few miles to the east. [[U.S. Route 10 in Michigan|US 10]] has its eastern terminus in Bay City. [[M-25 (Michigan highway)|M-25]], [[M-15 (Michigan highway)|M-15]], and [[M-84 (Michigan highway)|M-84]] enter Bay City from the east, southeast and southwest respectively and terminate in or near the city. [[M-20 (Michigan highway)|M-20]] and [[U.S. Route 10 Business (Midland, Michigan)|Business US 10]] end at US 10 as they enter the county.

===Adjacent counties===
[[File:Bay County.jpg|upright|thumb|Bay County in 1873; a decade later [[Arenac County, Michigan|Arenac County]] was organized from the northern townships seen in this map.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://bay-journal.com/maps/maphistory.html| title= Michigan Map History Relevant to Bay County, MI| first= Marvin| last= Kusmierz| date= October 2005| access-date= August 26, 2012| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120824200602/http://bay-journal.com/maps/maphistory.html| archive-date= August 24, 2012| url-status= usurped}}</ref>]]
* [[Arenac County, Michigan|Arenac County]]  (north)
* [[Gladwin County, Michigan|Gladwin County]]  (northwest)
* [[Tuscola County, Michigan|Tuscola County]]  (southeast)
* [[Midland County, Michigan|Midland County]]  (west)
* [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]]  (south)