Editing Bridgeport, Michigan

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|official_name            = Bridgeport, Michigan
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]] (CDP) & [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]]
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|image_caption            = Welcome marker along Dixie Highway
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]]

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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[Charter township|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Bridgeport Charter Township, Michigan|Bridgeport]]

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|established_title        = Established
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 6571
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|population_density_sq_mi = 782.26

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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 48601 ([[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]])<br>48722
|area_code                = [[Area code 989|989]]
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[[File:Bridgeport, MI post office.jpg|thumb|right|250px|U.S. Post Office in Bridgeport]]

'''Bridgeport''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].<ref name=GNIS/>  The CDP had a population of 6,571 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=C2020/>  The community is located within [[Bridgeport Charter Township, Michigan|Bridgeport Township]].

As an unincorporated community, Bridgeport has no legal autonomy of its own but does have its own post office with the 48722 ZIP Code.<ref name=GOOG>{{google maps |url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bridgeport,+MI+48722/@43.3400573,-83.9150704,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x8823ec9166b9c025:0x458b8838cf595b38!8m2!3d43.3467932!4d-83.8366958!16s%2Fm%2F01_n666?hl=en&entry=ttu |title = 48722 ZIP Code map |access-date = November 24, 2023 }}</ref><ref name=ZIPC>{{cite web|last=UnitedStatesZipCodes.org|url=https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/48722/|title=ZIP Code 48722: Bridgeport|date=2023|accessdate=November 24, 2023}}</ref>

==History==
The settlement was first known as Cass Bend due to a sharp bend along the [[Cass River (Michigan)|Cass River]], and a post office named Bridgeport began operating here on October 12, 1836 in the [[Michigan Territory]].  The name Bridgeport was derived from the numerous bridges that crossed the river at this point.  The post office changed its name to Cass Bridge on January 30, 1864 but was later closed on January 30, 1904.  The township itself also had a post office named Bridgeport Centre, which began operating on August 1, 1851.  In 1880, this post office was renamed Bridgeport and has remained in operation ever since.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities  |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=77}}</ref>

The [[Bugai Site]] and [[Schmidt Site]] are restricted archaeological sites near Bridgeport.  The [[State Street Bridge (Bridgeport, Michigan)|State Street Bridge]] is a historic bridge constructed in 1906 across the Cass River.  These three locations are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|8.45|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|8.40|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (0.59%) is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/>

The community is located approximately halfway between the cities of [[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]] to the northwest and [[Frankenmuth, Michigan|Frankenmuth]] to the east.  The [[Cass River (Michigan)|Cass River]] flows through the center of the community.  

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|I|75}} / {{jct|state=MI|US|23}} runs south–north through the western portion of the community and has access points at Dixie Highway exit 144A and 144B.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 8569
|2000= 7849
|2010= 6950
|2020= 6571
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name=C2020/>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 7,849 people, 3,022 households, and 2,106 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|941.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,136 housing units at an average density of {{convert|376.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 64.05% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 28.59% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.54% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.24% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3.83% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.75% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 10.29% of the population.

There were 3,022 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,515, and the median income for a family was $45,691. Males had a median income of $36,825 versus $22,790 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $19,797. About 9.1% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Bridgeport is served by [[Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District]], and [[Bridgeport High School (Michigan)|Bridgeport High School]] is located within the community.<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_SAGINAW%20COUNTY.pdf|title=Saginaw County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|accessdate=August 28, 2023}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Monty Brown]], retired professional wrestler and American football player<ref>{{cite web|last=[[ESPN]]|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/bio/_/id/7446/monty-brown|title=Monty Brown biography|date=2023|accessdate=December 13, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Ferdinand Brucker]], lawyer and politician<ref>{{cite web|last=United States Congress|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000973|title=Bruckner, Ferdinand D.|accessdate=December 12, 2023}}</ref>
* [[David R. Gilmour]], diplomat and current [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Equatorial Guinea|Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea]]<ref>{{cite web|last= AllGov.com|url=http://www.allgov.com/news?news=857354|title=U.S. Ambassador to Togo: Who Is David Gilmour?|date=5 September 2015|accessdate=December 12, 2023}}</ref>
* [[David Haas]], author and composer of [[contemporary Catholic liturgical music]]<ref>{{cite web|last=[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw]]|url=https://saginaw.org/news/diocese-saginaws-statement-regarding-david-haas-catholic-composer|title=Diocese of Saginaw’s statement regarding David Haas, Catholic Composer|date=7 October 2020|accessdate=December 12, 2023}}</ref>

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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Michigan]]

[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Saginaw County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Michigan]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Saginaw County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1836]]
[[Category:1836 establishments in Michigan Territory]]