Bay City is a village on the

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in Pierce County,

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, United States. The population was 500 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Bay City is located at (44.584517, -92.452749). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 500 people, 201 households, and 128 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 214 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.4%

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, 0.8%

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, 0.2% Native American, 0.4%

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, and 0.2% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.6% of the population. There were 201 households, of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were

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living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.3% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00. The median age in the village was 38.4 years. 26.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.4% were from 25 to 44; 25.8% were from 45 to 64; and 13.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 465 people, 187 households, and 120 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 193 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.14%

, and 0.86% from two or more races. There were 187 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were

living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.94. In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.5 males. The median income for a household in the village was $47,679, and the median income for a family was $50,962. Males had a median income of $34,844 versus $25,500 for females. The

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for the village was $19,598. About 2.3% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the

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, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

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