Bay City, city, seat of Bay County, eastern Michigan, at the mouth of the Saginaw River, on Saginaw Bay; settled 1830s, incorporated 1865. A busy port on the St. Lawrence Seaway, Bay City is the commercial center of an agricultural area producing sugar beets, potatoes, and other vegetables. Manufactures include sugar and other food products, electrical machinery, motor-vehicle and aerospace components, cement, and textiles. In the 19th century the city was a lumbering center. Population 41,593 (1980); 38,936 (1990); 36,817 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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