Big Bay, Michigan
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Big Bay is an unincorporated community in Marquette County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a Census-designated place (CDP) used for statistical purposes and does not have any legal status as a municipality. As of the 2000 census, the community population was 265. The community is located within Powell Township near the shore of "Big Bay" on Lake Superior.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 15.4 km² (5.9 mi²). 9.9 km² (3.8 mi²) of it is land and 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²) of it (35.63%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 265 people, 129 households, and 86 families residing in the community. The population density was 26.7/km² (69.2/mi²). There were 300 housing units at an average density of 30.2/km² (78.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the community was 96.23% White, 2.26% Native American, and 1.51% from two or more races.
There were 129 households out of which 15.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.47.
In the community the population was spread out with 15.1% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 37.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.3 males.
The median income for a household in the community was $34,750, and the median income for a family was $42,708. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the community was $18,620. About 7.9% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 4.6% of those sixty five or over.
[edit] Culture
Big Bay's "claim to fame" is the filming of Anatomy of a Murder in 1959. Filming took place at The Thunder Bay Inn, the Big Bay Lighthouse Bed and Breakfast, The Lumberjack (scene of the real crime on which the film is based), Perkins Park Campground, and various other locales.
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