Country United States Counties Charlevoix Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Elevation 204 m Population 512 (2010) Area code 231 | State Michigan Township Bay FIPS code 26-39340 Area 12.5 km² Local time Tuesday 7:32 PM | |
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Weather -6°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 43% Humidity | ||
Horton Bay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 512.
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Map of Horton Bay, MI 49712, USA
Geography
Horton Bay is located in the southwest corner of Bay Township, on the bay of the same name in Lake Charlevoix. Boyne City Road leads 6 miles (10 km) southeast to Boyne City and 9 miles (14 km) northwest to U.S. Route 31 near Charlevoix. Horton Bay Road leads north 5 miles (8 km) to US 31 near Bay Shore.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Horton Bay CDP has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12.5 km2), all of it land.
In culture
Horton Bay was featured in several of Ernest Hemingway's Nick Adams stories, including "The End of Something".
References
Horton Bay, Michigan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA