Bay City is a city in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bay City had a population of 1,389.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bay City has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated Csb on climate maps.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Bay City had a population of 1,389. The median age was 48.7 years. 17.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 26.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.1 males age 18 and over.

0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 584 households in Bay City, of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.0% were married-couple households, 17.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 1,286 people, 546 households, and 352 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 650 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 92.7% White, 0.8% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.3% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.7% of the population.

There were 546 households, of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.5% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.80.

The median age in the city was 46.5 years. 19.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.4% were from 25 to 44; 30.3% were from 45 to 64; and 21.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.9% male and 49.1% female.

2000 census

As of the census

Education

It is in the Neah-Kah-Nie School District 56<!--UNI 08650-->. The district's comprehensive high school is Neah-Kah-Nie High School.

The county is in the Tillamook Bay Community College district.

Notable people

  • Nellie Owens, one of three people upon whom the character of Nellie Oleson from Little House on the Prairie was based, lived in Bay City.

References

  • Entry for Bay City in the Oregon Blue Book