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Dollar Bay, Michigan
Welcome sign for Dollar Bay
Welcome sign for Dollar Bay
Dollar Bay, Michigan is located in Michigan
Dollar Bay, Michigan
Dollar Bay, Michigan
Location in Michigan
Country United States
State Michigan
County Houghton
Townships Franklin, Osceola, and Torch Lake
Area
 • Total 4.6 sq mi (12.0 km2)
 • Land 4.1 sq mi (10.5 km2)
 • Water 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation
625 ft (191 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 1,082
 • Density 266/sq mi (102.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49922 (Dollar Bay)
49930 (Hancock)
Area code(s) 906
FIPS code 26-22520
GNIS feature ID 0624748

Dollar Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in Houghton County, Michigan, United States. The population was 1,082 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Dollar Bay, Michigan, Post Office
Post office in Dollar Bay

Dollar Bay is located in the southwest corner of Osceola Township. The CDP extends west into Franklin Township as far as Goat Hill Road and south into Torch Lake Township. The community takes its name from Dollar Bay, a small inlet of Portage Lake, the water body that separates the Keweenaw Peninsula from the rest of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

M-26 is the main highway through Dollar Bay, leading west 3 miles (5 km) to Hancock and northeast 5 miles (8 km) to Hubbell.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Dollar Bay CDP has a total area of 4.6 square miles (12.0 km2), of which 4.1 square miles (10.5 km2) are land and 0.5 square miles (1.4 km2), or 12.05%, are water.

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