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Horton Bay, Michigan
Location within Charlevoix County
Location within Charlevoix County
Horton Bay, Michigan is located in Michigan
Horton Bay, Michigan
Horton Bay, Michigan
Location in Michigan
Horton Bay, Michigan is located in the United States
Horton Bay, Michigan
Horton Bay, Michigan
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Michigan
County Charlevoix
Township Bay
Area
 • Total 4.82 sq mi (12.5 km2)
 • Land 4.82 sq mi (12.5 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
673 ft (205 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 512
 • Density 106.2/sq mi (41.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49712
Area code(s) 231
FIPS code 26-39340
GNIS feature ID 1618908

Horton Bay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2010 census, it had a population of 512.

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".

See also

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