Dollar Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in Houghton County, Michigan, United States. The population was 1,082 at the 2010 census.[3]
Dollar Bay, Michigan | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community | |
Welcome sign for Dollar Bay | |
Dollar Bay | |
| Coordinates: 47°06′46″N 88°29′45″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Houghton |
| Townships | Franklin, Osceola, and Torch Lake |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.44 sq mi (11.51 km2) |
| • Land | 3.94 sq mi (10.19 km2) |
| • Water | 0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2) |
| Elevation | 627 ft (191 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,061 |
| • Density | 269.63/sq mi (104.12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49922 (Dollar Bay) 49930 (Hancock) |
| Area code | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-22520 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0624748[2] |

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.[4] 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.[3]
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| 2020 | 1,061 | — | |
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