Linwood, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Linwood is a small unincorporated community in the northern portion of Bay County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The community is on the boundary between Fraser Township
on the north and Kawkawlin Township
on the south. M-13
passes to the west and the Saginaw Bay
of Lake Huron
is on the east. Bay City
is about 12 miles to the south and Linwood is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Nayanquing Point State Wildlife Area is three miles to the north while the Tobico Marsh
is three miles to the south. Both are popular places for bird observation and the Wildlife Area is popular with seasonal waterfowl
hunters.
The settlement began as "Terry's Station", a depot on the Mackinaw division of the Michigan Central Railroad
, named for James G. Terry, the head of a local lumber company. He was the first postmaster of a post office named "Terry Station", which opened on February 21, 1872. The office closed on February 16, 1874, but was reestablished on June 6, 1877. On June 28, 1882, the name was changed to Linwood, derived from a combination of the words "line" and "wood", since it was on the line between two different townships and it was also heavily wooded. The railroad station was renamed "Linwood Park".
The Linwood post office has ZIP code
48634 and serves the northern portions of Kawkawlin Township
and Beaver Township
and the southern portions of Fraser Township
and Garfield Township
. At the 2000 census
, the population of the Zip Code Tabulation Area for 48634 was 4,684.
Every August, the Pickle Festival is held in Linwood.
Radio station WSAG
-FM (104.1) is licensed to Linwood by the Federal Communications Commission though its studios are in Saginaw.
Bay County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the 2000 census, there were 110,157 people, 43,930 households, and 30,048 families residing in the county. The population density was 248 people per square mile . There were 46,423 housing units at an average density of 104 per square mile...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. The community is on the boundary between Fraser Township
Fraser Township, Michigan
Fraser Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 3,375 as of the 2000 census and is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
on the north and Kawkawlin Township
Kawkawlin Township, Michigan
Kawkawlin Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 5,104 as of the 2000 census and is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area...
on the south. M-13
M-13 (Michigan highway)
M-13 is a north–south state trunkline highway that runs through the Saginaw Bay region of the US state of Michigan. It runs from Interstate 69 south of Lennon to US Highway 23 near Standish. The southern section of the trunkline runs long a pair of county lines in a rural area dominated by farm...
passes to the west and the Saginaw Bay
Saginaw Bay
Saginaw Bay is a bay within Lake Huron located on the eastern side of the U.S. state of Michigan. It forms the space between Michigan's Thumb region and the rest of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Saginaw Bay is in area...
of Lake Huron
Lake Huron
Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically, it comprises the larger portion of Lake Michigan-Huron. It is bounded on the east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the west by the state of Michigan in the United States...
is on the east. Bay City
Bay City, Michigan
Bay City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan located near the base of the Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 34,932, and is the principal city of the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Saginaw-Bay City-Saginaw Township North...
is about 12 miles to the south and Linwood is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Nayanquing Point State Wildlife Area is three miles to the north while the Tobico Marsh
Tobico Marsh
Tobico Marsh, located just north of Bay City, Michigan, is part of the Bay City Recreation Area. Tobico Marsh was designated as a registered National Natural Landmark in 1976 because of its large size, relatively undisturbed condition and variety of aquatic plant life...
is three miles to the south. Both are popular places for bird observation and the Wildlife Area is popular with seasonal waterfowl
Waterfowl
Waterfowl are certain wildfowl of the order Anseriformes, especially members of the family Anatidae, which includes ducks, geese, and swans....
hunters.
The settlement began as "Terry's Station", a depot on the Mackinaw division of the Michigan Central Railroad
Michigan Central Railroad
The Michigan Central Railroad was originally incorporated in 1846 to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois in the United States, and the province of Ontario in Canada...
, named for James G. Terry, the head of a local lumber company. He was the first postmaster of a post office named "Terry Station", which opened on February 21, 1872. The office closed on February 16, 1874, but was reestablished on June 6, 1877. On June 28, 1882, the name was changed to Linwood, derived from a combination of the words "line" and "wood", since it was on the line between two different townships and it was also heavily wooded. The railroad station was renamed "Linwood Park".
The Linwood post office has ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
48634 and serves the northern portions of Kawkawlin Township
Kawkawlin Township, Michigan
Kawkawlin Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 5,104 as of the 2000 census and is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area...
and Beaver Township
Beaver Township, Bay County, Michigan
Beaver Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 2,806 as of the 2000 census and is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Communities:...
and the southern portions of Fraser Township
Fraser Township, Michigan
Fraser Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 3,375 as of the 2000 census and is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
and Garfield Township
Garfield Township, Bay County, Michigan
Garfield Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 1,775 as of the 2000 census and is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Communities:...
. At the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the population of the Zip Code Tabulation Area for 48634 was 4,684.
Every August, the Pickle Festival is held in Linwood.
Radio station WSAG
WSAG
WSAG in Linwood, Michigan, and WSAM in Saginaw, Michigan, are a pair of radio stations broadcasting a soft adult contemporary format, collectively known as The Bay....
-FM (104.1) is licensed to Linwood by the Federal Communications Commission though its studios are in Saginaw.
External links
- http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=86000US48634&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US26%7C05000US26017%7C06000US2601730400%7C86000US48634%7C14000US26017286200&_street=&_county=&_cityTown=&_state=04000US26&_zip=48634&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=U.S. Census Bureau]
- http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=54873