Bay City

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Bay City

Total population

17,730

Median home value

$160,800

20.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$53,840

Bay City$54k

National$74k

Elevation16 m

Land area22.81 km²

Weather75°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates28.98°, -95.96°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bay City is a city and the county seat of Matagorda County, Texas, United States. The population was 17,614 at the 2010 census and 18,061 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Bay City, TX from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

C

Charles Austin

American high jumper

Mal Whitfield

American middle-distance runner and sprinter

J

Joe DeLoach

American athletics competitor (born 1967)

Greg Laughlin

American politician

R

Ricardo Ramirez

Catholic bishop

L

LaBradford Smith

American basketball player (born 1969)

J

Jeffrey Jacquet

American actor

Alex Dixon

American soccer player

A

Andy Hawkins

American football player (1958-2015)

C. Wallis Ohl, Jr.

American bishop

Cedric Woodard

American football player

D

David Caldwell

player of American football

E

Eric Martin

American football wide receiver

F

Forrest Bess

American artist (1911-1977)

H

Hart Lee Dykes

All-American college football player, professional football player, wide receiver

J

J. B. Cox

American baseball player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Texas

• Iago
  19.9 mi away
• El Campo
  24.1 mi away
• Jones Creek
  29.7 mi away
• Hungerford
  30.3 mi away
• Holiday Lakes
  31 mi away
• Kendleton
  31.9 mi away
• Fairchilds
  33.2 mi away
• Ganado
  33.5 mi away
• Clute
  34.1 mi away · pop. 10,715
• Freeport
  36.6 mi away
• East Bernard
  37.9 mi away
• Iowa Colony
  45.2 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bay City

Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Texas

1994

Bay City designs

William T. Cannaday · 1964

110 years of Methodism

Mary McAllister Ingram · 1980

Trees, fruits and flowers for the Texas home-builder

Bay City Nursery Company · 1916

Submerged lands of Texas, Bay City-Freeport area

William A. White · 1988

Memories of Texas Towns and Cities

Dave Oliphant · 2019

Environmental geologic atlas of the Texas Coastal Zone-Bay City-Freeport area

University of Texas at Austin. Bureau of Economic Geology · 1976

Young Texans and Their Land

Richard Sorenson · 1984

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Star Lake, Jefferson, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-11 · 118 mi
• Wildfire Dos Pistolas, Brooks, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 196 mi
• Prescribed Fire RX CALV BU 104-108, Vernon, Louisiana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 216 mi
• Wildfire Kurk, San Saba, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-08 · 216 mi
• Wildfire Rio Escondido, Hamilton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 216 mi
• Wildfire Hydra, Bosque, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 222 mi
• Wildfire Breezy, Starr, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 242 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-23 01:15 UTC.