High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services, known by the moniker of Saginaw STARS, is the operator of public transportation in Saginaw, Michigan. Ten local routes service the metropolitan area, and approximately 1 million passengers use the agency for transportation each year. Saginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Saginaw County. Once two independent cities, the consolidated City of Saginaw was once a thriving lumber town and manufacturing center. Saginaw and Saginaw County lie in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan. The city is adjacent to Saginaw Charter Township and considered part of the Tri-Cities area, along with Bay City and Midland. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 61,799. The 2008 census estimate places the population at 55,620.