Carp Lake, Michigan

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Carp Lake, Michigan
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Intersection of E. Gill Road and Paradise Trail
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Location within Emmet County
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Carp Lake
Location within the state of Michigan
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Carp Lake
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 45°41′40″N84°46′45″W / 45.69444°N 84.77917°W / 45.69444; -84.77917
CountryUnited States
State Michigan
County Emmet
Township Carp Lake
Settled1880
Area
[1]
  Total
4.78 sq mi (12.37 km2)
  Land2.06 sq mi (5.33 km2)
  Water2.72 sq mi (7.04 km2)
Elevation
725 ft (221 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
356
  Density172.90/sq mi (66.77/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49718
Area code 231
FIPS code 26-13480 [2]
GNIS feature ID622752 [3]
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U.S. Post Office in Carp Lake

Carp Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 357. [2] It is located within Carp Lake Township.

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It was founded by Octave Terrian and later became a station on the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad in 1880. [4]

Geography

Carp Lake is located in northeastern Emmet County, surrounding Lake Paradise, historically known as "Carp Lake". The community is in the eastern part of Carp Lake Township. U.S. Highway 31 (US 31) passes through the west side of the CDP, leading northeast 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to Interstate 75 and 7 miles (11 km) to Mackinaw City, and south 10 miles (16 km) to Pellston. Petoskey, the Emmet County seat, is 28 miles (45 km) south on US 31.

The community of Carp Lake was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time. [5]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Carp Lake CDP has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.3 km2), of which 2.0 square miles (5.3 km2) is land and 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2), or 56.90%, is water. [2]

Demographics

Historical population
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2020 356
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

References

Notes

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Carp Lake CDP, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 11, 2016.[ dead link ]
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carp Lake, Michigan
  4. Romig 1986, p. 99.
  5. "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census . United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. III-5. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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