Carp Lake, Michigan

Carp Lake, Michigan
Intersection of E. Gill Road and Paradise Trail
Intersection of E. Gill Road and Paradise Trail
Location within Emmet County
Location within Emmet County
Carp Lake is located in Michigan
Carp Lake
Carp Lake
Location within the state of Michigan
Carp Lake is located in the United States
Carp Lake
Carp Lake
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 45°41′40″N 84°46′45″W / 45.69444°N 84.77917°W / 45.69444; -84.77917
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyEmmet
TownshipCarp Lake
Settled1880
Area
 • Total4.78 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)
 • Total356
 • Density172.90/sq mi (66.77/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49718
Area code231
FIPS code26-13480[2]
GNIS feature ID622752[3]
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.

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

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "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.