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.

Carp Lake, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Location within Emmet County
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Coordinates: 45°41′40″N 84°46′45″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Emmet
Township	Carp Lake
Founded	1880
Area [1]
• Total	4.78 sq mi (12.37 km2)
• Land	2.06 sq mi (5.33 km2)
• Water	2.72 sq mi (7.04 km2)
Elevation	725 ft (221 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	356
• Density	172.90/sq mi (66.77/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49718
Area code(s)	231
FIPS code	26-13480[2]
GNIS feature ID	622752[3]

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

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Sources

• Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Great Lakes Books Series (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.