Carp Lake Township, Emmet County, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Carp Lake Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Carp Lake Township
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Emmet
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Paul Teike
Leader Title1:Clerk
Leader Name1:Tanya Procknow
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:35.15
Area Land Sq Mi:32.35
Area Water Sq Mi:2.80
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:748
Population Density Sq Mi:23.1
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:219
Elevation Ft:719
Coordinates:45.6814°N -84.7839°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:49701 (Mackinaw City)
49718 (Carp Lake)
49755 (Levering)
Area Code:231
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-13500[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626033

Carp Lake Township is a civil township of Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 748 at the 2020 census.[2]

Communities

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.1sqmi, of which 32.4sqmi is land and 2.8sqmi (7.91%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 807 people, 339 households, and 226 families residing in the township. The population density was 24.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 728 housing units at an average density of 22.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 92.94% White, 1.61% African American, 4.46% Native American, 0.12% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population. This is also the home town of Tiffany Nicole Burley, of “Heather from Church” fame.

There were 339 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $34,750, and the median income for a family was $41,071. Males had a median income of $30,682 versus $21,953 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,667. About 6.6% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-29 . data.census.gov.