| Official Name: | Manistee Lake, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Manistee Lake |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kalkaska |
| Subdivision Type3: | Townships |
| Subdivision Name3: | Coldsprings and Excelsior |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.78 |
| Area Land Km2: | 9.22 |
| Area Water Km2: | 3.56 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.93 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.56 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.37 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 465 |
| Population Density Km2: | 50.42 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 130.58 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1194 |
| Coordinates: | 44.7842°N -85.0211°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49646 (Kalkaska) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2583751 |
Manistee Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kalkaska County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 456. Manistee Lake is located within Coldsprings Township to the north and a small portion extending south into Excelsior Township.[2]
The community of Manistee 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.[3] The CDP is organized for statistical purposes only and has no legal status as an incorporated municipality.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Manistee Lake CDP has an area of 4.94sqmi, of which 3.56sqmi is land and 1.38sqmi (27.93%) is water.[2]
The community surrounds Manistee Lake. The majority of the community and population is located within Coldsprings Township, which contains 4.18sqmi of total area. A smaller portion extends to the south in Excelsior Township.[3]