Carp Lake Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Carp Lake Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label:Carp Lake Township
Pushpin Label Position:right
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:Ontonagon
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Homer Colclasure
Leader Title1:Clerk
Leader Name1:Nancy Reath
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:225.59
Area Land Sq Mi:224.84
Area Water Sq Mi:0.75
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:582
Population Density Sq Mi:3.21
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:313
Elevation Ft:1027
Coordinates:46.7372°N -89.6272°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:49947 (Marenisco)
49953 (Ontonagon)
49968 (Wakefield)
49971 (White Pine)
Area Code:906
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-13520[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626034

Carp Lake Township is a civil township of Ontonagon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population of the township was 582 at the 2020 census.[2] Part of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park is within the township.

Carp Lake Township is the westernmost municipality in the United States to use Eastern Standard Time.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 225.59sqmi, of which 224.84sqmi is land and 0.75sqmi (0.33%) is water. It is the westernmost municipality in the United States to be in the Eastern Time Zone.

The township contains a substantial shoreline on Lake Superior.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2023-08-04 . data.census.gov.