Map of Carp Lake CDP

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. 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.

Carp Lake CDP overview:
Name:	Carp Lake CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Michigan
County:	Emmet County
Founded:	1880
Elevation:	725 ft (221 m)
Total Area:	4.78 sq mi (12.37 km²)
Land Area:	2.06 sq mi (5.33 km²)
Water Area:	2.72 sq mi (7.04 km²)
Total Population:	356
Population Density:	172.90/sq mi (66.77/km²)
Area code:	231
FIPS code:	2613480
GNISfeature ID:	622752

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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.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Carp Lake CDP has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.3 km), of which 2.0 square miles (5.3 km) is land and 2.7 square miles (7.0 km), or 56.90%, is water.