Carp Lake Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan
Civil township in Michigan, United States
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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.[3] Part of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park is within the township.
Carp Lake Township, Michigan | |
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 Location within Ontonagon County (red) and the administered community of White Pine (pink) | |
  Carp Lake Township Location within the state of Michigan  Carp Lake Township Carp Lake Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°44′14″N 89°37′38″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Ontonagon |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Homer Colclasure |
| • Clerk | Nancy Reath |
| Area | |
• Total | 225.59 sq mi (584.3 km2) |
| • Land | 224.84 sq mi (582.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.75 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,027 ft (313 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 582 |
| • Density | 3.21/sq mi (1.24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | |
| Area code | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-13520[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626034[2] |
| Website | https://www.carplaketwp.org/ |
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 225.59 square miles (584.28 km2), of which 224.84 square miles (582.33 km2) is land and 0.75 square miles (1.94 km2) (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.
Communities
- Carp Lake began around a copper mine in 1858.[4]
- White Pine is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in the township.