Carp Lake Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan
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 / 46.73722°N 89.62722°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] |
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 is the westernmost municipality in the United States to use Eastern Standard Time.
Geography[edit]
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[edit]
- Carp Lake began around a copper mine in 1858.[4]
- White Pine is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in the township.
References[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carp Lake Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ Romig 1986, p. 99.
Sources[edit]
- Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Great Lakes Books Series. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X. ISBN 978-0814318386.
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