Carp Lake Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan

Carp Lake Township is a civil township of Ontonagon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population of the township was 722 at the 2010 census.

Carp Lake Township, Michigan
Civil township
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 km^2)
• Land	224.84 sq mi (582.3 km^2)
• Water	0.75 sq mi (1.9 km^2)
Elevation	1,027 ft (313 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	722
• Density	3.21/sq mi (1.24/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49947 (Marenisco) 49953 (Ontonagon) 49968 (Wakefield) 49971 (White Pine)
Area code(s)	906
FIPS code	26-13520[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626034[2]

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

Communities

• Carp Lake began around a copper mine in 1858.[3]
• White Pine is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in the township.

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.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 891 people, 411 households, and 274 families residing in the township. The population density was 4.0 per square mile (1.5/km²). There were 615 housing units at an average density of 2.7 per square mile (1.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.96% White, 1.91% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.79% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.57% of the population. 22.1% were of Finnish, 14.7% German, 9.0% Polish, 8.9% English, 7.2% French, 6.2% Italian and 5.0% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 411 households, out of which 20.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.59.

In the township the population was spread out, with 18.9% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $26,731, and the median income for a family was $31,500. Males had a median income of $30,385 versus $21,806 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,333. About 7.8% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

Notes

1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carp Lake Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan
3. Romig 1986, p. 99.

Sources

• 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. Great Lakes Books Series (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X. ISBN 978-0814318386.