Carleton

History

The community was first platted in 1872 by Daniel Matthews, who had worked previously to select Lansing as the state capital. He became the first postmaster when the Carleton post office was established on February 24, 1874. The community was named after Will Carleton, a local poet. The community centered along a railway line first built by the Pere Marquette Railway and a junction with the Chicago and Canada Southern Railway, as well as the nearby Pennsylvania Railroad. The village incorporated in 1911.

Geography

Carleton is in northeastern Monroe County, in the western part of Ash Township. It is north of Monroe, the county seat, and southwest of Flat Rock. Interstate 275, a western bypass of the Detroit area, passes one mile east of the village, with access from Exit 5, Carleton Rockwood Road. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. The land is drained to the east and south by tributaries of Swan Creek, which flows southeast toward Lake Erie.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Monroe High School
  High · MONROE · 1,304 students · 20.4:1 ratio
• Triumph Academy
  Elementary · MONROE · 777 students · 22.9:1 ratio
• Airport Senior High School
  High · CARLETON · 775 students · 19.4:1 ratio
• Jefferson High School
  High · NEWPORT · 462 students · 22:1 ratio
• Arborwood Elementary School
  Elementary · MONROE · 435 students · 16.7:1 ratio
• Raisinville School
  Elementary · MONROE · 435 students · 20.7:1 ratio
• Wagar 78 Middle School
  Middle · CARLETON · 427 students · 19.4:1 ratio
• Manor Elementary School
  Elementary · MONROE · 424 students · 15.7:1 ratio