Carp Lake

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 to Interstate 75 and to Mackinaw City, and south to Pellston. Petoskey, the Emmet County seat, is 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 , of which is land and , or 56.90%, is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Ring-billed Gull

  Larus delawarensis Ord, 1815 · Aves
  4,546
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  4,229
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  3,859
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,668
• Bald Eagle

  Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  3,593
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  3,332
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,094
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,076

Largest nearby schools

• Mackinaw City K12 School
  Other · MACKINAW CITY · 143 students · 8.9:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.7 — 2016-06-28
  8 km ESE of De Tour Village, Michigan