Central Lake

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Central Lake

Total population

1,051

Median home value

$167,100

24.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$63,269

Central Lake$63k

National$74k

Elevation197 m

Land area3.22 km²

Weather71°F · Scattered Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

Coordinates45.07°, -85.26°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Central Lake is a village in Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 960 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Central Lake Township.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Central Lake, MI from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Rex Beach

author and water polo player (1877-1949)

S

Starke R. Hathaway

American psychologist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Michigan

• Ellsworth
  6.8 mi away
• East Jordan
  8.6 mi away
• Ironton
  13.4 mi away
• Elk Rapids
  13.7 mi away
• Mancelona
  15.2 mi away
• Charlevoix
  16.9 mi away
• Northport
  17.8 mi away
• Suttons Bay
  19.9 mi away
• Walloon Lake
  21 mi away
• Bay Shore
  21.4 mi away · pop. 697
• Lake Leelanau
  23 mi away
• Kalkaska
  23.7 mi away

Browse all places in Michigan →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Central Lake

Production of juvenile steelhead in two central Lake Michigan tributaries

Aaron P. Woldt · 2002

Currents, temperatures, and divergences observed in eastern central Lake Michigan during May-October 1984

Erik S Gottlieb · 1989

Fishing Lake Michigan

Jack Laasch · 1988

The history of Detroit and Michigan

Silas Farmer · 1884

Carbonate deposition and facies distribution in a central Michigan marl lake

David H. Murphy · 1978

Michigan - Central Northeast Fishing Map Guide : Lake Maps and Fishing Information for over 150 Lakes in the Following Counties

Sportsman's Connection · 2003

Water-oriented outdoor recreation in the Lake Michigan Basin

United States. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. Lake Central Region. · 1967

Coastal and environmental geology of southeastern Lake Michigan

William L. Wood · 1976

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

Seen 2026-09-21

common selfheal

Prunella vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-21

Banded Tussock Moth

Halysidota tessellaris

Seen 2026-09-21

eastern hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

Seen 2026-09-21

Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle

Labidomera clivicollis

Seen 2026-09-16

yellow birch

Betula alleghaniensis

Seen 2026-09-13

Broad-leaved helleborine

Epipactis helleborine

Seen 2026-09-13

marginal wood fern

Dryopteris marginalis

Seen 2026-09-13

Green Frog

Lithobates clamitans

Seen 2026-09-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).