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Carp Lake Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan

Coordinates: 46°44′14″N 89°37′38″W / 46.73722°N 89.62722°W / 46.73722; -89.62722
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Carp Lake Township, Michigan
Lake of the Clouds in Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park
Location within Ontonagon County (red) and the administered community of White Pine (pink)
Location within Ontonagon County (red) and the administered community of White Pine (pink)
Carp Lake Township is located in Michigan
Carp Lake Township
Carp Lake Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Carp Lake Township is located in the United States
Carp Lake Township
Carp Lake Township
Carp Lake Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°44′14″N 89°37′38″W / 46.73722°N 89.62722°W / 46.73722; -89.62722
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyOntonagon
Government
 • SupervisorHomer Colclasure
 • ClerkNancy Reath
Area
 • Total225.59 sq mi (584.3 km2)
 • Land224.84 sq mi (582.3 km2)
 • Water0.75 sq mi (1.9 km2)
Elevation
1,027 ft (313 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total582
 • Density3.21/sq mi (1.24/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49947 (Marenisco)
49953 (Ontonagon)
49968 (Wakefield)
49971 (White Pine)
Area code906
FIPS code26-13520[1]
GNIS feature ID1626034[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

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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.

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Notes

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  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carp Lake Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  4. ^ Romig 1986, p. 99.

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