Carp Lake Township is a
civil township of
Emmet County in the
U.S. state of
Michigan. The population was 759 at the
2010 census.
Communities
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Carp Lake is an
unincorporated community and
census-designated place in the township on the northwest shore of
Lake Paradise at .
U.S. Highway 31
U.S. Route 31 or U.S. Highway 31 (US 31) is a major north–south U.S. highway connecting southern Alabama to northern Michigan. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with US 90/ US 98 in Spanish Fort, Alabama. Its ...
passes through the community, with
Interstate 75 to the north and
Mackinaw City
Mackinaw City ( ) is a village in Emmet and Cheboygan counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 846 at the 2010 census, the population increases during summertime, including an influx of tourists and seasonal workers who serve ...
and the
Mackinac Bridge two miles further north. It was founded by Octave Terrian and later became a station on the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad in 1880.
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Levering is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the southern portion of the township. The majority of the CDP extends south into
McKinley Township.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (7.91%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 807 people, 339 households, and 226 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 728 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 92.94%
White, 1.61%
African American, 4.46%
Native American, 0.12% from
other races, and 0.87% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
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of any race were 0.87% of the population. This is also the home town of Tiffany Nicole Burley, of “Heather from Church” fame.
There were 339 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $34,750, and the median income for a family was $41,071. Males had a median income of $30,682 versus $21,953 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $18,667. About 6.6% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
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Townships in Emmet County, Michigan
Townships in Michigan