THE CARP LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Lake Superior Clay Plain setting.
Carp Lake township has 226 square miles of land in Ontonagon County. Its Census reference point is in Lake Superior Clay Plain, within Northern Lakes and Forests.
Glacial hills, till plains, sandy outwash and old lake basins create a varied northern landscape. Conifer and hardwood forests surround many lakes across these glacially shaped uplands.
Regional context: Northern Lakes and Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Carp Lake and Ontonagon County
Carp Lake is associated with Ontonagon County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Carp Lake by land and water
The Census records 0.75 square miles of water within Carp Lake, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 64.6 percentage points lower than the 65% recorded for Ontonagon County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Carp Lake township has 45.2 times the land area of nearby White Pine CDP (5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

