Carp Lake Township (Ontonagon County) is a township in Ontonagon County, Michigan, home to about 506 people across 226 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49971, and parts of 49910 and 49953 are in Carp Lake Township (Ontonagon County) too.
Homes sold for a median of $97 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population5062 per sq mi
Median home value$67,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$97Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months
ZIP codes in Carp Lake Township (Ontonagon County)
Mostly Ontonagon; part is in Carp Lake Township (Ontonagon County)
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Around Carp Lake Township (Ontonagon County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)228 miles away
Closer regional airport
Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX)48 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN221 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL354 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Carp Lake Township (Ontonagon County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Carp Lake Township (Ontonagon County)
U.S. Representative · Michigan’s 1st DistrictJack Bergman (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Carp Lake Township (Ontonagon County) had 582 residents in the 2020 census, down 35% since 2000.
It’s the 1394th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Ontonagon County grew from 6,197 residents in 1900 to 5,816 in 2020.
Ontonagon County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 9°F. About 33 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 178 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ontonagon 6 Se, MI weather station (8 miles away).
Jobs in Ontonagon County
902 jobs at 165 businesses in Ontonagon County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
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