Canadian Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mecosta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The area is mostly within the southwest portion of Morton Township, southwest of Mecosta and east of Stanwood. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 3,202,
Geography
Most of the area is served by the Stanwood ZIP code 49346, although "Canadian Lakes, Michigan", is an acceptable name for mail delivery by the post office. The village of Stanwood is west of the community. Small portions of the CDP are served by other postal delivery areas. A small portion in the southern area of the CDP along the Little Muskegon River is served by the Lakeview ZIP code, 48850, and a small area in the eastern part of the CDP is served by the Mecosta ZIP code, 49332. Lakeview is to the south, and Mecosta is to the northeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of , of which are land and , or 10.82%, are water.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Canadian Lakes had a population of 3,202. The median age was 60.0 years. 13.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 40.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.0 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,505 households in Canadian Lakes, of which 17.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 64.0% were married-couple households, 14.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 17.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.