As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,830 and it contained 1,794 housing units.

[3] Carr Township was organized in 1854.

[4] It was named for General John Carr, a pioneer settler.

[5] According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 26.89 square miles (69.6 km2), of which 26.36 square miles (68.3 km2) (or 98.03%) is land and 0.53 square miles (1.4 km2) (or 1.97%) is water.

[3] The township contains Several cemeteries: Adkins, Allen (aka Jenkins), Hagest (aka Keibler and Hitch), Hickory Grove, Merrill-Ward, Miller, St. John the Baptist Catholic, Stone Grave at Deam Lake, and Wagner.