Manistee Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kalkaska County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

[3] The community of Manistee Lake was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.

[4] The CDP is organized for statistical purposes only and has no legal status as an incorporated municipality.

The majority of the community and population is located within Coldsprings Township, which contains 4.18 square miles (10.83 km2) of total area.

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