Editing Carson City, Michigan (section)

==Geography==
Carson City is in southeastern Montcalm County, bordered to the north, west, and south by [[Bloomer Township, Michigan|Bloomer Township]] and to the east by [[North Shade Township, Michigan|North Shade Township]] in [[Gratiot County, Michigan|Gratiot County]]. State highway [[M-57 (Michigan highway)|M-57]] runs through the city as Main Street, leading west {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Greenville, Michigan|Greenville]] and east {{convert|37|mi}} to [[Chesaning, Michigan|Chesaning]]. [[Stanton, Michigan|Stanton]], the Montcalm [[county seat]], is {{convert|20|mi}} by road to the northwest.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Carson City has a total area of {{convert|1.17|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.14|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 2.47%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> Fish Creek, a tributary of the [[Maple River (Grand River tributary)|Maple River]] and part of the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]] watershed leading to [[Lake Michigan]], flows southward along the western edge of the city.