Carleton is located in
Monroe County, and in the
Southeast Region (is also part of the
Detroit, Michigan metropolitan area). You can find Carleton located off of I-275 south of
Belleville.
Carleton is a small agricultural community, it contains several small businesses and restaurants, and has an operating grain elevator.
The land around Carleton was originally platted and laid out by Daniel Matthews in 1872, a land developer who also helped select the site of Lansing as the state capital.
