Canadian Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place 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, up from 2,756 in 2010. The area defined by the CDP includes …Canadian Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place 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, up from 2,756 in 2010. The area defined by the CDP includes small portions in eastern Austin Township.