Sugar Island Township, Michigan

Sugar Island Township, Michigan
Satellite view of Sugar Island
Satellite view of Sugar Island
Location within Chippewa County
Location within Chippewa County
Sugar Island Township is located in Michigan
Sugar Island Township
Sugar Island Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Sugar Island Township is located in the United States
Sugar Island Township
Sugar Island Township
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 46°27′55″N 84°12′17″W / 46.46528°N 84.20472°W / 46.46528; -84.20472
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyChippewa
Established1857
Government
 • SupervisorMark Eitrem
 • ClerkBrittany Behm
Area
 • Total76.46 sq mi (198.03 km2)
 • Land49.35 sq mi (127.82 km2)
 • Water27.11 sq mi (70.21 km2)
Elevation
591 ft (180 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total653
 • Density13.2/sq mi (5.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
Area code906
FIPS code26-77020[2]
GNIS feature ID1627131[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Sugar Island Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 653 at the 2020 census. The township consists of Sugar Island, several smaller islands, and the surrounding waters in the St. Marys River.

Some of its land is within the reservation of the Bay Mills Indian Community, a federally recognized tribe and band of Chippewa who have long been in the region of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Native Americans make up one-third of the population on the island.

  1. ^ Michigan Townships Association (2023). "Sugar Island Township, Chippewa County, Michigan". Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sugar Island Township, Michigan