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Soo Township, Michigan
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Soo Township, Michigan |
| settlement_type | Civil township |
| pushpin_map | Michigan |
| pushpin_label | Soo Township |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location within the state of Michigan |
| image_map | Soo Township, MI location—.png |
| mapsize | 250 |
| map_caption | Location within Chippewa County |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Michigan |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Chippewa |
| leader_title | Supervisor |
| leader_name | Larry Perron |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_total_km2 | 175.9 |
| area_land_km2 | 129.8 |
| area_water_km2 | 46.1 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_total | 2966 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | Eastern |
| elevation_m | 177 |
| elevation_ft | 581 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | ZIP code(s) |
| postal_code | 49710 (Barbeau) |
| 49783 (Sault Ste. Marie) | |
| area_code | 906 |
| blank_name | FIPS code |
| blank_info | 26-74620 |
| blank1_name | GNIS feature ID |
| blank1_info | 1627091 |
| website |
49783 (Sault Ste. Marie) Soo Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,966 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Soo Township consists of two sections in northeastern Chippewa County, connected by a stretch of the St. Marys River. The northwestern section is part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and is bordered to the north by the city of Sault Ste. Marie. It extends west into Izaak Walton Bay on the St. Marys River (upstream from Sault Ste. Marie) and east as far as the Little Rapids Channel of the river (downstream from Sault Ste. Marie). The southeastern portion of the township, about 43% of the township's total territory, comprises Neebish Island, 9 mi downriver from the rest of the township.
According to the US Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 175.9 km2, of which 129.8 km2 is land and 46.1 km2, or 26.20%, is water.
Communities
- Neebish Island is separated from the township by waters of St. Marys River. Its hundred-odd permanent residents comprise an unincorporated community.
Demographics
In 2010, the township had a population of 3,141.
References
References
- "U.S. Census website". US Census Bureau.
- {{gnis. 1627091
- "Explore Census Data".
- "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Soo township, Chippewa County MI". US Census Bureau, American Factfinder.
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