| Official Name: | Sugar Island Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Sugar Island Township |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chippewa |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Mark Eitrem |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Brittany Behm |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1857 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 198.03 |
| Area Land Km2: | 127.82 |
| Area Water Km2: | 70.21 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 76.46 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 49.35 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 27.11 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 653 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 13.2 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 180 |
| Elevation Ft: | 591 |
| Coordinates: | 46.4653°N -84.2047°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49783 (Sault Ste. Marie) |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-77020[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1627131 |
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.
The Ojibwe (known as Chippewa in the United States) occupied the island and nearby areas for at least 500 years. Among the federally recognized tribes in Michigan is the Bay Mills Indian Community, which has territory on Sugar Island.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 76.46sqmi, of which 49.35sqmi is land and 27.11sqmi (35.46%) is water.[3]
The township is located directly east of the city of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and is connected to the city by a ferry. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, is to the northwest across the St. Marys River, but with no direct transportation connection. Sugar Island Township is one of only seven municipalities in the state of Michigan to consist entirely of islands, including Grosse Ile Township, Drummond Township, Bois Blanc Township, Mackinac Island, Peaine Township, and St. James Township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 683 people, 294 households, and 211 families residing in the township. In 2020, its population was 653.