Superior Township, Chippewa County, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Superior Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan
Pushpin Label:Superior Township
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan
Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Chippewa
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Richard Phillips
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:271.1
Area Land Km2:266.7
Area Water Km2:4.4
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1276
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:247
Elevation Ft:810
Coordinates:46.3778°N -84.6578°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:49715 (Brimley)
Area Code:906
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-77540[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1627140

Superior Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,276 at the 2020 census.[2]

The federally recognized Bay Mills Indian Community has part of its land base reservation in Superior Township, based west of Brimley. It operates two casinos on its reservation, one of which is in Superior Township, to generate funds for education and welfare of its people. Brimley State Park is also within the township on the shores of Lake Superior.

Geography

Superior Township is located in north of the center of Chippewa County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 271.1sqkm, of which 266.7sqkm is land and 4.4sqkm, or 1.62%, is water.[3]

The Delirium Wilderness is located several miles south of the community of Raco and extends into Kinross Township to the south.

Communities

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,329 people, 515 households, and 384 families residing in the township. In 2010, its population then grew to 1,337.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-05-02 . data.census.gov.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Superior township, Chippewa County, Michigan . dead . https://archive.today/20200212142204/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2603377540 . February 12, 2020 . September 26, 2014 . U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder.
  4. Book: Romig. Walter. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. 1973. Wayne State University Press. 9780814318386. 463. 25 October 2017.