Superior Township, Chippewa County, Michigan
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Superior Township, Michigan
| settlement_type = Civil township
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| image_skyline = Brimley, MI welcome sign.jpg
| imagesize = 275
| image_caption = Community of Brimley along W. 6 Mile Road
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| pushpin_map = Michigan
| pushpin_label = Superior Township
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| image_map = Superior Township (Chippewa), MI location.png
| mapsize = 250
| map_caption = Location within Chippewa County
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Michigan
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Chippewa
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| leader_title = Supervisor
| leader_name = Richard Phillips
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| unit_pref = Imperial
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| area_total_km2 = 271.1
| area_land_km2 = 266.7
| area_water_km2 = 4.4
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| population_as_of = 2020
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| population_total = 1276
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone = Eastern (EST)
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = -4
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 247
| elevation_ft = 810
| coordinates = {{coord|46|22|40|N|84|39|28|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 49715 (Brimley)
| area_code = 906
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 26-77540{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}
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| blank1_info = 1627140{{gnis|1627140}}
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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.{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Superior_township,_Chippewa_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2603377540 |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=data.census.gov}}
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 {{convert|271.1|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|266.7|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{Convert|4.4|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 1.62%, is water.{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Superior township, Chippewa County, Michigan |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2603377540 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212142204/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2603377540 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |accessdate=September 26, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}
The Delirium Wilderness is located several miles south of the community of Raco and extends into Kinross Township to the south.
Communities
- Brimley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the north of the township.
- Raco is an unincorporated community on M-28, about {{convert|8|mi|0}} southwest of Brimley. The name comes from the acronym of the Richardson & Avery COmpany.{{cite book|last1=Romig|first1=Walter|title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities|date=1973|publisher=Wayne State University Press|isbn=9780814318386|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-FPXEGRo-YC&q=Raco|page=463|accessdate=25 October 2017}}
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.
References
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External links
- [http://www.superiortownship.com Superior Township]
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Category:Townships in Chippewa County, Michigan
Category:Townships in Michigan