Editing Sugar Island Township, Michigan (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|76.46|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|49.35|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|27.11|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (35.46%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-19 |url-status=live|format=PDF |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing | date = September 2012|publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]| work = [[2010 United States census]]| accessdate = January 13, 2023|page=19 Michigan}}</ref>

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, Michigan|Grosse Ile Township]], [[Drummond Township, Michigan|Drummond Township]], [[Bois Blanc Township, Michigan|Bois Blanc Township]], [[Mackinac Island, Michigan|Mackinac Island]], [[Peaine Township, Michigan|Peaine Township]], and [[St. James Township, Michigan|St. James Township]].