Editing St. James Township, Michigan (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|315.90|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|20.35|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|295.55|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (93.56%) is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): St. James township, Charlevoix County, Michigan |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2602970920 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212143407/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2602970920 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |accessdate=September 4, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

St. James 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 [[Sugar Island Township, Michigan|Sugar Island Township]].  St. James Township occupies the northern portion of [[Beaver Island (Michigan)|Beaver Island]] and shares the islands with Peaine Township.  St. James Township consists of the following islands in [[Lake Michigan]], in which only Beaver Island has a permanent population.  Most of the township's population lives in the unincorporated community of [[St. James, Michigan|St. James]] at the northeastern end of Beaver Island.

===Islands===
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*[[Beaver Island (Michigan)|Beaver Island]]
*[[Garden Island (Michigan)|Garden Island]]
*[[Gull Island (Charlevoix County, Michigan)|Gull Island]]
*Hat Island
*[[High Island (Michigan)|High Island]]
*[[Hog Island (Michigan)|Hog Island]]
*Horseshoe Island
*Little Island
*Pismire Island
*Shoe Island
*[[Squaw Island (Michigan)|Squaw Island]]
*[[Trout Island (Michigan)|Trout Island]]
*[[Whiskey Island (Lake Michigan)|Whiskey Island]]
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