Superior Township, Chippewa County, Michigan

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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 Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, or 1.62%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>

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 Template:Convert southwest of Brimley. The name comes from the acronym of the Richardson & Avery COmpany.<ref name="MIpn">Template:Cite book</ref>

Demographics

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> 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

• Superior Township