THE SOO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Rudyard Clay Plain setting.
Soo township has 50.1 square miles of land in Chippewa County. Its Census reference point is in Rudyard Clay Plain, within Northern Lakes and Forests.
Glacial hills, till plains, sandy outwash and old lake basins create a varied northern landscape. Conifer and hardwood forests surround many lakes across these glacially shaped uplands.
Regional context: Northern Lakes and Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Soo and Chippewa County
Soo is associated with Chippewa County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Soo by land and water
The Census records 17.8 square miles of water within Soo, or 26.2% of its total area. It is 16 percentage points lower than the 42.2% recorded for Chippewa County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Soo township has 57.7% of the land area of nearby Bruce township (87 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

