THE SUGAR ISLAND LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Rudyard Clay Plain setting.
Sugar Island township has 49.3 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
Sugar Island and Chippewa County
Sugar Island 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.
Sugar Island by land and water
The Census records 27.2 square miles of water within Sugar Island, or 35.6% of its total area. It is 6.7 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, Sugar Island township has 3.3 times the land area of nearby Sault Ste. Marie city (14.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.