Soo Township is a

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of Chippewa County in the

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. The population was 2,966 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Soo Township consists of two sections in northeastern Chippewa County, connected by a stretch of the St. Marys River. The northwestern section is part of the

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and is bordered to the north by the city of

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. It extends west into Izaak Walton Bay on the St. Marys River (upstream from Sault Ste. Marie) and east as far as the Little Rapids Channel of the river (downstream from Sault Ste. Marie). The southeastern portion of the township, about 43% of the township's total territory, comprises

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, downriver from the rest of the township. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 26.20%, is water.

Communities

is separated from the township by waters of St. Marys River. Its hundred-odd permanent residents comprise an unincorporated community.

Demographics

In 2010, the township had a population of 3,141.

References

External links

Soo Township official website
{{authority control Townships in Chippewa County, Michigan Townships in Michigan