Geography | |
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Location | St. Marys River |
Coordinates | 46°26′N 84°13′W / 46.433°N 84.217°W |
Area | 49.44 sq mi (128.0 km2) |
Administration | |
United States | |
State | Michigan |
County | Chippewa County |
Township | Sugar Island Township |
Demographics | |
Population | 683 (2000) |
Pop. density | 13.8/sq mi (5.33/km2) |
Sugar Island is an island in the U.S. state of Michigan in the St. Marys River between the United States and the Canadian province of Ontario. The entire island constitutes Sugar Island Township in Chippewa County at the eastern tip of the Upper Peninsula. According to the 2000 census there were 683 people living on a land area of 128 square kilometers (49 square miles); about 14 people per square mile.[1]