Chippewa County, Michigan
21 public bodies govern here, 11 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 4 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 36,295
- Median household income
- $62,217
- ±2,143
- Unemployed
- 5.2%
- 839 of 16,061 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.8%
- 12,367 of 14,080 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Chippewa | 36,816 (2021) | 319 Court St, Sault S Marie | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
Townships 16
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charter Township of Kinross | 5,974 (2021) | 4884 W Curtis St, Kincheloe | Website |
| Township of Bay Mills | 1,626 (2021) | 14740 W Lakeshore Dr, Brimley | — |
| Township of Bruce | 2,026 (2021) | 3156 E 12 Mile Rd, Dafter | Website |
| Township of Chippewa | 193 (2021) | 11084 E Pickard Rd, Mt Pleasant | — |
| Township of Dafter | 1,343 (2021) | 10938 S Kinross Road, Dafter | Website |
| Township of Detour | 679 (2021) | 260 S. Superior Street, De Tour Village | Website |
| Township of Drummond | 990 (2021) | Po Box 225, Drummond Island | — |
| Township of Hulbert | 177 (2021) | Po Box 128, Hulbert | — |
| Township of Pickford | 2,703 (2021) | Po Box 456, Pickford | — |
| Township of Raber | 642 (2021) | Po Box 480, Goetzville | — |
| Township of Rudyard | 1,304 (2021) | Po Box 277, Rudyard | — |
| Township of Soo | 3,004 (2021) | 639 3 1/2 Mile Rd, Sault Sainte Marie | — |
| Township of Sugar Island | 658 (2021) | 6401 E 1 1/2 Mile Rd, Sault S Marie | — |
| Township of Superior | 1,265 (2021) | 7049 S M 221, Brimley | Website |
| Township of Trout Lake | 337 (2021) | Po Box 215, Trout Lake | Website |
| Township of Whitefish | 485 (2021) | Po Box 350, Paradise | — |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickford Utility Authority | Sewerage | Po Box 408, Pickford | — |
| Eastern Upper Peninsula Transportation Authority | Toll highways | 4001 I 75 Business Spur, Sault S Marie | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Brimley Area Schools
School district1 schools
7134 S M 221, Brimley, MI, 49715
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
DeTour Area Schools
School district2 schools
202 DIVISION ST, De Tour Village, MI, 49725
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
DeTour Arts and Technology Academy
Independent charter district1 schools
202 DIVISION ST, De Tour Vlg, MI, 49725
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Eastern Upper Peninsula ISD
Specialized district2 schools
315 ARMORY PLACE, Sault Ste. Marie, MI, 49783
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy
Independent charter district1 schools
1301 MARQUETTE AVE, Sault Sainte Marie, MI, 49783
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Lake Superior Academy
Independent charter district1 schools
8936 S MACKINAC TRL, Sault S Marie, MI, 49783
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Ojibwe Charter School
Independent charter district1 schools
12099 W LAKESHORE DR, Brimley, MI, 49715
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Pickford Public Schools
School district1 schools
333 S PLEASANT ST, Pickford, MI, 49774
Rudyard Area Schools
School district1 schools
11185 W 2ND ST, Rudyard, MI, 49780
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools
School district6 schools
876 MARQUETTE AVE, Sault Sainte Marie, MI, 49783
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Whitefish Township Schools
School district1 schools
7221 NORTH M 123, Paradise, MI, 49768
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
Bay Mills/Brimley Farmers Market
MI, 11644
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-21. USDA listing
Sault Ste. Marie Farmers' Market
111 Portage Ave Sault Sainte Marie, MI, 49783
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-21. USDA listing
De Tour Village Farmers Market
178 S. Superior St., De Tour Village, MI, 49725
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-21. USDA listing
Pickford Farmers Market
185 North Manila Road, Pickford, MI
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-21. USDA listing
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.