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Chippewa County, Michigan

Chippewa County, Michigan, has 36,081 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Sault Ste. Marie. It uses Eastern Time and covers 1,559 sq mi (4,037 km²) of land.

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Chippewa County in Michigan
Luce CountyMackinac CountySault Ste. MarieKincheloeBrimleyDe Tour Village
Chippewa County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
36,081
Land area
1,559 sq mi (4,037 km²)
County seat or government
Sault Ste. Marie
Time zone
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
Median household income
$62,217 ± $2,143
Median home value
$161,900 ± $4,697
Median rent, with utilities
$797 ± $34
Homes lived in by their owners
75% ± 1.5 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Sault Ste. Marie, MI micro areaCentral county
Water area
1,140 sq mi (2,952 km²)
State
Michigan
County code (FIPS)
26033
Coordinates (central point)
46.321819, -84.520630
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Chippewa County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Eastern TimeAmerica/DetroitUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 4978318,681 people
  2. 497153,116 people
  3. 497882,841 people
  4. 497741,999 people
  5. 497841,814 people
  6. 497801,692 people
  7. 497521,655 people
  8. 497191,407 people
  9. 497241,231 people
  10. 497261,155 people
  11. 49760734 people
  12. 49725550 people
All 18
  1. 49736510 people
  2. 49728477 people
  3. 49768358 people
  4. 49710290 people
  5. 49748222 people
  6. 49793153 people

18 ZIP Code areas overlap Chippewa County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

Chippewa County government website ↗ is the next stop for county offices, tax, voting, jury and records information. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in Chippewa County, largest first

  1. Kinross Charter Township6,784 people
  2. Soo Township2,986 people
  3. Bruce Township1,872 people
  4. Bay Mills Township1,846 people
  5. Pickford Township1,674 people
  6. Dafter Township1,399 people
  7. Drummond Township1,155 people
  8. Superior Township1,144 people
  9. Rudyard Township1,121 people
  10. Raber Township597 people
  11. Detour Township590 people
  12. Sugar Island Township577 people
All 16
  1. Whitefish Township473 people
  2. Chippewa Township320 people
  3. Hulbert Township219 people
  4. Trout Lake Township203 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Michigan, by county

School districts in Chippewa County, largest first

  1. Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools19,629 people
  2. Rudyard Area Schools8,430 people
  3. Tahquamenon Area Schools7,411 people
  4. Brimley Area Schools3,487 people
  5. Pickford Public Schools2,441 people
  6. DeTour Area Schools2,116 people
  7. Whitefish Township Schools473 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Chippewa County, largest first

  1. Sault Ste. Marie Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land1,890 people
  2. Bay Mills Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land1,129 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (city)13,335 people
  2. Kincheloe, Michigan (CDP)2,524 people
  3. Brimley, Michigan (CDP)345 people
  4. De Tour Village, Michigan (village)212 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Mackinac County, Michigan39 mi west
  2. Luce County, Michigan49 mi west
  3. Presque Isle County, Michigan91 mi southeast

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See this county on Census.gov ↗

Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.