Superior Township is a township in Chippewa County, Michigan, home to about 1,144 people across 103 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49715 and 49728.
Homes sold for a median of $166 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population1,14411 per sq mi
Median home value$160,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$166Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Superior Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
What it’s like to live there
Getting around
Things to do
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Around Superior Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)246 miles away
Closer regional airport
Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)15 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Milwaukee, WI280 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL347 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Superior Township; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Superior Township
U.S. Representative · Michigan’s 1st DistrictJack Bergman (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Superior Township had 1,276 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 1128th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Chippewa County grew from 21,338 residents in 1900 to 36,785 in 2020.
Chippewa County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 35.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 94 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rudyard 4n, MI weather station (9 miles away).
Jobs in Chippewa County
8,650 jobs at 778 businesses in Chippewa County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
20 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Superior Township’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Chippewa County War Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Sault Ste Marie18.6 miles
Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Saint Ignace34.4 miles
Helen Newberry Joy HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Newberry38.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
3
Dentists
2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
4
Mental health providers
11
Pharmacies
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Superior Township
Museums (1 nearby)
Wheels of History Museum6.5 mi
Counts are within about 6.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Brimley Area Schools, Ojibwe Charter School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Brimley Area SchoolBrimley
Pre-K–12
463
Public
6.4 mi
Ojibwe Charter SchoolBrimley
K–12
125
Charter
6.5 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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