There were 515 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population. The racial makeup of the township was 72.54% White, 0.08% African American, 21.44% Native American, and 5.94% from two or more races. There were 759 housing units at an average density of 7.4 per square mile (2.8/km 2). The population density was 12.9 per square mile (5.0/km 2). The Delirium Wilderness is located several miles south of the community of Raco and extends into Kinross Township to the south.Īs of the census of 2000, there were 1,329 people, 515 households, and 384 families residing in the township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 104.7 square miles (271.1 km 2), of which 103.0 square miles (266.7 km 2) is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km 2), or 1.62%, is water. Superior Township is located in north of the center of Chippewa County. The name comes from the acronym of the Richardson & Avery COmpany.

Raco is an unincorporated community on M-28, about 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Brimley.

Bay Mills Community College, a tribal college, is located in Brimley. The community was founded by European Americans in 1887 as Superior it was renamed in 1896 for a local postal official to avoid confusion with a station in Minnesota on the same railroad line that was also named Superior.

The Bay Mills Indian Community owns land nearby, and Brimley is part of a tax-agreement area with the tribe. M-221 is a short spur route connecting Brimley with M-28, 3 miles (5 km) to the south. It is situated where the Waiska River flows into Whitefish Bay on Lake Superior. Brimley State Park is also within the township on the shores of Lake Superior.

It operates two casinos on its reservation, one of which is in Superior Township, to generate funds for education and welfare of its people. The federally recognized Bay Mills Indian Community has part of its land base reservation in Superior Township, based west of Brimley. The population was 1,337 at the 2010 census. Superior Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S.

Superior township mi surveys