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The Sugar Island Township handbook

Living in Sugar Island Township, MI: what to set up and who to call

Power in Sugar Island Township comes from Cloverland Electric Co-op, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Voting is local here: the Sugar Island Township Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Sugar Island Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerCloverland Electric Co-opcooperative utility · 14.3¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Sugar Island TownshipData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Sugar Island Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolSault Ste. Marie Area SchoolsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code49783Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Sugar Island Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Cloverland Electric Co-op

Cloverland Electric Co-op (Cloverland Electric Co-op), a cooperative utility, serves 99.2% of Sugar Island Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across Michigan).

Start or move service: www.cloverland.com · (906) 635-6800

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

Which providers serve Sugar Island Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Sugar Island Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Sugar Island Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sugar Island Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Sugar Island Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Sugar Island Township kids go to
PK–72 schoolsDepends on your address
8–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Sugar Island Township is in Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsSugar Island Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereSugar Island Township ClerkSugar Island Township runs its own elections (town clerk). 6401 E. 1 1/2 Mile Rd., Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 · (906) 253-9353 · [email protected]FVAP, Nov 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemvic.sos.state.mi.usThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Sugar Island Township is in ZIP code 49783

ZIP codes where Sugar Island Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Sugar Island TownshipZIP’s residents in Sugar Island Township
49783Sault Sainte Marie, MI100%3%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomChippewa County War Memorial Hospital8.3 miles awayGet a library cardSuperior District Library541 Library Drive · (906) 632-9331

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Sugar Island Township

Who provides electricity in Sugar Island Township?

Cloverland Electric Co-op (Cloverland Electric Co-op), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Sugar Island Township?

49783. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sugar Island Township in?

Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools.

How do I register to vote in Sugar Island Township?

In Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Sugar Island Township Clerk. Check your registration at mvic.sos.state.mi.us.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet (FCC): pending.