Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
City
	City of Sault Ste. Marie
	View of Sault Ste. Marie from the Canadian side of the St. Marys River
	Flag Seal
	Nickname(s): The Sault, The Soo
	Location within Chippewa County
	Sault Ste. Marie Location within the state of Michigan Sault Ste. Marie Location within the United States
	Coordinates: 46°29′49″N 84°20′44″W / 46.49694°N 84.34556°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Chippewa
Established	1668
Incorporated	1879 (village); 1887 (city)
Government
• Type	Council–manager
• Mayor	Don Gerrie
• Manager	Brian Chapman
Area
• Total	20.02 sq mi (51.86 km2)
• Land	14.76 sq mi (38.22 km2)
• Water	5.27 sq mi (13.64 km2) 26.74%
Elevation	617 ft (188 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	13,337
• Density	903.77/sq mi (348.95/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49783
Area code	906
FIPS code	26-71740
GNIS feature ID	637276
Website	Official website

Sault Ste. Marie (/ˌsuː seɪnt məˈriː/ SOO-saynt-mə-REE) is a city in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Chippewa County and is the only city within the county.^[3] With a population of 13,337 at the 2020 census,^[4] it is the second-most populated city in the Upper Peninsula, behind Marquette. It is the primary city of the Sault Ste. Marie, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Chippewa County and had a population of 36,785 at the 2020 census. Sault Ste. Marie was settled by mostly French colonists in 1668, making it the oldest city in Michigan.^[5]

Sault Ste. Marie is located along the St. Marys River, which flows from Lake Superior to Lake Huron and forms part of the United States–Canada border. Across the river is the larger Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada; the two cities are connected by the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge. Between the two cities are the Soo Locks, a set of locks allowing ship travel between Lake Superior and the Lower Great Lakes.

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^ "Sault Ste. Marie". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Cite error: The named reference 2020-census-2671740 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "About Our Community". www.saultcity.com. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
^ "About LSSU". Lake Superior State University. Retrieved April 17, 2023.