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Population (year 2000): 16,542
Males: 9,090 (55.0%), Females: 7,452 (45.0%)
Chippewa County
Zip code:
49783
Median resident age: 32.8 years
Median household income: $29,652 (year 2000)
Median house value: $67,700 (year 2000)
Races in Sault Ste. Marie:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.2%)
- American Indian (17.3%)
- Black (6.5%)
- Two or more races (4.6%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
Ancestries: German (16.7%), Irish (13.5%),
English (9.9%), French (9.2%), Polish (6.3%), Italian (5.7%).
Elevation: 613 feet
Land area: 14.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sault Ste. Marie
- High school or higher: 80.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 11.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sault Ste. Marie city
- Never married: 37.7%
- Now married: 40.9%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 12.1%
4.1% Foreign born (2.5% North America, 0.9%
Europe, 0.4% Asia).
Hospitals/medical centers near Sault Ste. Marie:
- CHIPPEWA COUNTY WAR MEM HOSPITAL (about 3 miles;
SAULT SAINTE MARIE, MI)
- MACKINAC STRAITS HOSPITAL (about 47 miles; SAINT
IGNACE, MI)
- CHEBOYGAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 63 miles;
CHEBOYGAN, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sault Ste. Marie:
- CHIPPEWA COUNTY INTL (about 19 miles; SAULT STE
MARIE, MI; ID: CIU)
- PELLSTON REGIONAL AIRPORT OF EMMET COUNTY (about 70
miles; PELLSTON, MI; ID: PLN)
- OTSEGO COUNTY (about 106 miles; GAYLORD, MI; ID:
GLR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sault Ste. Marie:
- SAULT STE MARIE MUNI/SANDERSON FIELD (about 2 miles;
SAULT STE MARIE, MI; ID: ANJ)
- ALBERT J LINDBERG (about 32 miles; HESSEL, MI; ID:
5Y1)
- MACKINAC ISLAND (about 48 miles; MACKINAC ISLAND,
MI; ID: MCD)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sault Ste. Marie:
- LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; SAULT
STE MARIE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,677)
- NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 146 miles;
TRAVERSE CITY, MI; FT enrollment: 2,343)
- NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 199 miles; MIDLAND, MI;
FT enrollment: 2,784)
- SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 203 miles;
UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 6,216)
- DELTA COLLEGE (about 203 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER,
MI; FT enrollment: 5,117)
- CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 204 miles; MT
PLEASANT, MI; FT enrollment: 21,353)
- FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 207 miles; BIG
RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
Public high schools in Sault Ste. Marie:
- SAULT AREA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 967;
Location: 904 MARQUETTE AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 95;
Location: 460 WEST SPRUCE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sault Ste. Marie:
- SAULT AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 729;
Location: 684 MARQUETTE AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 09)
- BAHWETING ANISHNABE PSA (Students: 386;
Location: 1301 MARQUETTE STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
- LINCOLN SCHOOL (Students: 348; Location: 810
E. 5TH AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
- SOO TOWNSHIP SCHOOL (Students: 257; Location:
5788 S. M-129; Grades: KG - 05)
- MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 189;
Location: 2023 W. 4TH AVENUE; Grades: PK - 02)
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 177;
Location: 1200 RYAN AVENUE; Grades: 03 - 05)
Library in Sault Ste. Marie:
- BAYLISS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$549,463; Location: 541 LIBRARY DRIVE; 123,603 books;
5,341 audio materials; 8,509 video materials; 260 serial
subscriptions)
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