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Houghton County (/ ˈ h oʊ t ən /; HOH-tən) is a county in the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census , the population was 37,361. [2] The county seat and largest city is Houghton .
Houghton County is located on the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Bordered to the east and west by Lake Superior, and with over 900 miles of rivers and streams, 139 inland lakes and miles of motorized and non-motorized recreation trails, Houghton County is a year-round recreational playground.
Houghton (/ ˈ h oʊ t ən /; HOH-tən) is the largest city and county seat of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Houghton is the largest city in the Copper Country region. It is the fifth-largest city in the Upper Peninsula, with a population of 8,386 at the 2020 census.
See it and other historic sites along the Copper Country Trail, a National Scenic Byway and Michigan Heritage Route. SNOW GAMES. Houghton County has no shortage of winter fun. Join the party at the wacky Heikinpaiva Festival or marvel at huge snow sculptures at Michigan Tech’s famed Winter Carnival.
Houghton County, which is comprised of 1,044 square miles, is named after Douglas Houghton, Michigan's first State Geologist. In that capacity, Houghton conducted a survey of the Keweenaw Peninsula in 1840 and his resulting report of 1841, which discussed the area's rich deposits of copper ore, helped trigger the first great mining boom in ...
Named one of the best 100 places to live by Norman Crampton, Houghton, Michigan, offers a multitude of opportunities for recreation and fun. Visit Houghton in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in between the shores of Lake Superior.
In 2022, Houghton County, MI had a population of 37.4k people with a median age of 31.9 and a median household income of $52,736. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Houghton County, MI declined from 37,485 to 37,414, a −0.189% decrease and its median household income grew from $48,623 to $52,736, a 8.46% increase.
