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Houghton, Michigan

Houghton, Michigan
Administration
Full nameHoughton
Official nameHoughton
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyHoughton
Geography
Total Area4.6 sq mi (11.9 km2)
Land Area4.3 sq mi (11.1 km2)
Water Area0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation643 ft (196 m)
Demography
Total Population7010 (2000)
Density (pop.)627.4/km2 (1625.5/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneEastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code49931
Area code906
FIPS code26-39360 
GNIS feature ID0628661 

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Houghton is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and largest city in the Copper Country on the Keweenaw Peninsula. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,010. It is the county seat of Houghton County . It has been listed as one of the "100 Best Small Towns in America."

Houghton is sometimes confused with, or thought to be close to, Houghton Lake; the latter is actually located in the state's Lower Peninsula. Due to its location in the northwestern portion of the Upper Peninsula, Houghton is isolated from the state's most populous areas. It is farther to drive from Houghton to Detroit, Michigan than it is from Detroit to Washington, DC. It takes several fewer hours to travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin or Minneapolis, Minnesota from Houghton than it does to travel to Detroit.

Houghton was named after Houghton County, which was named after Douglass Houghton.

The area lends itself to a wide variety of outdoor sports, both winter (ice hockey, Nordic and Alpine skiing, figure skating, and snowmobiling) and summer (trail running, hiking, camping, river and sea kayaking, sailing, windsurfing and road and mountain biking).

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Filmed at Tip up Town in Houghton Lake Michigan. This ATV Kit allows you to convert your ATV into a snowmobile.
2.73 min. | 4.79 user rating		 Here is a cool youtube video from www.free-digital-photography-tips.com, of the monster truck called Brutus crashing after taking a jump over some crushed cars. This video was taken in August of 2001 at the Houghton County Fair in Hancock Michigan. Brutus is a fan favorite because the driver goes all out and puts the pedal to the metal and flies over the cars, which often results in some great crashes as you see in the video. Check it out and checkout our website www.free-digital-photography-tips.com. Thanks for looking, take care, B&B
3.13 min. | 4.63 user rating		 Ice fishing on Houghton Lake in 35mph wind. Michigan. January 1st, 2011.
0.82 min. | 4.63 user rating		 a ride thru Michigan Tech, Houghton
6.62 min. | 4.5 user rating		 @ the Blue Box on July 7th, 2007 in Houghton, Michigan
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Esta es una estructura de madera en forma de caracol que esta en una de las pistas de Michigan Tech, en la ciudad de Houghton. Esta en la pista mas tecnica, tiene muchas partes hechas de madera, asi elevadas pero son muy angostitas, apenas te caben las llantas de la bicicleta, luego voy a tomar video de eso para que conoscan tambien.
0.82 min. | 2.0 user rating		 PressPassTV's Francesca Iacovangelo chats with Hankook Rally Driver Matthew Johnson as he prepares for the final Rally race of the season, the Lake Superior Rally in Houghton, Michigan. For more behind the scenes videos please visit us at www[dot]presspass[dot]tv.
4.07 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Michigan Tech and Houghton Michigan Scenery Bike Ride, A bike ride on the ridge overlooking Michigan Tech and Houghton Michigan
3.45 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Crossing the Houghton County Michigan Portage Lift Bridge on May 7, 2009. Testing the Kodak Zx1 HD60 setting and iTunes high speed. Select HD mode when viewing.
0.28 min. | 4.14 user rating		 MV Clelia II, cruise ship of the Great Lakes Cruise Co., arriving at Houghton, Michigan from Lake Superior, on a Great Lakes cruise, Toronto to Duluth, July 2009
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Local Sports Michigan Football Update - Nonprofit News Group Tweet this news
Nonprofit News Group---HOUGHTON- - -Michigan- Tech football players Tim Schmalz and Phil Milbrath have earned ESPN College Division Academic All-District IV honors from the College ... - Date : Sat, 06 Nov 2010 22:12:26 GMT+00:00
UP College football Showdown Saturday - UpperMichigansSource.com Tweet this news
UpperMichigansSource.com--13) at 1 pm in -Houghton- against the -Michigan- Tech Huskies (7-2. 7-2 GLIAC). Winner of the game will receive the Miner's Cup. NMU currently has the Miner's ... - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:54:37 GMT+00:00
Bud Bash Rocks Houghton Lake - 9&10 News Tweet this news
9&10 News---Michigan- State Police Lieutenant Pat Boyd says the police ticket over 100 violations a year, mostly for public nudity and underage drinking.--- - Date : Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:38:53 GMT+00:00
Needy Not Greedy - UpNorthLive.com Tweet this news
UpNorthLive.com--Originally from Davison, -Michigan-, Northern -Michigan- is just a quick trip from his roots. -HOUGHTON- LAKE, -MI- -- Some people live their lives helping others. ... - Date : Fri, 06 Aug 2010 22:01:36 GMT+00:00
Tech hockey season starts Tuesday - UpperMichigansSource.com Tweet this news
UpperMichigansSource.com---HOUGHTON- -- Two a day practices are nothing new for -Michigan- Tech sports in the month of August, but when it's the Husky hockey team pulling double duty ... - Date : Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:09:45 GMT+00:00
Mich. sailor who died in Pearl Harbor laid to rest - Chicago Tribune Tweet this news
Chicago Tribune--Lehman was later buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in -Houghton-. Lehman's nephew, John Herres, called his uncle's return home for burial "a joyous day. ... - Date : Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:53:53 GMT+00:00
Fishing report: Michigan offering license-free weekend - The Flint Journal - MLive.com Tweet this news
The Flint Journal - MLive.com---Houghton- Lake: The fly hatches are done so the bite has improved. Those trolling crank baits along the weed beds caught walleye. ... - Date : Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:09:29 GMT+00:00
Unemployment Program To Hold Four Seminars In Upper Peninsula - WHTC Tweet this news
WHTC---...- about -Michigan's- unemployment insurance tax. The first will be in Marquette on June 22nd, followed the next day in -Houghton- and June 24th in Escanaba. ... - Date : Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:35:02 GMT+00:00
Michigan Tech coach resigns - UpperMichigansSource.com Tweet this news
UpperMichigansSource.com---HOUGHTON- -- -Michigan- Tech head women's basketball coach John Barnes has resigned to accept an assistant women's basketball coaching position at Wisconsin. ... - Date : Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:32:54 GMT+00:00
Badgers lure Barnes from Tech - Escanaba Daily Press Tweet this news
Escanaba Daily Press---HOUGHTON- - After 18 years at -Michigan- Tech, including seven successful seasons as the head women's basketball coach, John Barnes is ... - Date : Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:25:43 GMT+00:00

Municipalities and communities of Houghton County, Michigan

County seat: Houghton
CitiesHancock * Houghton
VillagesCalumet * Copper City * Lake Linden * Laurium * South Range
Charter
townships		Calumet * Portage
Civil
townships		Adams * Chassell * Duncan * Elm River * Franklin * Hancock * Laird * Osceola * Quincy * Schoolcraft * Stanton * Torch Lake
Unincorporated
communities		Alston * Atlantic Mine * Chassell * Dakota Heights * Dodgeville * Dollar Bay * Dreamland * Franklin Mine * Hubbell * Hurontown * Jacobsville * Kenton * Ripley * Senter * Swedetown



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