Houghton 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 7,708 at the 2010 census. Houghton is the principal city of the Houghton micropolitan area, which includes all of Houghton and Keweenaw County.
Houghton County is a county in the Upper peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,628. The county seat is Houghton. The county was named for geologist and Detroit Mayor Douglass Houghton.
Baraga County is a county in the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,860. The county seat is L'Anse. The county is named after Bishop Frederic Baraga, a Catholic missionary who ministered to indigenous peoples of the area during the period when Michigan was obtaining statehood.
Calumet Charter Township is a charter township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,489 at the 2010 census, down from 6,997 at the 2000 census. Even with a decreasing population, the township remains the largest township by population in Houghton County.
Portage Charter Township is a charter township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 3,221. The city of Houghton is adjacent to the north side of the township. Portage Lake is the eastern boundary in the north, and the township extends well south of Houghton to the Baraga County line.
Dakota Heights is an unincorporated community in Portage Charter Township, Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is an enclave surrounded on all four sides by the extreme western part of the city of Houghton ; it is non-contiguous with any other part of Portage Township. Living in Dakota Heights is at least sometimes regarded as living "in town" (Houghton).
Centennial is of or relating to a century, a period of 100 years.
M-26 is a 96.355-mile-long (155.068 km) state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan, running from two miles (3.2 km) east of Rockland to its junction with US Highway 41 (US 41) in Copper Harbor. It generally runs southwest-to-northeast in the western half or Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The northernmost segment, which closely parallels the shore of Lake Superior on the west side of the Keweenaw Peninsula, is highly scenic.
Houghton Lake may refer to:
Houghton Lake is a large lake in Roscommon County, Michigan. The unincorporated community of Prudenville is at the southeastern end of the lake, while the unincorporated communities of Houghton Lake and Houghton Lake Heights are on the southwest and west shores. It is the largest inland lake in the state of Michigan, and one of the largest natural inland lakes in the United States. The lake is approximately 10 miles (16 km) north to south, and about 5 1⁄2 miles (8.9 km) at it widest point. Houghton Lake has c. 30 miles (48 km) of total shoreline and its waters cover 20,044 acres (81.12 km2). It is an extremely popular resort and fishing area year round. Houghton Lake is the site of Tip-Up-Town USA, a large ice fishing and winter sports festival with several events on the frozen waters of the lake itself. Houghton Lake is named after the first state geologist, Douglass Houghton who explored the area. Houghton County, in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is also named after Douglass Houghton. The name of the lake is pronounced by Michigan citizens as "HOTE'n" (/ˈhoʊʔn̩/).
Jay Abel Hubbell was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan, who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Houghton County, Michigan.
Carlos Douglas Shelden was a soldier and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Houghton Lake Heights is an unincorporated community located within Roscommon Township in Roscommon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the western shores of Houghton Lake, the community is contained within the larger census-designated community of Houghton Lake. As an unincorporated community, Houghton Lake Heights has no defined boundaries or population statistics of its own, but it does have its own post office with the 48630 ZIP Code.
The Houghton Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, anchored by the city of Houghton.
Tawas Point Light is located in the Tawas Point State Park off Tawas Bay in Lake Huron in Baldwin Township in Northern Michigan.
Anthonyite is a hydrous secondary copper halide mineral with chemical formula of Cu(OH,Cl)2•3(H2O).
Sturgeon River is a 106-mile-long (171 km) river in Baraga County and Houghton counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. 25.0 miles (40.2 km) of the river were added to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System in 1992.
Centennial is an unincorporated community in Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, United States.
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