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Houghton County
Houghton County is a county in the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,361. The county seat and largest city is Houghton. Both the county and the city were named for Michigan State geologist and Detroit Mayor Douglass Houghton.
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Cities and towns 7
Townships 14
- Charter Township Of Calumet pop. 6,447
- Charter Township Of Portage pop. 3,285
- Township of Adams pop. 2,620
- Township of Chassell pop. 1,936
- Township of Duncan pop. 242
- Township of Elm River pop. 212
- Township of Franklin pop. 1,554
- Township of Hancock pop. 517
- Township of Laird pop. 505
- Township of Osceola pop. 1,887
- Township of Quincy pop. 362
- Township of Schoolcraft pop. 2,041
- Township of Stanton pop. 1,636
- Township of Torch Lake pop. 1,949
Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
- Census ID (PID6)
- 166589
- FIPS state
- 26
- FIPS county
- 061
- FIPS place
- 99061
- Census record name
- COUNTY OF HOUGHTON
- Mailing address
- 401 E HOUGHTON AVE, HOUGHTON 49931