Houghton is the largest city in and the 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 according to the 2020 United States census. Houghton is the principal city of the Houghton micropolitan area, which includes all of Houghton and Keweenaw counties. Houghton lies upon the Keweenaw Waterway, a partly natural, partly artificial waterway connecting at both ends to Lake Superior. Across the waterway from Houghton lies the city of Hancock.
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Houghton
Houghton County, MI
Population
8,303
Walk Score
66 · Somewhat Walkable
Median rent
$819
Median home value
$203,900
Platted
1854
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Shelden Avenue Historic District · listed 1987
Notable landmarks
- Allen F. Reese Residence
- Alumni Building
- Atlantic RR: Duluth, South Shore & Houghton Station
- Building at 1017 College Avenue
- Building at 1101 College Avenue
- C.C. Douglass-Alf Labine Residence
- College Club House and Gymnasium · listed 1980
- Douglass House · listed 1982
- Douglass, W. Corbin, Residence
- Dugan, Leo F, Residence
- Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic RR Depot
- Edwards, R.M., Residence
- Gaul, Jane V, Residence
- Hoar, John, Jr., Residence
- Houghton County Courthouse · listed 1975
- Michels, John J., House · listed 1991
- Pryor, Reginald, Residence
- Saint Ignatius Loyola Church · listed 1987
- Shelden, Ransom B., House · listed 1980
- Shelden-Dee Block · listed 1982
- Ishpeming Fire Tower · listed 2021
- New Feldtmann Fire Tower · listed 2021
- Ojibway Fire Tower · listed 2021
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