Houghton County, Michigan

Houghton County
Houghton County
County
	Houghton County Courthouse
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Michigan
	Michigan's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 46°59′N 88°39′W / 46.98°N 88.65°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Founded	1843 (set off); 1845 (boundaries described); 1846 (organized); 1848 (re-organized)
Named for	Douglass Houghton
Seat	Houghton
Largest city	Houghton
Area
• Total	1,502 sq mi (3,890 km2)
• Land	1,009 sq mi (2,610 km2)
• Water	492 sq mi (1,270 km2) 33%
Population (2020)
• Total	37,361
• Density	36/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.houghtoncounty.net

Houghton County (/ˈhoʊtən/; 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.^[3]^[4] Both the county and the city were named for Michigan State geologist and Detroit Mayor Douglass Houghton.^[5]^[3]

Houghton County is part of the Houghton Micropolitan Statistical Area, which also includes Keweenaw County, and was part of Copper Country during the mining boom of the latter half of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century.

^ "Bibliography on Houghton County". Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
^ "State & County QuickFacts". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Monette, Clarence J. (1975). Some Copper Country Names And Places. Lake Linden, Michigan. ISBN 0-942363-04-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Encyclopedia of Detroit". Detroit Historical Society. 2020.