Houghton County, Michigan
Houghton County is a county located in the state of Michigan in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Houghton.
Geography
The northeastern part of the county forms the southwestern part of the Keweenaw Peninsula Peninsula. The rest of the peninsula is located in Keweenaw County.
The County is located in the northwest of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, bounded on the north-west and north-east to Lake Superior, one of the five Great Lakes, and has an area of 3889 square kilometers, of which 1269 square miles are water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Keweenaw County, Baraga County, Iron County and Ontonagon County.
History
Houghton County was formed in 1845 from parts of Marquette County and the Ontonagon County. It was named after Douglass Houghton, an American geologist and mayor of Detroit from 1842 to 1843.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Houghton County 36.016 people in 13,793 households and 8,137 families. The population density was 14 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 95.52 percent White, 0.94 percent African American, 0.54 percent Native American, 1.79 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.17 percent from other races groups; 1.02 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.70 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 13,793 households out of which 26.1 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 47.5 percent were married couples living together, 8.0 percent were single mothers and 41.0 percent were non-families. 32.6 percent of all households and 13.8 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.04.
21.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 19.1 percent of 18 to 24 years 22.6 percent between 25 and 44, 20.9 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 15.5 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 113.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were statistically 115.6 males.
The median income for a household was $ 28,817, and the median income for a family $ 38,635. Males had a median income of $ 30,200, women $ 22,468. The per capita income was $ 15,078. 9.9 percent of families and 16.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Alston
- Atlantic Mine
- Baltic
- Beacon Hill
- Boston
- Calumet
- Centennial
- Centennial Heights
- Champion Mine
- Chassell
- Copper City
- Dodgeville
- Dollar Bay
- Donken
- Dreamland
- Elo
- Franklin Mine
- Freda
- Frost
- Hancock
- Houghton
- Hubbell
- Hurontown
- Jacob Ville
- Kearsarge
- Kenton
- Kling Ville
- Lake Linden
- Lake Roland
- Laurium
- Lewer Pewabic
- Liminga
- Mason
- Mill Mine Junction
- Nisula
- Osceola
- Oskar
- Paavola
- Painesdale
- Pewabic
- Phillip Ville
- Pilgrim
- Point Mills
- Pori
- Portage Entry
- Quincy Mill
- Rabbit Bay
- Redridge
- Ripley
- Salmon Trout
- Schmidt Corner
- Senter
- Sidnaw
- South Range
- Stonington
- Sunshine Beach
- Superior
- Swedetown
- Tamarack
- Tapiola
- Toivola
- Traverse Bay
- Trimountain
- Twin Lakes
- West Tamarack
- White
- White City
- Winona
- Wolverine
- Wyandotte
Townships
- Adams Township
- Calumet Charter Township
- Chassell Township
- Duncan Township
- Elm River Township
- Franklin Township
- Hancock Township
- Laird Township
- Osceola Township
- Portage Charter Township
- Quincy Township
- Sands Township
- Stanton Township
- Torch Lake Township