Houghton Township, Michigan
Civil township
Houghton Township Community Center
Houghton Township Community Center
Location within Keweenaw County (red) and the administered CDP of Eagle River (pink)
Location within Keweenaw County (red) and the administered CDP of Eagle River (pink)
Houghton Township is located in Michigan
Houghton Township
Houghton Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Houghton Township is located in the United States
Houghton Township
Houghton Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 47°24′59″N 88°17′44″W / 47.41639°N 88.29556°W / 47.41639; -88.29556
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyKeweenaw
Established1861
Government
[1]
 • SupervisorRay Chase
 • ClerkMarjie Marshall
Area
 • Total517.42 sq mi (1,340.11 km2)
 • Land120.72 sq mi (312.66 km2)
 • Water396.70 sq mi (1,027.45 km2)
Elevation
630 ft (192 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total72
 • Density0.85/sq mi (0.33/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49931 (Houghton)[lower-alpha 1]
49950 (Mohawk)
Area code906
FIPS code26-39380[2]
GNIS feature ID1626493[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Houghton Township is a civil township of Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 72 at the 2020 census.[4]

The township consists of a mainland portion of the Keweenaw Peninsula and the county seat of Eagle River, as well as the unpopulated northeast portion of Isle Royale National Park.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 517.42 square miles (1,340.11 km2), of which 120.72 square miles (312.66 km2) is land and 396.70 square miles (1,027.45 km2) (76.67%) is water.[5]

Due to its surrounding water boundaries, it ranks as the third-largest municipality by total area after McMillan Township and Eagle Harbor Township, although Houghton Township has the largest water boundaries of any municipalities in the state.

Major highways

  • US 41 runs west–east through the central portion of the township.
  • M-26 enters the township concurrently with US 41 until it branches off to the north in Phoenix.

Communities

Demographics

At the 2000 United States census,[2] there were 204 people, 45 households, and 26 families in the township. The population density was 1.7 per square mile (0.6/km2). There were 273 housing units at an average density of 2.2 per square mile (0.9/km2). By the 2020 census, its population declined to 72.[4]

In 2000, the racial makeup of the township was 58.33% White, 36.76% African American, 0.98% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.98% from other races, and 2.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latinos of any race were 4.90% of the population Among its population at the time, 16.5% were of Finnish, 10.6% English, 9.4% Irish, 8.8% Italian, 6.5% German and 5.3% Norwegian ancestry.

At the 2000 census, there were 45 households, out of which 13.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 42.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.89 and the average family size was 2.54. The median income for a household in the township was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the township was $8,505. None of the families and 7.0% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 9.1% of those over 64. At the 2021 American Community Survey, its median household income increased to $51,250.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ The Houghton 49931 ZIP Code is used exclusively for post office box services to Isle Royale National Park.

References

  1. ↑ Michigan Townships Association (2022). "Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan". Michigan Townships Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Houghton Township, Michigan
  4. 1 2 3 "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 28 Michigan. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  6. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Central, Michigan
  7. ↑ Walling, H. F. (1873). "Upper Peninsula, Scale six Miles to an Inch, Isle Royale (and Keweenaw Co.)" (Map). Atlas of the State of Michigan, Including Statistics and Descriptions of Its Topography, Hydrology, Climate, Natural and Civil History, Railways, Educational Institutions, Material Resources, etc. 1:380,160. Detroit: R.M. & S.T. Tackabury. p. 118. Retrieved August 2, 2023 – via David Rumsey Map Collection.
  8. ↑ Romig, Walter (1986). Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  9. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eagle Nest, Michigan
  10. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eagle River, Michigan
  11. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Phoenix, Michigan
  12. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Harbor Lodge, Michigan
  13. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vaughsville, Michigan
  14. ↑ Romig (1986), pp. 570–571
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