Houghton County

administration
Houghton County Courthouse in Houghton, listed on NRHP No. 75000945
US state :	Michigan
Administrative headquarters :	Houghton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 401 East Houghton Avenue Houghton, MI 49931-2016
Foundation :	1845
Made up from:	Marquette County Ontonagon County
Area code :	001 906
Demographics
Residents :	36,628 (2010)
Population density :	14 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	3889 km²
Water surface :	1269 km²
map

Website : www.houghtoncounty.net

Houghton County is a county in the state of Michigan in the United States . The county seat is Houghton .

geography

The northeastern part of the county forms the southwestern part of the Keweenaw Peninsula . The rest of the peninsula is in Keweenaw County .

The county is located in the northwest of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, borders Lake Superior , one of the 5 Great Lakes , to the northwest and northeast , and has an area of 3889 square kilometers, of which 1269 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Keweenaw County , Baraga County , Iron County, and Ontonagon Counties .

history

Houghton County was formed in 1845 from parts of Marquette County and Ontonagon County. It was named after Douglass Houghton , a US geologist and mayor of Detroit from 1842 to 1843.

Two places in the county have National Historic Landmark status , the Calumet Historic District and the Quincy Mining Company Historic District , both of which are located in the Keweenaw National Historical Park . A total of 41 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 24, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	708	-
1860	9234	1,204.2%
1870	13,879	50.3%
1880	22,473	61.9%
1890	35,380	57.4%
1900	66,063	86.7%
1910	88,098	33.4%
1920	71,930	-18.4%
1930	52,851	-26.5%
1940	47,631	-9.9%
1950	39,771	-16.5%
1960	35,654	-10.4%
1970	34,652	-2.8%
1980	37,872	9.3%
1990	35,446	-6.4%
2000	36,016	1.6%
2010	36,638	1.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Houghton County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Calumet Fire Station in Calumet, listed on the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , Houghton County had 36,016 people in 13,793 households and 8,137 families. The population density was 14 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed 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 island area and 0.17 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.02 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.70 percent of the population.

Of the 13,793 households, 26.1 percent had 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 were single households and 13.8 percent had people aged 65 or over. 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 between 18 and 24 years of age, 22.6 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 20.9 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 15.5 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 113.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were statistically 115.6 men.

The median income for a household in the 28,817 USD , and the median income for a family 38,635 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,200 versus $ 22,468 for females. 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 the county

Townships

Web links

Commons : Houghton County - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011

↑ GNIS-ID: 1622973. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Michigan . National Park Service , accessed November 24, 2017.

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 24, 2017.

↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011

↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 4, 2012 @1@ 2

^ Houghton County, Michigan , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

46.98 -88.65Coordinates: 46 ° 59 ′ N , 88 ° 39 ′ W

[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011

[2] GNIS-ID: 1622973. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[3] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Michigan . National Park Service , accessed November 24, 2017.

[4] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 24, 2017.

[5] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

[6] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011