Houghton Township, Michigan – Wikipedia

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Civil township in Michigan, United States

Houghton Township is a civil township of Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 103 at the 2020 census.

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.

Communities[edit]

Geography[edit]

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.[12]

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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[edit]

  • 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.

Demographics[edit]

As of 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). 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 Latino of any race were 4.90% of the population. 16.5% were of Finnish, 10.6% English, 9.4% Irish, 8.8% Italian, 6.5% German and 5.3% Norwegian ancestry.

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 township population contained 51.5% under the age of 18, 13.2% from 18 to 24, 9.3% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 18 years. For every 100 females, there were 385.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 167.6 males.

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.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Michigan Townships Association (2022). “Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan”. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b “U.S. Census website”. US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Houghton Township, Michigan
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Central, Michigan
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eagle Nest, Michigan
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eagle River, Michigan
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Phoenix, Michigan
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Harbor Lodge, Michigan
  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vaughsville, Michigan
  10. ^ “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.

Sources[edit]

  • Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Great Lakes Books Series (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. pp. 107, 570–571. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.

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