Houghton County
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| Area | 3890 |
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| Population | 35,684 (2019) |
| County seat | Houghton |
| Points of interest | Keweenaw Peninsula |
| Colleges and universities | Michigan Technological University |
| Finlandia University | |
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| ID | 3039121 |
About Houghton County
Houghton County is a county in the Upper Peninsula in the U. S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,628. The county seat and largest city is Houghton. Both the county and the city were named for Michigan State geologist and Detroit Mayor Douglass Houghton.
