Houghton County, Michigan
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Houghton County is a county in the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,361.[1] The county seat and largest city is Houghton.[2][3] Both the county and the city were named for Michigan State geologist and Detroit Mayor Douglass Houghton.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Houghton County, Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ↑ Monette, Clarence J. (1975). Some Copper Country Names And Places. Lake Linden, Michigan. ISBN 0-942363-04-3.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ↑ "Encyclopedia of Detroit". Detroit Historical Society. 2020.