Houghton County, Michigan
County seat: Houghton · Population 37,842 (2025) · 1,009 sq mi
Houghton County is the 42nd most populous of Michigan's 83 counties, with 37,842 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Houghton. It is part of the Upper Peninsula (Region 1) region, one of the 10 Michigan prosperity regions. The map shows its 7 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Houghton County facts
- County seat
- Houghton
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 37,842 +1.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 1,009 sq mi 10th largest of 83
- Water area
- 492 sq mi
- Population density
- 38 per sq mi
- Established
- 1845
- Named after
- Douglass Houghton American geologist and botanical collector (1809–1845)
- Largest city
- Houghton 8,560
- Median household income
- $58,899
- Cities and towns
- 7 plus 8 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 20
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 26061
Cities and towns in Houghton County
Houghton County has 7 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Houghton County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houghton (county seat) | City | 8,560 | |
| Hancock | City | 4,596 | |
| Laurium | Village | 1,891 | |
| Lake Linden | Village | 1,041 | |
| South Range | Village | 741 | |
| Calumet | Village | 688 | |
| Copper City | Village | 201 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Dollar Bay | 1,049 | |
| Chassell | 899 | |
| Hubbell | 881 | |
| Atlantic Mine | 491 | |
| Painesdale | 416 | |
| Dodgeville | 409 | |
| Trimountain | 196 | |
| Hurontown | 134 |
ZIP codes in Houghton County
20 ZIP codes reach into Houghton County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 49805 also Keweenaw County
- 49905
- 49913 also Keweenaw County
- 49916
- 49917
- 49921
- 49922
- 49930
- 49931
- 49934
- 49942
- 49945 also Keweenaw County
- 49948 also Ontonagon County
- 49952 also Ontonagon County
- 49955
- 49958 also Baraga County
- 49961
- 49963
- 49965 also Ontonagon County
- 49967 also Ontonagon and Iron counties
Population of Houghton County, 2020–2025
Houghton County grew by 472 people (+1.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 69 more deaths than births and a net gain of 556 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 37,256 |
| 2021 | 37,548 |
| 2022 | 37,728 |
| 2023 | 37,671 |
| 2024 | 37,703 |
| 2025 | 37,842 |
Neighboring counties
- Ontonagon County west · 5,823 people
- Baraga County southeast · 8,169 people
- Keweenaw County northeast · 2,186 people
- Iron County south · 11,757 people
- Marquette County southeast · 68,064 people
Printable Houghton County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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