Houghton County is located in the upper peninsula of Michigan. The County Seat is Houghton and the largest city is Houghton. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.houghtoncounty.net/. The 2014 population estimate is 36,495 and the 2010 census population was 36,628. The land area is 1,009.10 square miles and there are 36.3 persons per square mile.
94.2% of the population is White, 0.9% is Black or African American, 1.4% is Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% is Asian, 0.6% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.4% is two or more races. 91% have a high school degree or higher, and 28.9% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $88,400, there are 14,029 households, an average of 2.43 persons per household. The per capita income is $19,783, the median household income is $35,430, and 23% of the persons in Houghton County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 2,558. Retail sales (in $1000) were $335,452, and sales per capita were $9,599. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 24.1%.
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| Houghton County Houghton County, Michigan government official website. |
| Business Directory Member business directory from the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce serving Keweenaw and Houghton counties. |
| Cemetery & Burial Records FindAGrave records of Houghton County cemeteries, interments, grave photos, cemetery maps, birth and death dates. |
| Commissioner Minutes Board of Commissioners for the County of Houghton meeting schedules and meeting minutes. |
| Court | 12th Judicial Circuit Information 12th Judicial Circuit Court of Houghton County jurisdiction, contact, and fee information. |
| Court | 97th District Information Jurisdiction and contact information for the Houghton County 97th District Court. |
| Court | Probate Information Contact information, jurisdiction, and probate request form for the Probate Court of Houghton County. |
| Directory Houghton County office directory, including addresses, phone and fax numbers, email addresses, and contacts. |
| Genealogy | FamilySearch FamilySearch guide to ancestry, family histories, and genealogy in Houghton County. |
| Genealogy | Genealogical Society Houghton-Keweenaw County Genealogical Society online records, some public, some require membership. |
| Genealogy | MIGenWeb Genealogy records for Houghton County from MIGenWeb, including cemeteries, obituaries, census transcriptions, maps, military records, newspapers, and early vital records. |
| Inmates | Vinelink Searchable index of Houghton County offenders from VineLink. |
| Notaries Houghton County or notary search from the Michigan Secretary of State. |
| Property | City of Houghton City of Houghton assessment and property tax records, utility billing search, and online utility and tax payments. |
| Property | County Assessment & Tax Records Houghton County property assessments, current tax records, and delinquent tax search. |
| Property | Stanton Township Stanton Township assessment, property tax, and property sales records. |
| Property | Torch Lake Township Property and land, tax, and assessment comparable sales records for Torch Lake Township. |
| Recorded Documents Houghton County Register of Deeds land records database covering October 1995 to date. |
| Restaurant Inspections Houghton County food facility reports from the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department. |
| Sex Offenders Michigan offender registry from the State Police. |
| Subdivision Plats Download subdivision plat digital images from Houghton County. |
| Vital Records Information Information from the County Clerk on vital record availability, fees, and forms. |
| Voters Houghton County voter registration or absentee ballot search. |
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