Houghton micropolitan area
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United States Census Bureau
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, is an area consisting of two counties in the Upper Peninsula
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded...
of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, anchored by the city of Houghton
Houghton, Michigan
Houghton is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and largest city in the Copper Country on the Keweenaw Peninsula. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,708. It is the county seat of Houghton County...
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As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the μSA had a population of 38,317 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 37,638).
Villages
- AhmeekAhmeek, MichiganAhmeek is a village in Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 157. The village is in Allouez Township. The name Ahmeek is derived from the Ojibwa language. In Ojibway, amik means beaver....
- CalumetCalumet, MichiganCalumet is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, that was once at the center of the mining industry of the Upper Peninsula. Also known as Red Jacket, the village includes the Calumet Downtown Historic District, listed on the National...
- Copper CityCopper City, MichiganCopper City is a village in Houghton County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 205. The village is within Calumet Township.-Geography:...
- Lake LindenLake Linden, MichiganLake Linden is a village in Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,081 at the 2000 census. The village is mostly within Schoolcraft Township, though a tiny portion lies in Torch Lake Township.-History:...
- LauriumLaurium, MichiganLaurium is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan, in the center of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The population was 2,126 at the 2000 census.-History:...
- South RangeSouth Range, MichiganSouth Range is a village in Adams Township, Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is bordered on the east by the unincorporated community of Baltic. It is about five miles southwest of Houghton on M-26. The population was 727 at the 2000 census...
Townships
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Houghton Township, Michigan Houghton Township is a civil township of Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 204 at the 2000 census. The township includes a portion of the Keweenaw Peninsula and also the northern half of Isle Royale.-Geography:... Laird Township, Michigan Laird Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 634 at the 2000 census.-Communities:... Osceola Township, Houghton County, Michigan Osceola Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,908 at the 2000 census.-Communities:... Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan Portage Township is a charter township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,156. The city of Houghton is adjacent to the north side of the township... Quincy Township, Houghton County, Michigan Quincy Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 251.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land.... Schoolcraft Township, Houghton County, Michigan Schoolcraft Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township had a population of 1,863. The township was organized in 1866.-Communities:... Sherman Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan Sherman Township is a civil township of Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 60.- Communities :* Gay is an unincorporated community in the township, post office Lake Linden.... Stanton Township, Michigan Stanton Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,268 at the 2000 census.-Geography:... Torch Lake Township, Houghton County, Michigan Torch Lake Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,860.-Communities:... |
Unincorporated places
- Atlantic Mine
- Copper HarborCopper Harbor, MichiganCopper Harbor is a small unincorporated community in northeastern Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is within Grant Township on the Keweenaw Peninsula that juts from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan into Lake Superior.-History:...
- Dakota HeightsDakota Heights, MichiganDakota Heights is an unincorporated community in Portage Township, Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is an enclave surrounded on all four sides by the extreme western part of the city of Houghton Dakota Heights is an unincorporated community in Portage Township, Houghton County in...
- Dodgeville
- Dollar Bay
- DreamlandDreamland, MichiganDreamland is an unincorporated community on Copper Island , in Torch Lake Township, Houghton County, in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It has been described as being a "district of Bootjack" or in Bootjack, but is usually recognised as a separate town...
- Eagle RiverEagle River, MichiganEagle River is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Keweenaw County.The community is on M-26 on the north side of the Keweenaw Peninsula, which projects into Lake Superior. It is about 27 miles northeast of Houghton and is situated in the northwest...
- Franklin MineFranklin Mine, MichiganFranklin Mine is a small unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan, United States. The area is on Quincy Hill, northeast of Hancock, and lying partially within Quincy Township and partially within Franklin Township....
- HubbellHubbell, MichiganHubbell is an unincorporated community in Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The U.S. Census Bureau has defined an area around the community as a Census-designated place for statistical purposes. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 1,105...
– census-designated placeCensus-designated placeA census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages... - Hurontown
- Jacobsville
- Lac La BelleLac La Belle, MichiganLac La Belle , is the name given to both a lake and a small unincorporated community in Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The town was originally the site of a stamping plant for the copper mines of the Keweenaw, specifically the Mendota Mine and the Delaware Mine...
- RipleyFranklin Township, Houghton County, MichiganFranklin Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,320 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
- Senter
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 38,317 people, 14,791 households, and 8,741 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 95.49% White, 1.10% African American, 0.51% Native American, 1.69% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population.
The median income for a household in the μSA was $28,479, and the median income for a family was $37,697. Males had a median income of $28,683 versus $22,068 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the μSA was $15,924.
See also
- Michigan census statistical areasMichigan census statistical areasThe United States Census Bureau has defined 5 Combined Statistical Areas , 15 Metropolitan Statistical Areas , and 18 Micropolitan Statistical Areas in the State of Michigan. The following table describes these areas with the following information:*The name of the Combined Statistical Area , if...
- List of cities, villages, and townships in Michigan