Adams Township (Houghton County) is a township in Houghton County, Michigan, home to about 2,564 people across 47 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 49905, 49955 and 49963, and parts of 49965 are in Adams Township (Houghton County) too.
Homes sold for a median of $122 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population2,56454 per sq mi
Median home value$118,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$122Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Stanton Township; part is in Adams Township (Houghton County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Adams Township (Houghton County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Adams Township (Houghton County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)263 miles away
Closer regional airport
Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX)14 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN255 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL363 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Adams Township (Houghton County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Adams Township (Houghton County)
U.S. Representative · Michigan’s 1st DistrictJack Bergman (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Adams Township (Houghton County) had 2,540 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 681st largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Houghton County grew from 66,063 residents in 1900 to 37,361 in 2020.
Houghton County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 9°F. About 31.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jacobsville, MI weather station (13 miles away).
Jobs in Houghton County
9,246 jobs at 891 businesses in Houghton County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Adams Township (Houghton County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Up Health System PortageGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Hancock9.4 miles
Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and ClinicsCritical access hospital · emergency room · Laurium18.9 miles
Baraga County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · L' Anse24.9 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
Mental health providers
1
Chiropractors
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Adams Township (Houghton County)
Grocery stores
Festival Foods7.3 mi
Walmart Supercenter7.6 mi
Tadych's Marketplace Foods7.9 mi
Keeweenaw Co-op Natural Food Store8.5 mi
Pharmacies
Walmart Pharmacy7.6 mi
Walgreens7.8 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Copper Range Historical Museum4.0 mi
Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Adams Township School District, Stanton Township Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
South Range Elementary SchoolSouth Range
Pre-K–6
204
Public
3.8 mi
EB Holman Elementary SchoolAtlantic Mine
K–8
183
Public
8.1 mi
Jeffers High SchoolPainesdale
7–12
270
Public
2.1 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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