Houghton Township is a township in Keweenaw County, Michigan, home to about 88 people across 121 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49950.
Homes sold for a median of $348 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population881 per sq mi
Median home value$275,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$348Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Houghton Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Houghton Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)291 miles away
Closer regional airport
Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX)16 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN284 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL382 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Houghton Township; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Houghton Township
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
Houghton Township had 72 residents in the 2020 census, down 65% since 2000.
It’s the 1523rd largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Keweenaw County grew from 3,217 residents in 1900 to 2,046 in 2020.
Keweenaw 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 72°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 26 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Copper Harbor, MI weather station (21 miles away).
Jobs in Keweenaw County
347 jobs at 59 businesses in Keweenaw County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Houghton Township.
Nearest hospitals
Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and ClinicsCritical access hospital · emergency room · Laurium10.7 miles
Up Health System PortageGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Hancock20.1 miles
Baraga County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · L' Anse43.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Specialist doctors
2
Mental health providers
1
Physical and occupational therapists
2
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 Houghton Township
Parks (8 nearby)
Veterans Park · 20 acres6.0 mi
Gabriel J Chopp Park · 3 acres6.4 mi
Snow Gauge Roadside Park · 2 acres0.8 mi
Copper Falls Park · 2 acres6.1 mi
Mohawk Park and Playground · 2 acres4.9 mi
Houghton Township Square Park · 2 acres4.2 mi
Grocery stores
Pat's Foods11.0 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
The Bammert Blacksmith Shop2.8 mi
Eagle River Museum4.2 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Calumet Theatre10.6 mi
Calumet Art Center in the Big Green Church10.7 mi
Counts are within about 7 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
CHSHorizons SchoolMohawk
9–12
73
Alternative Education
4.6 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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