'Houghton County' definitions:
Houghton -- U.S. County in Michigan
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Houghton -- U.S. County in Michigan
Population (2000) :
36016
Housing Units (2000) :
17748
Land area (2000) :
1011.719732 sq. miles (2620.341964 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
489.838610 sq. miles (1268.676121 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1501.558342 sq. miles (3889.018085 sq. km)
Located within :
Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location :
47.032756 N, 88.605482 W