Houghton, Michigan

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city

Houghton, Michigan is a small city in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula known for its historic copper mining heritage and as the home of Michigan Technological University.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Houghton, Michigan canonical 27
City of Houghton, Michigan 2
Houghton 1

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
areaCode 906 ⓘ
connectedTo Hancock, Michigan ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
county Houghton County, Michigan ⓘ
currentEconomicSectors higher education ⓘ
technology and engineering services ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
governingBody Houghton City Council ⓘ
hasBridgeConnection Portage Lake Lift Bridge ⓘ
hasClimate humid continental climate ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution Michigan Technological University ⓘ
hasFeature heavy lake-effect snowfall ⓘ
hasHistoricIndustry Keweenaw Peninsula copper mining ⓘ
hasRecreationalActivity boating ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
snow sports ⓘ
hasTransportationRoute M-26 (Michigan highway) ⓘ
U.S. Route 41 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasUniversityFocus engineering ⓘ
science and technology ⓘ
incorporatedAsCity 19th century ⓘ
isHomeOf Michigan Technological University ⓘ
knownFor Michigan Technological University ⓘ
copper mining heritage ⓘ
locatedIn Upper Peninsula of Michigan ⓘ
locatedNear Keweenaw Waterway ⓘ
locatedOn Portage Lake (Michigan) ⓘ
surface form: Portage Lake
namedAfter Douglass Houghton ⓘ
nearBodyOfWater Lake Superior ⓘ
partOf Keweenaw Peninsula ⓘ
surface form: Copper Country
populationEstimate around 8000 residents ⓘ
postalCodeRange 49931 ⓘ
primaryEconomicHistory copper mining ⓘ
region Great Lakes region ⓘ
state Michigan (most of state) ⓘ
surface form: Michigan
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
tourismAttractions historic downtown ⓘ
nearby trails and parks ⓘ
waterfront and marina ⓘ

Referenced by (31)

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Upper Peninsula of Michigan → contains → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Isle Royale → nearestCity → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Keweenaw National Historical Park → nearestCity → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Eugene N. Parker → placeOfBirth → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Houghton, Michigan, United States
Houghton County, Michigan → countySeat → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Houghton County, Michigan → largestCity → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Houghton County, Michigan → contains → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey → campus → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey → city → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Houghton
Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey → arenaLocation → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Michigan Technological University → locatedIn → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Quincy Mine → near → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Keweenaw Peninsula → hasCity → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Douglass Houghton → hasPartNamedAfter → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
this entity surface form: City of Houghton, Michigan
Portage Charter Township, Michigan → borders → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Portage Lake (Michigan) → adjacentTo → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Portage Lake (Michigan) → hasShorelineCommunity → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Portage Lake (Michigan) → hasNearbyCity → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Michigan's 1st congressional district → containsCity → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Portage Lake Lift Bridge → connects → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Portage Lake Lift Bridge → isLandmarkOf → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Keweenaw Waterway → passesNear → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
M-26 (Michigan highway) → connects → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Houghton City Council → governs → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Houghton City Council → locatedIn → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Houghton City Council → governingBodyOf → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Calumet Township, Michigan → locatedNorthOf → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Stanton Township, Michigan → locatedNear → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
this entity surface form: City of Houghton, Michigan
Torch Lake Township, Michigan → hasCountySeat → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
state university system of Michigan → hasCampusIn → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Laurium, Michigan → nearbySettlement → Houghton, Michigan ⓘ