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HOUGHTON

Michigan · UNITED STATES (US) · 47.12°N / 88.57°W

MI
ADM1 · ID GeoNames 4,996,572

Houghton is a city in United States with a population of 7,970. It sits at 47.12/-88.57, runs on America/Detroit, is 1 km from Hancock.

Population 7,970
Place Type District Capital
Elevation 196m
Timezone America/Detroit

All facts

fields
Country
United States
Subdivision
Michigan
Coords
47.12°N / 88.57°W
UTC offset
-5
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km
NW Hancock Michigan 4,555 1.1 km
E Dollar Bay Michigan 1,082 4.4 km
SW Atlantic Mine Michigan 2,082 5.2 km
SW South Range Michigan 746 8.1 km
NE Hubbell Michigan 946 12.0 km
NE Lake Linden Michigan 989 14.7 km
NE Laurium Michigan 1,941 16.0 km
NE Calumet Michigan 703 16.4 km
NE Eagle River Michigan 71 38.5 km
S Baraga Michigan 1,996 38.7 km

Air access

nearby

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Houghton?
7,970 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Houghton in?
America/Detroit.
Which country is Houghton in?
United States (US).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/4996572

{
  "data": {
    "id": 4996572,
    "name": "Houghton",
    "ascii_name": "Houghton",
    "country_code": "US",
    "population": 7970,
    "elevation": 196,
    "timezone_id": "America/Detroit",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 47.12187,
    "longitude": -88.56901
  }
}
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