Houghton County
- County Seat: Houghton
- Population Centers: Houghton and Hancock, the two cities joined by the Lift Bridge in the photo above
- Population 2000: 36,016 45th of 83 counties in Michigan
- Miles to the Macinac Bridge: 265
- Miles to Lansing: 510, 4th most remote
- Jumping off point for Isle Royal National Park
- Home of Michigan Technological University
- Home of Finlandia University in Hancock