Houghton Lake, Michigan
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Houghton Lake (/ˈhoʊtən/; HOH-tən) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Roscommon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,294 during the 2020 census, making it the largest unincorporated community in Northern Michigan. The CDP is located within Denton, Lake, and Roscommon townships.
Houghton Lake, Michigan | |
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Coordinates: 44°18′53″N 84°45′53″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Roscommon |
Townships | Denton, Lake, and Roscommon |
Settled | 1873 |
Area | |
• Total | 12.38 sq mi (32.07 km2) |
• Land | 10.75 sq mi (27.84 km2) |
• Water | 1.63 sq mi (4.22 km2) |
Elevation | 1,145 ft (349 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,294 |
• Density | 492.47/sq mi (190.14/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code(s) | |
Area code | 989 |
FIPS code | 26-39400[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0628665[3] |
The community of Houghton Lake is named after and situated upon Houghton Lake, the largest inland lake in Michigan.[4] The CDP includes the unincorporated community of Houghton Lake Heights. The CDP of Prudenville is immediately east of Houghton Lake. M-55 is the primary thoroughfare serving the community, running east–west.