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Notable locations in Houghton: Micheal Messner Coal Dock (A), Sands Development Company (B), Superior Block Company (C), Hamar Quandt Company (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Huron Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Hotels: Downtowner Motel (110 Shelden Avenue), Best Western Franklin Square (820 Shelden Avenue), Best Western Franklin Square Inn (820 Shelden Avenue), Best Value King's Inn (215 Shelden Avenue), College Motel (1308 College Avenue), Budget Host Inn (US41 Southeast).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Houghton and their reported violations in the past:
PORTAGE LAKE GOLF COURSE - MTU (Population served: 140, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
PILGRIM RIVER STEAK HOUSE (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-10-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-10-2005), St Public Notif issued (OCT-10-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-03-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
ISLE ROYALE - WINDIGO (Population served: 25, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Houghton that have no violations reported:
- ISLE ROYALE - MOTT ISLAND (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
- ISLE ROYALE-ROCK HARBOR (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  36.9% | | Whole state: |  10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 16.4% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Houghton compared to Michigan state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Number of college students significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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Arena or stadium:
- John MacInnes Ice Arena. Michigan Technological University.
Banks with branches in Houghton (2007 data):
- The Miners State Bank: Pearl Street Branch at 200 Pearl Street, Unit #3, branch established on 2006-08-28; Houghton Branch at 1203 Ridge Road, branch established on 2003-10-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $84.7 mil, Deposits: $70.0 mil, headquarters in Iron River, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Msb Bankshares, Inc.
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Houghton Main Branch at 600 Shelden Avenue, branch established on 1865-04-18; Houghton University Branch at 1303 College Avenue, branch established on 1967-04-10. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Superior National Bank & Trust Company: Econo Food Branch at 1000 West Sharon Avenue, branch established on 1994-01-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $294.1 mil, Deposits: $262.6 mil, headquarters in Hancock, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Keweenaw Financial Corporation
- River Valley State Bank: Houghton Branch at 19795 West Sharon Avenue, branch established on 1978-06-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $762.7 mil, Deposits: $641.3 mil, headquarters in Wausau, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: River Valley Bancorporation, Inc.
- Republic Bank: Houghton Branch at 901 West Sharon Avenue, branch established on 1995-08-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,433.8 mil, Deposits: $3,076.3 mil, headquarters in Lansing, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 85 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Banking Corporation
- Range Bank, National Association: Houghton Office Branch at 48345 Highway M-26, branch established on 2002-07-24. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $207.8 mil, Deposits: $180.9 mil, headquarters in Negaunee, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Range Financial Corporation
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Firefighters |
1 | $3,658 | $43,896 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $6,199 | $37,194 | 0 | $0 |
| Transit |
1 | $2,035 | $24,420 | 10 | $15,474 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $9,365 | $56,190 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
8 | $30,283 | $45,425 | 3 | $3,031 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $4,390 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,543 |
| Streets and Highways |
13 | $51,932 | $47,937 | 3 | $4,202 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $1,430 |
| Financial Administration |
4 | $8,511 | $25,533 | 1 | $664 |
| Totals for Government |
31 | $111,982 | $43,348 | 28 | $30,735 |
Houghton government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $123,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,795,000
Solid Waste Management: $401,000
All Other: $226,000
Parking Facilities: $111,000
Parks & Recreation: $103,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $1,654,000
Regular Highways: $944,000
General - Other: $579,000
Transit Utilities: $564,000
Police Protection: $430,000
Solid Waste Management: $406,000
Water Utilities: $351,000
Parks & Recreation: $223,000
Central Staff Services: $205,000
Parking Facilities: $140,000
Fire Protection: $121,000
General Public Buildings: $115,000
Financial Administration: $67,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $41,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $250,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $106,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $118,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,019,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,736,000
Water Utilities: $111,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $284,000
Water Utilities: $7,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $107,000
Interest Earnings: $92,000
Rents: $51,000
Property Sale Other: $42,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $354,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,083,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $606,000
Transit Utilities: $106,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $859,000
Highways: $853,000
Transit Utilities: $315,000
All Other: $128,000
- Tax - Property: $1,888,000
NEC: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $2,784,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000
6.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,824 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.22% | | Michigan average: | 5.24% |
0.87% of residents moved from foreign countries ($607 average AGI)| Houghton County: | 0.87% | | Michigan average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,003 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.38% | | Michigan average: | 5.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Houghton:
- WCCY (1400 AM; 1 kW; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: TU-MAR BROADCASTING, INC)
- WMPL (920 AM; 1 kW; HANCOCK, MI)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WZAM (970 AM; 5 kW; ISHPEMING, MI)
- WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Houghton:
- WGLI (98.7 FM; HANCOCK, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY)
- WOLV (97.7 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: TU-MAR BROADCASTING, INC)
- WHKB (102.3 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: TU-MAR BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKMJ-FM (93.5 FM; HANCOCK, MI; Owner: VICTOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W260AC (99.9 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
- WGGL-FM (91.1 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- WMTU-FM (91.9 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY)
- WCUP (105.7 FM; L'ANSE, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY)
- W224AO (92.7 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WVCN (104.3 FM; BARAGA, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Houghton:
- WBKP (Channel 5; CALUMET, MI; Owner: SCANLAN TELEVISION, INC.)
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