Hunting / Farm Land, Country Homes & Estates for sale in Houghton County, MI

Houghton County is in the state of Michigan’s northwest corner of the Upper Peninsula. Houghton County has a land area of 1,009.10 square miles and a water area of 492.40 square miles. The county is ranked 44th in population for the state of Michigan. Because of its proximity to Lake Superior, this county is significantly impacted by Lake Superior weather/winter severity and snow depths. The majority of this unit is privately owned, although much of it is enrolled under the Commercial Forest Act, with the remaining land (17%) being publicly owned (State or Federal).  land use and habitat quality for deer vary from lowland conifers to upland hardwoods. Agriculture has a fairly modest impact and is mostly a factor around traditional rural areas.

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