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This article is about the community in Michigan. For other uses, see Dakota Heights (disambiguation). Dakota Heights is an unincorporated community in Portage Township, Houghton County in the U

Dakota Heights is an unincorporated community in Portage Township, Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. In Law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any Municipality. Portage Township is a Charter township of Houghton County in the U Houghton County is a county in the US state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 36016 A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. It is an enclave surrounded on all four sides[1] by the extreme western part of the city of Houghton (on the fourth by Portage Lake (or, depending on definition of terms, the Portage Lake Shipping Canal); it is non-contiguous with any other part of Portage Township. Houghton is a City in the US state of Michigan 's Upper Peninsula and largest city in the Copper Keweenaw Waterway north endjpg|thumb|250px|North end of the Keweenaw Waterway on Lake Superior]]The Keweenaw Waterway is a partly natural partly manmade waterway which cuts across the Keweenaw Waterway north endjpg|thumb|250px|North end of the Keweenaw Waterway on Lake Superior]]The Keweenaw Waterway is a partly natural partly manmade waterway which cuts across the (However, it was formerly served by the water lines of Adams Township. Adams Township is a Civil township of Houghton County in the U )[2] Living in Dakota Heights is at least sometimes regarded as living "in town" (Houghton). [3]

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History

Dakota Heights was platted in 1906 and named after the Dacotah Mining Company, which operated briefly in its vicinity. A plat consists of a Map, drawn to scale showing the divisions of a piece of land [1] It provided housing for workers on the Copper Range Railroad, which had a number of facilities immediately to the north;[4] the company owned most of the housing. The Copper Range Railroad was a small railroad company that operated from 1899 to 1972 in the western Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan, United States. It remains "primarily residential,"[4] though some businesses have opened (and closed) in it over the years, including a former motel, and currently a podiatrist's office, restaurant[4] and spa. Entering dictionaries after World War II, the word motel, a Portmanteau of motor and hotel or motorists' hotel, referred The term spa is associated with water treatment which is also known as Balneotherapy, Spa towns or Spa resorts offering such treatment or the medication

Geography

Dakota Heights originally sat at the west end of Houghton's Sheldon Avenue. [4] West of Dakota Heights was originally countryside, prior to the development of the M-26 corridor that began in the mid-1970s. Rural areas can be large and isolated (also referred to as "the country" and/or "the countryside over the course of time [5]

Climate

Dakota Heights has a humid continental climate but winters are typically long and snowy with much lake effect snow. The humid continental climate is a Climate found over large areas of land masses in the temperate regions of the mid-latitudes where there is a zone of conflict between Lake-effect snow is produced in the winter when cold Arctic winds move across long expanses of warmer lake water providing energy and picking up Water vapor which freezes

Environmental issues

Pollution in Huron Creek, arguably from inadequate private septic systems[6] has contributed to the growth of algae. Algae ( sing. alga are a large and diverse group of simple typically Autotrophic organisms ranging from Unicellular to Multicellular forms [7]

Education

The local school district is Houghton-Portage Township Schools. Students K-12 are served by Houghton Elementary (K-5), Middle (6-8), and High (9-12) schools. [1]

The Rock School formerly served Dakota Heights and the surrounding area.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Highway

In 1979 Highway M-26 was rerouted through the community, bisecting it. M-26 is a State highway in the US state of Michigan, running from two miles east of Rockland to its junction with US 41 in Park Avenue had formerly served as the main route from Houghton to Atlantic Mine, but this was replaced by the new route of the highway. Adams Township is a Civil township of Houghton County in the U [4]

Public transportation

Houghton Motor Transit operates a demand bus that serves the community, but "curb to curb" services is only for Houghton residents, and as it is outside the city limits of Houghton rates with one terminus in Dakota Heights are higher. ----The term city limits (or city boundary) refers to the defined boundary of a City. [8] However, there are no regularly-scheduled route buses operating in the community. [9]

Snowmobile

A snowmobile trail runs along Dakota Heights' Park Avenue. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b Dakota Heights. Developing the Huron Creek Watershed Management Plan. Retrieved on 2008-05-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors.
  2. ^ a b “Shaping the Future” Survey Comments from Portage Township. Retrieved on 2009-05-25. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors.
  3. ^ Hot-Ads MI - Dozens of Newspapers and Thousands of Ads. Retrieved on 2007-05-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the
  4. ^ a b c d e Gerald Greer. A Comprehensive Land Use History of the Huron Creek Watershed (pdf). Retrieved on 2008-05-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors.
  5. ^ Steve Albee. A Featured River: Huron Creek and its Watershed (pdf). Retrieved on 2008-05-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors.
  6. ^ SEPTIC SYSTEM: Developing the Huron Creek Watershed Management Plan. Retrieved on 2007-09-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights.
  7. ^ Karen M. Gonzalez,. Huron Creek Watershed Management Plan: Technical Background (pdf). Retrieved on 2008-05-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors.
  8. ^ Houghton Motor Transit Line. Retrieved on 2008-05-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors.
  9. ^ Downtowner Route Schedule (pdf). Retrieved on 2008-05-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors.

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