Houghton County, Michigan property search
Search an address or an owner in Houghton County, Michigan with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 28,602 lots are mapped here, covering 659,637 acres. 4,638 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Houghton County received $86,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 21 recipients. 141,666 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Singapore.
- 28,602
- Lots mapped
- 659,637
- Acres
- 4,638
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Houghton County
Largest landowners by acreage in Houghton County, Michigan| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| LAKE SUPERIOR TIMBERLANDS LLC | 349 | 52,699 |
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| VERDANT TIMBER MICHIGAN LLC | 284 | 51,910 |
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| STATE OF MICHIGAN | 278 | 42,900 |
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| SAGE TIMBER MICHIGAN LLC | 104 | 20,679 |
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| PENEGOR JOHN & ARTHUR INC | 42 | 3,890 |
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| MWF V VULCAN LLC | 18 | 3,842 |
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| NORDINE LAND MGMT CO INC | 17 | 3,473 |
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| CLISCH FAMILY NO 1 LLC | 20 | 2,676 |
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| LYME GREAT LAKES TIMBERLANDS LLC | 23 | 2,285 |
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| GREENLEAF TIMBER HOLDINGS ,INC | 13 | 2,002 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Michigan
Federal farm payments in Houghton County
- $86K
- Paid in 2025
- 21
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Houghton County, Michigan, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $55K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $17K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $9K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $4K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $439 |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Houghton County
- 141,666
- Acres disclosed
- 11
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Houghton County, Michigan, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Singapore | 76,439 |
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| Netherlands | 58,341 |
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| No predominant country code | 2,130 |
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| Canada | 1,978 |
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| Cayman Islands | 1,548 |
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| Japan | 1,230 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Houghton County, Michigan| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| GMO THRESHOLD TIMBER MICHIGAN II L.L.C. (NETHERLANDS) | 58,225 |
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| Verdant Timber Michigan (SINGAPORE) | 51,340 |
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| Sage Timber Michigan, LLC (SINGAPORE) | 20,604 |
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| Verdant Timber Cub, LLC (SINGAPORE) | 4,495 |
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| CONNOR FOREST INDUSTRIES, INC. (999 - NO PREDOMINANT COUNTRY CODE) | 2,130 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Conservation and the power grid
- 178
- CRP acres, 2025
- 8
- Substations
- 138 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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Houghton County last published these records on July 21, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.