Houghton Township, MI truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes in Houghton Township: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Houghton Township and Keweenaw County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Keweenaw County numbers.

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0
truck crashes reported in Houghton Township since 2015
6
truck crashes in Keweenaw County since 2015
0
deaths in Keweenaw County
0
garbage-truck crashes (0.0%)
0
fatal truck crashes within 10 mi, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

No fatal crashes involving a large truck were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.
Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters dashed = 10 mi radius 2015–2024, NHTSA FARS

Risk scorecard

0 out of 100
Low truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Keweenaw County, 2020–2024: 0.00 per 100,000 a year, higher than 0% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr25.2
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)33%
Garbage-truck share of crashes0.0%
Michigan average
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Key findings

6
reported truck crashes in Keweenaw County since 2015
0
deadly crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Houghton since 2015
0
crashes involving a garbage truck in Keweenaw County since 2015
Keweenaw County
not enough local crashes for patterns; see Keweenaw County figures below

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

0.0%
0 of 6 crashes.
0 of 6 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.

Keweenaw County at a glance: 6 reported truck crashes in Keweenaw County since 2015.

Overview

Since 2015, 6 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Keweenaw County. They injured 1 people and killed 0.

Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Houghton Township since 2015; patterns below come from Keweenaw County as a whole.

When crashes happen

Monthly patterns need more crashes than Keweenaw County has on record.

Where crashes happen

Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Houghton.

Garbage & waste trucks

Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Keweenaw County.

Route planning tips for Houghton Township fleets

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About the data

Sources: the FMCSA crash file for all reported truck crashes and NHTSA FARS for fatal crashes with a large truck. Every statement here comes straight from those numbers.

Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks

2005: 2 truck crashes2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 0 truck crashes2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 1 truck crash2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 0 truck crashes2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 1 truck crash2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 0 truck crashes2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 0 truck crashes2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 0 truck crashes2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 0 truck crashes2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 1 truck crash2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 0 truck crashes2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 1 truck crash2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 0 truck crashes2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 0 truck crashes2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 0 truck crashes2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 2 truck crashes2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 0 truck crashes2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 1 truck crash2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 1 truck crash2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 1 truck crash2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 0 truck crashes2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 0 truck crashes2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucksincomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Keweenaw County

Jan: 16.7% of truck crashesFeb: 0.0% of truck crashesMar: 0.0% of truck crashesApr: 0.0% of truck crashesMay: 0.0% of truck crashesJun: 0.0% of truck crashesJul: 16.7% of truck crashesAug: 16.7% of truck crashesSep: 16.7% of truck crashesOct: 16.7% of truck crashesNov: 0.0% of truck crashesDec: 16.7% of truck crashes JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
All trucks (share of crashes by month)Winter (Nov–Mar)

Most dangerous roads for trucks

No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Keweenaw County)
Lac La Belle2
Fulton1
Gay Lake Linden1
Laclabelle1
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Houghton Township at a glance

Population73
Land area120.7 sq mi
Density1 per sq mi
Median household income (ZIP 49805)$43,819
Median home value (ZIP 49805)$97,815

Historical data: truck crashes in Keweenaw County since the 1990s

Combines the FMCSA crash file (all reported truck crashes, real coverage from about 1990) with NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes involving a large truck, 1982–2024).

1995: 1 reported truck crash1996: 1 reported truck crash1998: 1 reported truck crash2003: 4 reported truck crashes2005: 2 reported truck crashes2007: 1 reported truck crash2009: 1 reported truck crash2014: 1 reported truck crash2016: 1 reported truck crash2020: 2 reported truck crashes2022: 1 reported truck crash2023: 1 reported truck crash2024: 1 reported truck crash 1982: 1 fatal truck crash1983: 0 fatal truck crashes1984: 0 fatal truck crashes1985: 0 fatal truck crashes1986: 0 fatal truck crashes1987: 0 fatal truck crashes1988: 0 fatal truck crashes1989: 0 fatal truck crashes1990: 0 fatal truck crashes1991: 0 fatal truck crashes1992: 0 fatal truck crashes1993: 0 fatal truck crashes1994: 0 fatal truck crashes1995: 0 fatal truck crashes1996: 0 fatal truck crashes1997: 0 fatal truck crashes1998: 0 fatal truck crashes1999: 0 fatal truck crashes2000: 0 fatal truck crashes2001: 0 fatal truck crashes2002: 0 fatal truck crashes2003: 0 fatal truck crashes2004: 0 fatal truck crashes2005: 0 fatal truck crashes2006: 0 fatal truck crashes2007: 1 fatal truck crash2008: 0 fatal truck crashes2009: 1 fatal truck crash2010: 0 fatal truck crashes2011: 0 fatal truck crashes2012: 0 fatal truck crashes2013: 0 fatal truck crashes2014: 0 fatal truck crashes2015: 0 fatal truck crashes2016: 0 fatal truck crashes2017: 0 fatal truck crashes2018: 0 fatal truck crashes2019: 0 fatal truck crashes2020: 0 fatal truck crashes2021: 0 fatal truck crashes2022: 0 fatal truck crashes2023: 0 fatal truck crashes2024: 0 fatal truck crashes 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Keweenaw County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Keweenaw County (FARS, separate scale, max 1)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s1—0.0
2000s1+33%0.2
2010s0-75%0.0
2020s1+317%0.0

Reported truck crashes averaged 1 a year in the 1990s and 1 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting.

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Nearby places

Eagle HarborEagle RiverAllouezMohawkCopper HarborAhmeekFultonCopper CityGrant Township, Keweenaw CountyCalumetKeweenaw CountyMichigan

Questions fleets ask about Houghton Township

How many truck crashes happen in Houghton Township?

Since 2015, 6 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Keweenaw County (1 injured, 0 killed).

How many garbage truck accidents happen in Houghton Township?

Since 2015, Keweenaw County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.

How can I plan a safer truck route in Houghton Township?

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.