Houpt is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Nore Township,
Itasca County
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,
Minnesota
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, United States, located in the northwest corner of the county.
The community is located between Northome and Blackduck at the intersection of
U.S. Highway 71 and Bowman Road. The
South Cormorant River
The South Cormorant River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 8, 2011 tributary of the Blackduck River of Minnesota in the United States. It joins the Blackduck Rive ...
flows through the community. Nearby places include
Funkley,
Northome
Northome is a city located in the southwestern corner of Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 155 at the 2020 census. The county seat is International Falls, about away.
U.S. Highway 71 and State Highways 1 and ...
,
Blackduck,
Orth Orth can refer to:
Places
* Orth, Minnesota, an unincorporated community in Nore Township, Minnesota, United States
* Orth an der Donau, a town in Gänserndorf, Lower Austria, Austria
* Orth House, a historic house in Winnetka, Illinois, United ...
,
Bergville
Bergville(formerly known as Ntenjwa) is a town with a Rich History.
*History
The area was formerly known as Ntenjwa (eMangwaneni). The land was taken by the Hlongwane clan from the Hlubi clan after a conflict in the mid-19th century, believed ...
, and
Alvwood.
Houpt is located seven miles southwest of Northome and nine miles northeast of Blackduck. Houpt is 15 miles northwest of Alvwood and 52 miles northwest of
Deer River. The boundary line between
Itasca,
Beltrami, and
Koochiching counties is nearby.
ZIP codes 56630 (Blackduck) and 56661 (Northome) meet near Houpt. A post office previously operated in the community of Houpt from 1903 to 1914.
References
* Mn/DOT map of Itasca County – Sheet 2 – 2011 edition
Unincorporated communities in Minnesota
Unincorporated communities in Itasca County, Minnesota
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