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Houghton
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 45°45′47″N 98°12′37″W / 45.76306°N 98.21028°W / 45.76306; -98.21028
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Brown
Elevation	1,303 ft (397 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	57449
Area code	605
GNIS feature ID	1255680

Houghton is an unincorporated community in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. Its population is not tracked by the Census Bureau.

History

Houghton was platted in 1886. It was named for C. W. Houghton, an original owner of the town site. A post office was established in Houghton in 1886.

Notable people

• Ralph Herseth, twenty-first Governor of South Dakota from 1959 to 1961.
• Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Former U.S. Representative and president of Augustana University.

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Houghton, South Dakota
2. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 85.
3. "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
4. "Ralph Herseth". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 19, 2013.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Brown County, South Dakota, United States
County seat: Aberdeen
Cities	Aberdeen Columbia Groton
Towns	Claremont Frederick Hecla Stratford Verdon Warner Westport
CDPs	Bath Bath Corner Ferney Hutterville Colony Mansfield‡ Prairiewood Village
Other communities	Barnard Houghton Huffton Ordway Putney Randolph Rudolph Tacoma Park
Townships	Aberdeen Allison Bates Bath Brainard Cambria Carlisle Claremont Columbia East Hanson East Rondell Franklyn Frederick Garden Prairie Garland Gem Greenfield Groton Hecla Henry Highland Lansing Liberty Lincoln Mercier New Hope North Detroit Oneota Ordway Osceola Palmyra Portage Prairiewood Putney Ravinia Richland Riverside Savo Shelby South Detroit Warner West Hanson Westport West Rondell
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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