Dakota Heights is an unincorporated community in Portage Charter Township, Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is an enclave surrounded on all four sides by the extreme western part of the city of Houghton ; it is non-contiguous with any other part of Portage Township. Living in Dakota Heights is at least sometimes regarded as living "in t…Dakota Heights is an unincorporated community in Portage Charter Township, Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is an enclave surrounded on all four sides by the extreme western part of the city of Houghton ; it is non-contiguous with any other part of Portage Township. Living in Dakota Heights is at least sometimes regarded as living "in town".