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FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS AND FACTS
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State land mass in square miles | 56,809.2 |
1st District land mass in square miles |
24875 |
Percentage of state land mass | 44% |
Number of people in state (2000 Census) |
9,938,444 |
Number of people in 1st District (2000 Census) |
662,563 |
White |
621,488 (93.8%) |
African American |
9,275 (1.4%) |
American Indian / Eskimo |
17,226 (2.6%) |
Seniors 65 and older |
119,924 (18.1%) |
Number of voting age people in 1st District |
506,861(76.5%) |
Number of counties in 1st District |
30.5 |
Ten largest counties in 1st District by population |
Marquette |
64,634 |
Chippewa |
38,543 |
Delta |
38,520 |
Houghton |
36,016 |
Emmet |
31,433 |
Alpena |
31,314 |
Dickinson |
27,472 |
Iosco |
27,339 |
Cheboygan |
26,448 |
Charlevoix |
26,090 |
Five largest cities in 1st District by population |
Marquette |
21,765 |
Sault Ste. Marie |
14,689 |
Escanaba |
13,140 |
Alpena |
11,304 |
Menominee |
9,131 |
Total family households in 1st District |
298,609 |
The 1st District is the 2nd largest congressional district in land mass
east of the Mississippi River |
The 1st District has more shoreline than any other district in the
continental United States |
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This is an official Web site of the United States House of Representatives.
Representative Bart Stupak, Michigan 1st district
2352 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225 4735 Fax: (202) 225 4744
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