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General Characteristics and Facts |
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 (2005-2007 Census) | 10,094,027 |
Number of people in 1st District (2005-2007 Census) | 658,482 |
White | 616,895 (93.7%) |
African American | 9,443 (1.4%) |
American Indian / Eskimo | 14,867 (2.3%) |
Seniors 65 and older | 118,459 (18.0%) |
Number of voting age people in 1st District | 523,806(79.5%) |
Number of counties in 1st District | 32 |
Ten largest counties in 1st District by population |
Marquette | 65,187 |
Bay | 39,254 |
Chippewa | 38,724 |
Delta | 37,650 |
Houghton | 35,370 |
Emmet | 33,387 |
Alpena | 29,902 |
Dickinson | 27,068 |
Cheboygan | 26,958 |
Iosco | 26,429 |
Five largest cities in 1st District by population |
Marquette | 20,916 |
Sault Ste. Marie | 14,087 |
Escanaba | 12,214 |
Alpena | 10,465 |
Menominee | 8,324 |
Total Number of households in 1st District | 275,147 |
Other Facts |
The First District, with 1,613 miles of shoreline, has more shoreline than any other congressional district in the continental United States. |
Bordering Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, the First District is the only congressional district that borders three of the five Great Lakes. |