About the 1st District
General Characteristics and Facts (Based on 2006 Population Estimates) | |
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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) | 10,095,643 |
Number of people in 1st District (2000 Census) | 662,178 |
White | 620,740 (93.7%) |
African American | 9,146 (1.4%) |
American Indian / Eskimo | 14,886 (2.2%) |
Seniors 65 and older | 118,561 (17.9%) |
Number of voting age people in 1st District | 529,303(79.9%) |
Number of counties in 1st District | 31 |
Ten largest counties in 1st District by population | |
Marquette | 64,675 |
Chippewa | 38,674 |
Delta | 38,156 |
Houghton | 35,334 |
Emmet | 33,607 |
Alpena | 30,067 |
Dickinson | 27,447 |
Iosco | 27,831 |
Cheboygan | 27,282 |
Charlevoix | 26,422 |
Five largest cities in 1st District by population | |
Marquette | 20,488 |
Sault Ste. Marie | 14,272 |
Escanaba | 12,750 |
Alpena | 10,637 |
Menominee | 8,604 |
Total family households in 1st District | 277,473 |
Other Facts | |
The 1st District has more shoreline than any other district in the continental United States |