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| 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 (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 |
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| 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 |
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| Marquette | 20,916 |
| Sault Ste. Marie | 14,087 |
| Escanaba | 12,214 |
| Alpena | 10,465 |
| Menominee | 8,324 |
| Total family households in 1st District | 625,482 |
| Other Facts |
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| 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. |
