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Michigan 3rd Congressional District
Michigan's 3rd congressional district is a List of United States congressional districts, U.S. congressional district in West Michigan. From 2003 to 2013, it consisted of the counties of Barry County, Michigan, Barry and Ionia County, Michigan, Ionia, as well as all except the northwestern portion of Kent County, Michigan, Kent, including the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grand Rapids. The district was extended to Battle Creek, Michigan, Battle Creek after redistricting in 2012. In 2022, the district was extended to include portions of Muskegon County, Michigan, Muskegon County. The district is currently represented by Hillary Scholten, a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party. Major cities *Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grand Rapids *Muskegon, Michigan, Muskegon *Grand Haven, Michigan, Grand Haven *Spring Lake, Michigan, Spring Lake Recent election results in statewide races History of 3rd congressional district Prior to 1993, the 3rd congressional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muskegon County, Michigan
Muskegon County is a Counties of the United States, county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of 2020, the population was 175,824. The county seat is Muskegon, Michigan, Muskegon. Muskegon County comprises the Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, Michigan, Kentwood-Muskegon, MI Grand Rapids metropolitan area, Combined Statistical Area. The White River (White Lake), White River flows through the county to its mouth at Lake Michigan. History Around 1812, Jean Baptiste Recollect and Pierre Constant set up trading posts in the area. By the Treaty of Washington (1836), Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Native Americans ceded parts of Michigan, including future Muskegon County, to the United States. This opened up the area to greater settlement by European Americans, who developed farms. Prior to 1859, the majority of Muskegon County was part of Ottawa County, Michigan, Ottawa County (the Southern thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
