Maryland's 6th congressional district

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Maryland's 6th congressional district
Current Representative		Roscoe Bartlett (R)
Area	3,062.27 mi²
Distribution	60.5% urban, 39.5% rural
Population (2000)	662,060
Median income	$50,957
Ethnicity	92.3% White, 4.9% Black, 1% Asian, 1.4% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.5% other
Occupation	30% blue collar, 61.5% white collar, 14.1% gray collar
Cook PVI	R+13

Maryland's Sixth Congressional District elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives from the northwest part of the state. Today the district comprises all of Garrett, Allegany, Washington, Frederick and Carroll Counties, as well as portions of Montgomery, Baltimore, and Harford Counties. The seat is currently represented by Roscoe Bartlett (R).

[edit] History

The Maryland 6th District was one of the original districts that had a congressman starting in 1789. At this point the district had essentially its modern boundaries, consisting of the Maryland panhandle and areas eastward, all the way to the modern western boundary of the District of Columbia. However after the 1790 census Maryland's representation increased to 8 congresspersons. The new sixth district was in the north-east corner of the state east of Baltimore, covering essentially the modern counties of Harford, Cecil and Kent.^[1]

[edit] Recent elections

• United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2006
• United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2008

[edit] List of representatives

[edit] References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present