Michigan's 11th congressional district is a United States Congressional District located just northwest of Detroit, consisting of northwestern Wayne

Wayne County, Michigan

-History:Wayne County was one of the first counties formed when the Northwest Territory was organized. It was named for the American general "Mad Anthony" Wayne. It originally encompassed the entire area of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as small sections that are now part of northern...

 and southwestern Oakland

Oakland County, Michigan

-Demographics:As of the 2010 Census, there were 1,202,362 people, 471,115 households, and 315,175 families residing in the county. The population density as of the 2000 census was 1,369 people per square mile . There were 492,006 housing units at an average density of 564 per square mile...

 counties. Prior to 1993, the district covered the state's Upper Peninsula

Upper Peninsula of Michigan

The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded...

 and the northernmost portion of the Lower Peninsula

Lower Peninsula of Michigan

The Lower Peninsula of Michigan is the southern of the two major landmasses of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is surrounded by water on all sides except its southern border, which it shares with Ohio and Indiana. Geographically, the Lower Peninsula has a recognizable shape that many people...

, but that year it was shifted to the Detroit area, and its former geographical area became represented by the state's first district.

The 11th district is currently represented by Thad McCotter, elected in 2002.

Major cities

• Canton Township
  Canton Township, Michigan
  The Charter Township of Canton, usually referred to as Canton, is an affluent charter township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The commuter town is located west of Detroit and east of Ann Arbor. As of the 2010 census, the township had a population of 90,173, making it Michigan's...
  
  
• Garden City
  Garden City, Michigan
  Garden City is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,692. The city is part of the Metro Detroit region.- History :...
  
  
• Livonia
  Livonia, Michigan
  Livonia is a city in the northwest part of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Livonia is a very large suburb with an array of traditional neighborhoods connected to the metropolitan area by freeways. The population was 96,942 at the 2010 census, making it Michigan's 9th largest...
  
  
• Milford
  Milford, Michigan
  Milford is a village in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,175 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Milford Township.- Geography :...
  
  
• Novi
  Novi, Michigan
  Novi is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,224, an increase over the 2000 census count of 47,386. The city is located approximately northwest of the center of Detroit, and northeast of the center of Ann Arbor. The city is located...
  
  
• Northville
  Northville, Michigan
  Northville is a city located in and divided by Oakland and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of Michigan and a suburb in Metro Detroit. The population was 5,970 at the 2010 census. The Oakland County portion is surrounded by the city of Novi. The Wayne County portion is surrounded by Northville...
  
  /Northville Township
  Northville Township, Michigan
  Northville Township, or The Charter Township of Northville, is a charter township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan and a suburb in Metro Detroit. The population was 28,497 at the 2010 census....
  
  
• Plymouth
  Plymouth, Michigan
  Plymouth is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,132 at the 2010 census. The City of Plymouth is an enclave completely surrounded by Plymouth Charter Township, Michigan.-Geography:...
  
  /Plymouth Township
  Plymouth Township, Michigan
  The Charter Township of Plymouth is a charter township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 27,524 at the 2010 census...
  
  
• Redford Township
  Redford Township, Michigan
  The U.S. Census Bureau also defined Redford Township as a census-designated place in the 2000 Census so that the community would appear on the list of places as well on the list of county subdivisions...
  
  
• South Lyon
  South Lyon, Michigan
  South Lyon is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 11,327 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the South Lyon-Howell-Brighton Urban Area, which had a population of 106,139 according to the 2000 census...
  
  
• Westland
  Westland, Michigan
  Westland is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located about west of downtown Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 84,094.-Politics:...
  
  
• White Lake Township
  White Lake Township, Michigan
  White Lake Charter Township is a charter township of north Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan, it is part of the Detroit metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 30,019...
  
  

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Notes
District created		March 4, 1883
Edward Breitung Edward Breitung Edward Breitung was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Breitung, the son of John M. Breitung, a Lutheran minister, was born in the city of Schalkau in the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, Germany...	Republican	March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885	48th
Seth C. Moffatt Seth C. Moffatt Seth Crittenden Moffatt was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Moffatt was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, attended the common schools, and graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1863. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Traverse...	Republican	March 4, 1885 - December 22, 1887	49th-50th	Died
Vacant		December 22, 1887 – February 14, 1888	50th 50th United States Congress The Fiftieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1887 to March 4, 1889, during the third and fourth...
Henry W. Seymour Henry W. Seymour Henry William Seymour was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Seymour was born in Brockport, New York and attended the public schools, Brockport Collegiate Institute, and Canandaigua Academy. He graduated from Williams College of Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1855...	Republican	February 14, 1888 - March 3, 1889	50th
Samuel M. Stephenson Samuel M. Stephenson Samuel Merritt Stephenson was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Stephenson was born in Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada and moved with his parents to Maine, and later, in 1846, to Delta County, Michigan. He engaged in lumbering and moved to Menominee, Michigan in 1858...	Republican	March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1893	51st-52nd	Redistricted Redistricting Redistricting is the process of drawing United States electoral district boundaries, often in response to population changes determined by the results of the decennial census. In 36 states, the state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan, in many cases subject to...  to the
John Avery John Avery (politician) John Avery was a physician and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Avery was born in Watertown, New York and moved with his parents to Michigan in 1836. He attended the common schools and entered Grass Lake Academy in Jackson, where he studied medicine for two years...	Republican	March 4, 1893 - March 3, 1897	53rd-54th
William S. Mesick William S. Mesick William Smith Mesick was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Mesick was born in Newark, New York and attended the common schools. He moved to Michigan and attended Kalamazoo Business College and graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1881...	Republican	March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1901	55th-56th
Archibald B. Darragh Archibald B. Darragh Archibald Bard Darragh was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Bard was born in La Salle Township, Michigan, and attended the common schools and a private academy in Monroe. He entered the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1857 and pursued a classical course for two years...	Republican	March 4, 1901 - March 3, 1909	57th-60th
Francis H. Dodds Francis H. Dodds Francis Henry Dodds , was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Dodds was born on a farm near Waddington in St. Lawrence County, New York. He attended the local schools and moved with his parents to Isabella County, Michigan, in 1866. He graduated from Olivet College and taught school at...	Republican	March 4, 1909 - March 3, 1913	61st-62nd
Francis O. Lindquist Francis O. Lindquist Francis Oscar Lindquist was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Lindquist was born in Marinette, Wisconsin and attended the common schools. He moved to Greenville, Michigan, in 1904 and engaged in the mail-order clothing and manufacturing business...	Republican	March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1915	63rd
Frank D. Scott Frank D. Scott Frank Douglas Scott was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Scott was born of Scottish ancestry in Alpena, Michigan, attended the public schools and graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1901...	Republican	March 4, 1915 - March 3, 1927	64th-69th
Frank P. Bohn Frank P. Bohn Frank Probasco Bohn was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Bohn was born in Charlottesville, Indiana, where he attended public high school...	Republican	March 4, 1927 - March 3, 1933	70th-72nd
Prentiss M. Brown Prentiss M. Brown Prentiss Marsh Brown was a Democratic U.S. Representative and Senator from the state of Michigan.- Biography :...	Democratic	March 4, 1933 - November 18, 1936	73rd-74th	Resigned after being elected to the US Senate
Vacant		November 18, 1936 – January 3, 1937	74th 74th United States Congress -House:Also 2 Delegates, 3 Resident Commissioners-Senate:*President of the Senate: John N. Garner *President pro tempore: Key Pittman -Majority leadership:*Majority leader: Joseph T. Robinson...
John F. Luecke John F. Luecke John Frederick Luecke was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Luecke was born in Escanaba, Michigan and attended the public elementary schools...	Democratic	January 3, 1937 - January 3, 1939	75th
Fred Bradley Frederick Van Ness Bradley Frederick Van Ness Bradley , commonly known as Fred Bradley, was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan....	Republican	January 3, 1939 - May 24, 1947	76th-80th	Died
Vacant		May 24, 1947 – August 26, 1947	80th 80th United States Congress The Eightieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1947 to January 3, 1949, during the third and fourth...
Charles E. Potter Charles E. Potter Charles Edward Potter was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early Life:...	Republican	August 26, 1947 - November 4, 1952	80th-82nd	Resigned after being elected to the US Senate
Vacant		November 4, 1952 – January 3, 1953	82nd 82nd United States Congress The Eighty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1951 to January 3, 1953, during the last two years...
Victor A. Knox Victor A. Knox Victor Alfred Knox was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Knox was born on a farm in Chippewa County, Michigan, near Sault Ste. Marie. He attended the public schools and engaged in farming until 1943. He was the treasurer of Soo Township in 1923 and 1924, and Chippewa County supervisor,...	Republican	January 3, 1953 - January 3, 1965	83rd-88th
Raymond F. Clevenger Raymond F. Clevenger Raymond Francis Clevenger was a U.S. Representative from the U.S. state of Michigan.Clevenger was born in Chicago and attended schools in Oak Park, Illinois, graduating from high school in 1944. He served in the United States Army Medical Corps from July 1944 to July 1946...	Democratic	January 3, 1965 - January 3, 1967	89th
Philip Ruppe Philip Ruppe Philip Edward Ruppe is a former politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and a member of the Republican Party. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1979 before running, unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in 1982. He is a Korean War veteran, having served as a...	Republican	January 3, 1967 - January 3, 1979	90th-95th
Robert W. Davis Robert William Davis Robert William "Bob" Davis was an American politician from the state of Michigan. He represented the state's 11th congressional district, which at that time included the Upper Peninsula and a large portion of Northern Michigan, in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 until...	Republican	January 3, 1979 - January 3, 1993	96th-102nd
Joe Knollenberg Joe Knollenberg Joseph "Joe" Knollenberg is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. From 1993 to 2009, he was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing ....	Republican	January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2003	103rd-107th	Redistricted Redistricting Redistricting is the process of drawing United States electoral district boundaries, often in response to population changes determined by the results of the decennial census. In 36 states, the state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan, in many cases subject to...  to the
Thad McCotter Thad McCotter Thaddeus George "Thad" McCotter is the U.S. Representative to , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party...	Republican	January 3, 2003 - Present	108th-111th	Incumbent