We must all remember that Congressional districts that look huge in scale mean no more than some that are not so impressive in size.
In New York State:
Congressional District 5 Population Land Area
Total 717,708 51.88
Urban Total 717,708 48.96
Urban Percentage 100.00% 94.36%
Rural Total 0 2.92
Rural Percentage 0.00% 5.64%
Congressional District 6 Population Land Area
Total 717,707 29.78
Urban Total 717,707 29.78
Urban Percentage 100.00% 100.00%
Rural Total 0 0.00
Rural Percentage 0.00% 0.00%
Congressional District 7 Population Land Area
Total 717,708 16.16
Urban Total 717,708 16.16
Urban Percentage 100.00% 100.00%
Rural Total 0 0.00
Rural Percentage 0.00% 0.00%
Congressional District 8 Population Land Area
Total 717,708 29.66
Urban Total 717,671 23.27
Urban Percentage 99.99% 78.45%
Rural Total 37 6.39
Rural Percentage 0.01% 21.55%
Congressional District 9 Population Land Area
Total 717,708 15.54
Urban Total 717,708 15.54
Urban Percentage 100.00% 100.00%
Rural Total 0 0.00
Rural Percentage 0.00% 0.00%
Congressional District 10 Population Land Area
Total 717,707 14.25
Urban Total 717,707 14.25
Urban Percentage 100.00% 100.00%
Rural Total 0 0.00
Rural Percentage 0.00% 0.00%
Congressional District 11 Population Land Area
Total 717,708 65.83
Urban Total 717,708 65.83
Urban Percentage 100.00% 100.00%
Rural Total 0 0.00
Rural Percentage 0.00% 0.00%
Congressional District 12 Population Land Area
Total 717,707 14.79
Urban Total 717,707 14.79
Urban Percentage 100.00% 100.00%
Rural Total 0 0.00
Rural Percentage 0.00% 0.00%
Congressional District 13 Population Land Area
Total 717,707 10.25
Urban Total 717,707 10.25
Urban Percentage 100.00% 100.00%
Rural Total 0 0.00
Rural Percentage 0.00% 0.00%
Congressional District 14 Population Land Area
Total 717,708 28.29
Urban Total 717,669 25.83
Urban Percentage 99.99% 91.31%
Rural Total 39 2.46
Rural Percentage 0.01% 8.69%
Congressional District 15 Population Land Area
Total 717,708 14.54
Urban Total 717,708 14.54
Urban Percentage 100.00% 100.00%
Rural Total 0 0.00
Rural Percentage 0.00% 0.00%
Congressional District 16 Population Land Area
Total 717,707 78.37
Urban Total 717,707 78.14
Urban Percentage 100.00% 99.70%
Rural Total 0 0.23
Rural Percentage 0.00% 0.30%
http://www2.census.gov/geo/relfiles/cdsld13/36/ur_cd_36.txtThere are four states smaller in population than any one of these twelve Congressional districts, yet there are cattle ranches bigger in area than some of these Congressional districts. People vote; cattle don't.
