Michigan's 81st House of Representatives district explained

State:	Michigan
District:	81
Chamber:	House of Representatives
Representative:	Rachel Hood
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Grand Rapids
Percent White:	94.1
Percent Black:	0.7
Percent Hispanic:	3.2
Percent Asian:	0.5
Percent Other Race:	0.4
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:	1.1^[1]
Population:	83,982^[2]
Population Year:	2010

Michigan's 81st House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 81st House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Kent County.^[3] The district was created in 1965, when the Michigan House of Representatives district naming scheme changed from a county-based system to a numerical one.^[4]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
Dale Kildee	bgcolor=		Democratic	1965–1974	Flint	^[5]
Mark Clodfelter	bgcolor=		Democratic	1975–1980	Flint	Resigned.^[6]
Robert L. Emerson	bgcolor=		Democratic	1981–1992	Flint	^[7]
Terry London	bgcolor=		Republican	1993–1998	Marysville	^[8]
Lauren M. Hager	bgcolor=		Republican	1999–2004	Port Huron	^[9]
Phil Pavlov	bgcolor=		Republican	2005–2010	St. Clair Township	^[10]
Judson Gilbert II	bgcolor=		Republican	2011–2012	Algonac	^[11]
Dan Lauwers	bgcolor=		Republican	2013–2018	Brockway	^[12]
Gary Eisen	bgcolor=		Republican	2019–2022	St. Clair Township	^[13]
Rachel Hood	bgcolor=		Democratic	2023–present	Grand Rapids	^[14]

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Genesee County (part) Flint (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[15]
	Genesee County (part) Flint (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[16]
	Genesee County (part) Flint (part) Flint Township (part)	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[17]
	St. Clair County (part) Burtchville Township China Township Clyde Township East China Township Fort Gratiot Township Kimball Township Marysville Port Huron Port Huron Township St. Clair St. Clair Township	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[18]
	St. Clair County (part) Algonac Berlin Township Brockway Township Casco Township China Township Clay Township Clyde Township Cottrellville Township East China Township Emmett Township Grant Township Greenwood Township Kenockee Township Lynn Township Marine City Marysville Memphis (part) Mussey Township Port Huron Township Richmond (part) Riley Township St. Clair St. Clair Township Yale	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[19]
	St. Clair County (part) Algonac Berlin Township Brockway Township China Township Clay Township Clyde Township Cottrellville Township East China Township Emmett Township Grant Township Greenwood Township Lynn Township Marine City Marysville Mussey Township Port Huron Township St. Clair St. Clair Township Yale	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[20]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Race and Ethnicity in State House District 81, Michigan . Statistical Atlas . June 11, 2020 .
2. Web site: Population of State House District 81, Michigan . Statistical Atlas . June 11, 2020 .
3. Web site: https://data.michigan.gov/dataset/Hickory_House/femj-ipc4. Hickory_House. . September 8, 2022.
4. Web site: Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015 . PDF . Michigan Legislature . June 10, 2020 .
5. Web site: Legislator Details - Dale Edward Kildee . . July 21, 2020.
6. Web site: Legislator Details - Mark Clodfelter . . July 21, 2020.
7. Web site: Legislator Details - Robert L. Emerson . . July 24, 2020.
8. Web site: Legislator Details - Terry London . . July 24, 2020.
9. Web site: Legislator Details - Lauren M. Hager . . July 24, 2020.
10. Web site: Legislator Details - Phillip Pavlov . . July 24, 2020.
11. Web site: Legislator Details - Judson Gilbert II . . July 24, 2020.
12. Web site: Legislator Details - Dan Lauwers . . July 24, 2020.
13. Web site: Legislator Details - Gary Eisen . . July 24, 2020.
14. Web site: Legislator Details - Rachel Hood. . January 1, 2023.
15. Web site: Michigan Manual 1965/1966 . Michigan Legislature. 1965. 390 . September 8, 2022.
16. Web site: Michigan Manual 1975/1976 . Michigan Legislature. 1975. 471 . September 8, 2022.
17. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1989. September 8, 2022.
18. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1995. September 8, 2022.
19. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 2001. September 8, 2022.
20. Web site: MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 81. September 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220415211746/https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/081.pdf . April 15, 2022.