Geography
The Saginaw Diocese is located in Eastern Central Michigan and consists of eleven counties, covering 6,955 square miles (18,006 square kilometers.) Overall, the population is roughly an even split between urban and rural. The three major urban centers are Saginaw, Bay City, and Midland.
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