The permanent House size has generated some controversy because, combined with continued population growth, it leads to larger Congressional districts for each Representative. Opponents of a constant House size claim that the framers of the Constitution intended each district size to remain between 30,000 and roughly 60,000 constituents, and that larger district sizes take away representation from the people. According to the 2010 census, the average district size is more than 700,000 constituents per representative. However, it would require a House size of over 5,000 members in order to keep the average district size below 60,000 constituents.