This article is about the U.S. state of Michigan. For other uses, see Michigan (disambiguation).
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| Nickname(s): The Great Lakes State, The Wolverine State, The Mitten State, Water (Winter) Wonderland | |||||||||||||
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Motto(s): Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (English: If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you) | |||||||||||||
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| Official language | None (English, de facto) | ||||||||||||
| Demonym | Michigander, Michiganian or Yooper (in the Upper Peninsula) | ||||||||||||
| Capital | Lansing | ||||||||||||
| Largest city | Detroit | ||||||||||||
| Largest metro | Metro Detroit | ||||||||||||
| Area |
Ranked 11th
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| Population |
Ranked 9th
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| Admission to Union | January 26, 1837 (26th) | ||||||||||||
| Governor | Rick Snyder (R) | ||||||||||||
| Lieutenant Governor | Brian Calley (R) | ||||||||||||
| Legislature |
Michigan Legislature
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| U.S. Senators |
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| U.S. House delegation |
9 Republicans 6 Democrats (list) | ||||||||||||
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| Abbreviations | MI, Mich. US-MI | ||||||||||||
| Website | michigan.gov | ||||||||||||
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| Bird(s) | American Robin (Turdus migratorius) |
| Fish | Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) |
| Flower(s) | Apple blossom (Malus domestica) Wildflower: Dwarf Lake Iris (Iris lacustris) |
| Mammal(s) | Unofficial:Wolverine (Gulo gulo luscus) Game animal: White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) |
| Reptile | Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) |
| Tree | Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) |
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| Fossil | Mastodon (Mammut americanum) |
| Gemstone | Isle Royale greenstone or Chlorastrolite |
| Rock | Petoskey stone |
| Soil | Kalkaska Sand |
| Song(s) | My Michigan website[dead link] |
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Michigan ( /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/) is a state located in the Great Lakes region of the Midwestern United States. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake".[1][5] Michigan is the 9th most populous of the 50 United States, with the 11th most extensive total area. Its capital is Lansing, and the largest city is Detroit. Michigan was admitted into the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
History[]
Economy[]
Products and services include automobiles (Ford & GM in Detroit), food products, information technology, aerospace, military equipment, furniture, and mining of copper and iron ore. Michigan is the third leading grower of Christmas trees with 60,520 acres (245 km2) of land dedicated to Christmas tree farming. The beverage Vernors was invented in Michigan in 1866, sharing the title of oldest soft drink with Hires Root Beer. Faygo was founded in Detroit on November 4, 1907. Two of the top four pizza chains were founded in Michigan and are headquartered there: Domino's Pizza by Tom Monaghan and Little Caesars Pizza by Mike Ilitch. Michigan became the 24th Right to Work state in U.S. in 2012.
Companies[]
- Michigan Power Shovel Company
See also[]
- Outline of Michigan
- Index of Michigan-related articles
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Michigan in Brief: Information About the State of Michigan" (PDF). Michigan.gov. Retrieved on 2006-11-28.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedPopEstUS - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey (2001). Retrieved on October 24, 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Elevation adjusted to North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
- ↑ "Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary". Freelang.net.
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External links[]
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- Michigan Historic Markers
- Michigan History Magazine
- Michigan State Guide from the Library of Congress
- Michigan at the Open Directory Project
- Michigan State Fact Sheet from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
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| Preceded by Arkansas |
List of U.S. states by date of statehood Admitted on January 26, 1837 (26th) |
Succeeded by Florida |
Coordinates: 44°20′N 85°35′W / 44.34°N 85.58°W
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