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- General reference
- Geography of Michigan Location of Michigan Demography of Michigan Environment of Michigan Natural geographic features of Michigan Places in Michigan Regions of Michigan
- Government and politics of Michigan Branches of the government of Michigan Military in Michigan Local government in Michigan Laws in Michigan Law enforcement in Michigan
- History of Michigan Historic locations in Michigan Historical libraries, societies and museums in Michigan History of Michigan, by period History of Michigan, by region History of Michigan, by subject History of Michigan, lists of people History of Michigan, people History publications about Michigan
- Culture of Michigan The Arts in Michigan Culture by region Sports in Michigan
- Economy and infrastructure of Michigan
- Education in Michigan
- See also
- References
- External links
{{Short description|1=Overview of and topical guide to Michigan}}{{see also|Index of Michigan-related articles}}{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2011}}{{double image|right|Flag of Michigan.svg|180|Seal of Michigan.svg|120|The Flag of the State of Michigan|The Great Seal of the State of Michigan}}The following outline provides an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Michigan: Michigan is located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America, comprising two peninsulas. {{TOC limit|limit=2}}{{clear}} General reference - Names
- Common name: Michigan
- Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-Michigan.ogg|ˈ|m|ɪ|ʃ|ᵻ|ɡ|ən}}
- Official name: State of Michigan
- Abbreviations and name codes
- Postal symbol: MI
- ISO 3166-2 code: US-MI
- Internet second-level domain: .mi.us
- Nicknames
- The Great Lakes State (previously used on license plates)
- Pure Michigan (currently used to promote tourism and on highway signs)
- Spectacular Peninsulas (currently used on license plates)
- Mitten State
- Winter Water Wonderland (previously used on license plates)
- Wolverine State[1]
- The Birthplace of Automotives
- Adjectival: Michigan
- Demonyms
- Most common:
- Michiganian
- Michigander
- Less common:
- Michiganite
- Michiganer
Geography of Michigan Geography of Michigan- Michigan is: a US state, a federal state of the United States of America
- Population: 9,883,640 (2010), 8th in the U.S.[2]
- Size: 96,716 sq miles (250,493 km2), 11th in the U.S., width: 386 miles (621 km), length: 456 miles (734 km), 41.5% water
Location of Michigan Location: 41° 41' N to 48° 18' N latitude, 82° 7' W to 90° 25' W longitude - Regions in which Michigan is located:
- Northern hemisphere
- Western hemisphere
- Americas
- North America
- Anglo America
- Northern America
- United States of America
- Contiguous United States
- Central United States
- Corn Belt
- East North Central States
- Midwestern United States
- Great Lakes Region
- Located next to:
- Adjacent states
- {{flag|Illinois|name=State of Illinois}}
- {{flag|Indiana|name=State of Indiana}}
- {{flag|Minnesota|name=State of Minnesota}}
- {{flag|Ohio|name=State of Ohio}}
- {{flag|Wisconsin|name=State of Wisconsin}}
- Adjacent Canadian province
- {{flag|Ontario|name=Province of Ontario, Canada}}
- Time zones:
- Eastern (UTC-5/-4), 79 of 83 counties
- Central (UTC−6/-5), 4 western U.P. counties
Demography of Michigan - Census statistical areas
- Demographics
Environment of Michigan - Climate
- Flora and fauna
- Upper Peninsula
- Lower Peninsula
- Northern Michigan
- Flora
- Fauna
- Birds
- Butterflies and moths
- Frogs and toads
- Mammals
- Reptiles
- Geology
- Protected areas
- National battlefield park: River Raisin
- National forests
- National historical park: Keweenaw
- National lakeshores: Pictured Rocks and Sleeping Bear Dunes
- National memorial: Father Marquette
- National Natural Landmarks
- National marine sanctuary: Thunder Bay
- National park: Isle Royale
- National Wild and Scenic Rivers
- National and international wildlife refuges
- National wilderness areas
- State forests
- State game areas
- State parks, forests, recreation areas, and scenic sites
- Regional and local parks
- Grand Rapids
- Huron–Clinton Metroparks
- Midland County
- Superfund sites
- Water
{{Further|:Category:Environment of Michigan}} Natural geographic features of Michigan - Great Lakes
- Islands
- Lakes – Michigan state has 64,980 inland lakes and ponds.[3]
- Mountains
- Rivers
- Waterfalls
Places in Michigan - Historic places
- National Historic Landmarks
- National Historic Bridges
- State Capitol Building
- Populated places
- Tourist attractions
- Tourist attractions in Metro Detroit
Regions of Michigan {{double image|right|Great Lakes Region.png|150|Map of USA Midwest.svg|200|Great Lakes region|Midwest region}}{{double image|right|MichiganUpperPeninsula.svg|170|Michigan Lower Peninsula Regions.png|170|Upper Peninsula|Lower Peninsula Regions}}- United States
- Great Lakes region, Midwest U.S. Census Bureau region, sometimes "Middle West", "Old Northwest", or "North Central" region
- {{flag|Michigan|name=State of Michigan}}
- Upper Peninsula
- Copper Country
- Keweenaw Peninsula
- Lower Peninsula
- Northern Michigan
- Mid-Michigan
- Central Michigan
- Flint/Tri-Cities
- The Thumb
- Southern Michigan
- West Michigan
- Southern Michigan
- Michiana
- Southeast Michigan
- Metro Detroit
- ZIP code range: 48001-49971 (1752 zip codes)[4]
- Area codes: 231, 248, 269, 313, 517, 586, 616, 734, 810, 906, and 989
Government and politics of Michigan Government of Michigan- Politics
- Elections
- Electoral reform
- Political party strength
- Democratic Party
- Republican Party
- Green Party
- Libertarian Party
- Socialist Party
{{Further|:Category:Politics of Michigan|:Category:Michigan elections}}- U.S. Senate and House delegations
- U.S. congressional districts
- U.S. federal courts
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District courts
Branches of the government of Michigan Government of Michigan- Executive branch
- Governor
- Departments
- Lieutenant Governor
- Secretary of State
- Attorney General
- Legislative branch (bicameral)
- Michigan Senate (upper house)
- Michigan House of Representatives (lower house)
- Judiciary of MichiganJudicial branch
- Supreme Court
- Court of Appeals
{{Further|:Category:Government of Michigan}} Military in Michigan - Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
- Michigan National Guard
- Michigan Army National Guard
- Michigan Air National Guard
- Volunteer Defense Force (MI VDF)
Local government in Michigan Administrative Divisions of Michigan- 83 Counties
- Cities, villages, townships, and unincorporated communities
- Villages
- Townships
- Unincorporated communities
- State capital: Lansing
- Largest city: Detroit
- City nicknames
- Sister cities
- Lost cities, towns, and counties
- Ghost towns
- Former cities
- Former villages
- Defunct townships
{{Further|:Category:Municipalities in Michigan}} Laws in Michigan - Federal law
- Michigan law
- Michigan Compiled Laws
- Capital punishment
- Constitution of Michigan
- Crime in Michigan
- Gun laws
- Same-sex marriage
Law enforcement in Michigan - State and local law enforcement agencies
- Conservation Officers
- County prosecuting attorney
- County sheriffs
- Department of Corrections
- Prisons
- Local police departments
- State Police
- Federal law enforcement agencies
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- U.S. Attorney
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- U.S. Marshals Service
- U.S. Secret Service
{{Further|:Category:Law enforcement agencies of Michigan}} History of Michigan {{History of Michigan}}- History of Michigan
- Category:History of Michigan
- commons:Category:History of Michigan
Historic locations in Michigan - National Historic Landmarks
- National Register of Historic Places
Historical libraries, societies and museums in Michigan - Historical libraries and museums
- Arab American National Museum, Dearborn
- Byron Area Historic Museum
- Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit
- Detroit Historical Museum
- Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, Whitefish Point
- Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, Dearborn (a.k.a. The Henry Ford)
- Holocaust Memorial Center, Farmington Hills
- Michigan Historical Center, Lansing
- Motown Historical Museum, Detroit (a.k.a. Hitsville U.S.A.)
- Ukrainian American Archives and Museum of Detroit, Hamtramck
- William L. Clements Library, Ann Arbor
- Historical societies
- Bluewater Michigan Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society
- Canton Historical Society and Museum
- Detroit Historical Society
- Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, Whitefish Point
- Keweenaw County Historical Society
- Leelanau Historical Society and Museum
- Mason County Historical Society
- Michigan Pioneer and Historical Collection, Lansing (Historical Society of Michigan)
- Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society, Lansing
- Tecumseh Historical Society
- Ypsilanti Historical Society
History of Michigan, by period - Timeline of Michigan history
- Indigenous peoples
- French colony of Canada, 1668–1763
- Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit, 1701–1779
- Fort Michilimackinac, 1715–1783
- French colony of la Louisiane, 1699–1764
- French and Indian War, 1754–1763
- Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
- Treaty of Paris of 1763
- British (though predominantly Francophone) Province of Quebec, 1763–1791
- American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
- United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
- Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
- Unorganized territory of the United States, 1783–1787
- Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, 1787–1803
- Territory of Indiana, 1800–1816
- Territory of Michigan, 1805–1837
- War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
- Siege of Detroit, 1812
- Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
- State of Michigan becomes 26th State admitted to the United States of America on January 26, 1837
- Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
- Civil War units
- Detroit race riot of 1863
- Prohibition in Detroit, 1919–1933
- Rum-running in Windsor
- The Purple Gang
- The reign of Singing Sam, 1921–1930
- New Deal, 1933–1936
- Detroit race riot of 1943
- Detroit riot of 1967
- Kilpatrick and Beatty text-messaging scandal, 2008
History of Michigan, by region - Midwestern United States
- Michigan
- Upper Peninsula
- Superior (proposed U.S. state)
- Keweenaw Peninsula
- Lower Peninsula
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
- Port Oneida Rural Historic District
- The Thumb
- Ann Arbor
- Detroit
- Saginaw
- Wyandotte
- Williamston
History of Michigan, by subject - Algonquian peoples
- Bath School disaster
- Chrysler Corporation
- Civil War units
- Ford Motor Company
- General Motors Corporation
- Ghost towns in Michigan
- Legal history
- Michigan State University
- New Deal
- Purple Gang
- Railroads
- University of Michigan
- Toledo War (a.k.a. Michigan-Ohio War)
- Wisconsin v. Michigan border dispute court cases
History of Michigan, lists of people - Early settlers
- Notable people from:
- Upper Peninsula
- Northern Michigan
- Western Michigan
- Central Michigan
- The Thumb
- Metro Detroit
- Governors of Michigan
- In the American Revolution
- In the American Civil War
- Olympic medalists
- Politicians
- U.S. congressional delegations from Michigan
- U.S. Representatives
- U.S. Senators
History of Michigan, people - People from Michigan
- Cass, Lewis
- Chrysler, Walter
- Custer, George Armstrong (raised in Monroe)
- Edison, Thomas (raised in Port Huron)
- Ford, Gerald (38th President of the United States)
- Ford, Henry
- Hoffa, James R. "Jimmy"
- Malcolm X (raised in Lansing)
- Marquette, Jacques (a.k.a. Père Marquette)
- Parks, Rosa (lived in Detroit)
- Pontiac (Obwandiyag)
- Salk, Jonas (University of Michigan faculty member)
- Schoolcraft, Henry
- Seaborg, Glenn T. (1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry)
- Stewart, Potter (Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court)
- Ting, Samuel C. C. (1976 Nobel Prize in Physics)
- Reuther, Walter
- Weller, Thomas Huckle (1954 Nobel Prize in Medicine)
- Woodcock, Leonard
{{Further|:Category:People from Michigan}} History publications about Michigan - Michigan History magazine
Culture of Michigan {{See also|Category:Michigan culture}}- Cuisine
- Festivals
- Museums
- Religion
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Episcopal Diocese
- Scouting
- State Symbols
- Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you)
The Arts in Michigan - Art museums and galleries
- Artists
- Authors
- Films
- Museums
- Music
- Musicians
- Theater
Culture by region Sports in Michigan Sports in Michigan- College
- High school
- Professional
- Detroit Lions, football
- Detroit Pistons, basketball
- Detroit Red Wings, hockey
- Detroit Tigers, baseball
- List by sport
- List by city
{{Further|:Category:Sports in Michigan}}Economy and infrastructure of Michigan{{Main|Economy of Michigan|Economy of metropolitan Detroit}}{{See also|Great Lakes Megalopolis}}- Buildings and structures
- Airports
- Bridges
- Ambassador Bridge
- Blue Water Bridge
- Mackinac Bridge
- Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge
- Hospitals
- Companies
- Newspapers
- Non-profit organizations
- Radio stations
- Television stations
- Transportation
- State Trunkline Highway System
- Interstate Highways
- U.S. Highways
- State highways
- Railroads
- Soo Locks
{{Further|:Category:Economy of Michigan|:Category:Transportation in Michigan}} Education in Michigan Education in Michigan- School districts
- Private schools
- Colleges and universities
{{Further|:Category:Education in Michigan}}See also{{portal|History|New France|Geography|North America||United States|Michigan}}- Index of Michigan-related articles
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{{clear}} References 1. ^Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005 2. ^{{Cite web| title = RESIDENT POPULATION OF THE 50 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND PUERTO RICO: 2010 CENSUS | publisher=United States Census Bureau | accessdate =December 21, 2010 | url = https://2010.census.gov/news/pdf/apport2010_table2.pdf}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.michigandnr.com/PUBLICATIONS/PDFS/ifr/ifrlibra/technical/reports/2004-2tr.pdf |title=Compilation of Databases on Michigan Lakes |accessdate=2009-04-18 |format=PDF |publisher=MichiganDNR.com}} 4. ^"Zip Code Listings for Michigan", Mongabay web site
External links {{sisterlinks|Michigan}}- www.michigan.gov, Official State of Michigan Web site
- www.michigan.org, Pure Michigan, Michigan's Official Travel and Tourism Site
- Michigan eLibrary (MeL)
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