- Outline of Michigan
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The location of the state of Michigan in the United States of America
The following outline provides an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Michigan:
Michigan – U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America, comprising two penninsulas.
General reference
- Names
- Common name: Michigan
- Pronunciation: /ˈmɪʃɨɡən/ (
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- Pronunciation: /ˈmɪʃɨɡən/ (
- Official name: State of Michigan
- Abbreviations and name codes
- Common name: Michigan
- 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
- Nicknames
- Adjectival: Michigan
- Demonyms
- Most common:
- Michiganian
- Michigander
- Less common:
- Michiganite
- Michiganer
- Most common:
Geography of Michigan
An enlargeable map of the State of MichiganMain article: 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:
- Located next to:
- Adjacent states
- Adjacent Canadian province
- Time zones:
Demography of Michigan
- Census statistical areas
- Demographics
Environment of Michigan
- Climate
- Flora and fauna
- Upper Peninsula
- Lower Peninsula
- 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
Further information: Category:Environment of MichiganNatural 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
- Populated places
- Visitor attractions
- Visitor attractions in the Detroit metropolitan area
Regions of Michigan
Great Lakes region Midwest region 
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
- 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
Main article: Government of Michigan- Politics
Further information: Category:Politics of Michigan and Category:Michigan electionsBranches of the government of Michigan
Main article: Government of Michigan- Executive branch
- Governor
- Departments
- Lieutenant Governor
- Secretary of State
- Attorney General
- Governor
- Legislative branch (bicameral)
Further information: Category:Government of MichiganMilitary in Michigan
Local government in Michigan
Main article: Administrative Divisions of Michigan
An enlargeable map of the 83 counties of the State 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
- Defunct cities
- Defunct villages
- Defunct townships
- Cities, villages, townships, and unincorporated communities
Further information: Category:Municipalities in MichiganLaws in Michigan
- Federal law
- Michigan law
- Capital punishment
- Constitution of Michigan
- Crime in Michigan
- Gun laws
- Same-sex marriage
Further information: Category:Michigan lawLaw enforcement in Michigan
- State and local law enforcement agencies
- Conservation Officers
- County prosecuting attorney
- County sheriffs
- Department of Corrections
- Local police departments
- State Police
- Federal law enforcement agencies
Further information: Category:Law enforcement agencies of MichiganHistory of Michigan
Historic locations in Michigan
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 (aka The Henry Ford)
- Holocaust Memorial Center, Farmington Hills
- Michigan Historical Center, Lansing
- Motown Historical Museum, Detroit (aka 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, (1763–1783)-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
- War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
- 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
- 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 (1943)
- Detroit riot (1967)
- Kilpatrick and Beatty text-messaging scandal (2008)
History of Michigan, by region
- Midwestern United States
- Michigan
- Upper Peninsula
- Lower Peninsula
- Michigan
History of Michigan, by subject
- Algonquian peoples
- Bath School disaster
- Chrysler Corporation
- Civil War units
- Ford Motor Company
- General Motors
- Ghost towns in Michigan
- Legal history
- Michigan State University
- New Deal
- Purple Gang
- Railroads
- University of Michigan
- Toledo War (aka 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
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 (aka 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 information: Category:People from MichiganHistory publications about Michigan
Culture of Michigan
See also: Category:Michigan culture
The Flag of the State of MichiganThe Great Seal of the State of Michigan- State Symbols
- Flag
- Great Seal
- Flag
- Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you)
The Arts in Michigan
Sports in Michigan
Main article: Sports in Michigan- College
- High school
- Professional
- Detroit Tigers, baseball
- Detroit Lions, football
- Detroit Red Wings, hockey
- Detroit Pistons, basketball
- List by sport
- List by city
Further information: Category:Sports in MichiganEconomy and infrastructure of Michigan
Main articles: Economy of Michigan and Economy of metropolitan DetroitSee also: Great Lakes Megalopolis- Buildings and structures
- Companies
- Newspapers
- Non-profit organizations
- Radio stations
- Television stations
- Transportation
Further information: Category:Economy of Michigan and Category:Transportation in MichiganEducation in Michigan
Main article: Education in Michigan- School districts
- Private schools
- Colleges and universities
Further information: Category:Education in MichiganSee also
- Index of Michigan-related articles
- Outline of geography
References
- ^ Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005
- ^ "RESIDENT POPULATION OF THE 50 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND PUERTO RICO: 2010 CENSUS". United States Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/news/pdf/apport2010_table2.pdf. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
- ^ "Compilation of Databases on Michigan Lakes" (PDF). MichiganDNR.com. http://www.michigandnr.com/PUBLICATIONS/PDFS/ifr/ifrlibra/technical/reports/2004-2tr.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
- ^ "Zip Code Listings for Michigan", Mongabay web site
External links
- 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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State of MichiganTopics - Index
- Congressional delegation
- Geography
- Governors
- History
- Islands
- Legislature
- Lieutenant Governors
- Lighthouses
- Museums
- National Historic Landmarks
- National Register of Historic Places listings
- People
- State Historic Sites
- State parks
- Supreme Court
- Tallest buildings
- Timeline
- Topics
- Visitor attractions
Regions Largest
Municipalities- Alpena
- Ann Arbor
- Battle Creek
- Bay City
- Bloomfield Township
- Canton Township
- Chesterfield Township
- Clinton Township
- Commerce Township
- Dearborn
- Dearborn Heights
- Detroit
- East Lansing
- Eastpointe
- Farmington Hills
- Flint
- Flint Township
- Georgetown Township
- Grand Rapids
- Holland
- Jackson
- Kalamazoo
- Kentwood
- Lansing
- Lincoln Park
- Livonia
- Macomb Township
- Meridian Township
- Midland
- Muskegon
- Novi
- Pontiac
- Portage
- Redford
- Rochester Hills
- Roseville
- Royal Oak
- Saginaw
- Saginaw Township
- St. Clair Shores
- Shelby Township
- Southfield
- Sterling Heights
- Taylor
- Troy
- Warren
- Waterford Township
- West Bloomfield
- Westland
- Wyoming
- Ypsilanti Township
Counties - Alcona
- Alger
- Allegan
- Alpena
- Antrim
- Arenac
- Baraga
- Barry
- Bay
- Benzie
- Berrien
- Branch
- Calhoun
- Cass
- Charlevoix
- Cheboygan
- Chippewa
- Clare
- Clinton
- Crawford
- Delta
- Dickinson
- Eaton
- Emmet
- Genesee
- Gladwin
- Gogebic
- Grand Traverse
- Gratiot
- Hillsdale
- Houghton
- Huron
- Ingham
- Ionia
- Iosco
- Iron
- Isabella
- Jackson
- Kalamazoo
- Kalkaska
- Kent
- Keweenaw
- Lake
- Lapeer
- Leelanau
- Lenawee
- Livingston
- Luce
- Mackinac
- Macomb
- Manistee
- Marquette
- Mason
- Mecosta
- Menominee
- Midland
- Missaukee
- Monroe
- Montcalm
- Montmorency
- Muskegon
- Newaygo
- Oakland
- Oceana
- Ogemaw
- Ontonagon
- Osceola
- Oscoda
- Otsego
- Ottawa
- Presque Isle
- Roscommon
- Saginaw
- Sanilac
- Schoolcraft
- Shiawassee
- St. Clair
- St. Joseph
- Tuscola
- Van Buren
- Washtenaw
- Wayne
- Wexford
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