Michigan State Guide

Capital: Lansing

January 26, 1837 (26th state)

Michigan State Map: Guide and Information Resources Michigan became the 26th state on January 26, 1837. Called the "Great Lakes State" because its shores touch four of the five Great Lakes, Michigan gets its name from an Ojibwa (Chippewa) Indian word meaning "large lake." Michigan has an unusual geography, as it consists of two land masses--the sparsely populated Upper Peninsula and the mitten-shaped Lower Peninsula, home to most of the state's residents. Detroit, its largest city, is known worldwide as the center of the American auto industry. The apple blossom is the state flower, the robin is the state bird and Lansing is the capital.

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Largest City- Detroit
Area - 96,810 square miles [Michigan is the 11th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 9,938,444 (as of 2000) [Michigan is the eighth most populous state in the USA, after California, New York, Texas, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Ohio]
Major Industries - car manufacturing, farming (corn, soybeans, wheat), timber, fishing
Major Rivers - Detroit River, Grand River, Kalamazoo River, St. Clair River, St. Marys River
Major Lakes - Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair
Highest Point - Mt. Arvon - 1,978 feet (604 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Minnesota (across Lake Superior)
Bordering Country - Canada

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