Michigan, 26th State
“Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice”
(If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you)
- Name (Chippewa Indian word): “meicigama”; “great water”
- Governor: Gretchen Esther Whitmer (Democratic Party)
- Capital: Lansing
- Population: 10,045,000 (2020), (10th most populous)
- Location: on map of US.
- North; Lake Superior,Canada
- East; Lake Erie, Canada
- South; Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin
- West; Lake Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota
- Southwest; Illinois,
- Area: 250,737 km2/96,810 mi2, 11th by rank
- Postal abbreviation: MI
- Admitted to Union: January 26, 1837
- official language: none
1. State’s Symbols
- State tree: Eastern White Pine
- State Grass: none
- State flower: Apple Blossom
- State Wild-flower: Dwarf Lake Iris
- State food: none
- State Game Animal: White-Tailed Deer
- State Insect: none
- State Fish: Brook Trout
- State Amphibian: none
- State Dinosaur: none
- State Reptile: Painted Turtle
- State Bird: Robin Redbreast
- State Fossil: Mastodon
- State Rock: Petoskey Stone
- State Gemstone: Isle Royale Greenstone
- State mineral: none
- State Sports: none
- State Song: My Michigan
- State Tartan: xx
- State Coat of Arms
- State Seal:
- State Poet Laureate: none
- State Folk Dance: none
- State Firearm: none
- State Tall Ship: none
- State Children’s Book: The Legend of Sleeping Bear
- State Soil: Kalkaska Soil Series
2. Geography Facts
- Land: 147,135 km2 (56,809 mi2), 11th
- Water: 103,602 km, (40,001 mi), 2nd
- Great Lakes: 98,917 km2 (38,192 mi2),1st
- inland lakes: 11,000
- State Forests: 6
- National Forests: 3
- State Parks: 99
- Public Beaches: 24
- National Parks: 5
- Water: 5%
- Largest city (by area): Detroit (370.1 km²)
- Largest city (by population): Detroit (667,272 people)
- Lowest point: Michigan; 572 feet, 38th lowest
- Highest point: Arvon; 1,980 feet, (603 m.), 38th tallest
3. Facts about Michigan
- Michigan is the only place in the world which has floating post office operating for about 125 years.
- United States first regularly scheduled air passage service began operation between Grand Rapids and Detroit in 1926.
- The sand particles on the beaches of Grand Haven make a whistling sound as you walk upon them so called “Singing sand”.
- Michigan is the only state that’s divided into two peninsulas.
- The Mackinac Bridge, which connects the two peninsulas, is one of the world’s longest suspension bridges and it is five miles long.
- In 1879, Detroit, Michigan became the first city to have phone numbers.
- Detroit, Michigan is the car capital of the world, or “Motor City.”
- Nickname/s: Wolverine State, Great Lakes State
- Key Cities: Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Ann Arbor
- Major industries: Manufacturing, tourism, agriculture, alternative energy.
- Famous for: The Great Lakes, Automobile Plants, Kellog Cereal
- Area codes: 231, 248, 269, 313, 517, 586, 616, 734, 810, 906, 947, 989
4. Natural Resources
- Agriculture:
- Corn
- Soybeans
- Sugar beets
- Wheat
- Hay
- Christmas trees
- Apples
- Blueberries
- Cherries
- Livestock:
- Hog
- Poultry
- Cow-Calf
- Livestock products:
- Dairy
- Beef
- Poultry products
- Gemstones and Minerals:
- Limestone
- Iron ore
- Fossil fuel:
- Petroleum
- Natural gas
5. Mountains
Mountains: 292
Best Hiking Trails to Visit:
- North Country National Scenic Trail
- Michigan’s Iron Belle Trail
- Greenstone Ridge Trail (Isle Royale National Park)
- Lakeshore (North Country Trail)
- Pyramid Point Trail (Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore)
- Big Carp River Trail (Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park)
- Port Crescent Trails (Port Crescent State Park)
- Potawatomi, Algonquin and Chippewa Trails (Negwegon State Park)
- Great Warren Dune Trail (Warren Dunes State Park)
- Penosha Trail (Brighton Recreation Area)
6. Divisions
- 83 Counties
- 276 cities
- 257 towns
- 1,240 townships