Outline of Michigan

The Flag of the State of Michigan

The Great Seal of the State of Michigan

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 is located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America, comprising two peninsulas.

General reference

An enlargeable map of the state of Michigan

Names
- Common name: Michigan
  - Pronunciation: ⁱ/ˈmɪʃᵻɡən/
- 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

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
- Adjacent Canadian province
  - 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

Environment of Michigan

Climate
Flora and fauna
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
Superfund sites
Water

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

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
  - 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

Politics

Branches of the 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

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

Laws in Michigan

Law enforcement in Michigan

History of Michigan

Historic locations in Michigan

History of Michigan, lists of people

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

History publications about Michigan

Michigan History magazine

Culture of Michigan

The Flag of the State of Michigan

The Great Seal of the State of Michigan

Cuisine
Festivals
Museums
Religion
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Episcopal Diocese
Scouting
State Symbols
- Flag
- Great Seal
Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you)

The Arts in Michigan

Culture by region

Culture of Detroit

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

Economy and infrastructure of Michigan

Education in Michigan

References

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↑ "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)

[PopikSmoky-1] Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005

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[4] "Zip Code Listings for Michigan", Mongabay web site

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