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map of MichiganUNITED STATES
OF AMERICA :

MICHIGAN


  • some general data of the state
General useful information
Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc.
State and population
capital: Lansing // state code ISO: MI ; FIPS: US26
surface: 147139 sq.km = 56813 sq.mi // rank in USA: 22 // location: East North Central
climate: well-defined seasons tempered by the Great Lakes
entered USA as 26th state on: 1837-01-26
administrative division: 83 counties
total population according to the census of 2000: 9,938,444
population density 2000: 68 per sq.km = 175 per sq.mi // net growth 1999-2000: 6,9%
main ethnic groups: white 80,2%; black 14,2%; Asian 1,8%; Native American/Nat. AK 0,6%; other 3%
Economy and infrastructure
corn, wheat, soybeans, dry beans, hay, potatoes, sweet corn, apples, cherries, sugar beets
livestock (million): cattle: 0,98 / pigs: 0,95 / poultry: 7,6 ; broilers 0,75 / sheep: 0,071
timber/lumber: maple, oak, aspen
chief industries: manufacturing, services, tourism, agriculture, forestry/lumber
chief industrial products: automobiles, transportation equipment, machinery, fabricated metals
chief mining products: portland cement, iron ore, sand & gravel, magnesium compounds, crushed stone
Some physical landmarks
highest point in the state: Mt. Arvon (Curwood) 604 m = 1980 ft
other mountains: Porcupine Mts. 597
lowest point in the state: ca 174 m (level of Lake Erie)
lakes: Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair, Houghton Lake
artificial lakes: there could be a few relatively small ones, but they are hardly recognisable on maps
rivers: Muskegon, Grand, Kalamazoo, Escanaba, Menominee, St. Joseph
others: islands: Beaver Island, Bois Blanc Island, North Manitou Island, South Fox Island // deserts: none
Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information
other important features:
nick name(s): Great Lakes State, Wolverine State
motto: Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam, Circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you)
song: Michigan, My Michigan
flower: Apple blossom // bird: Robin // tree: White pine
primary sources:
World almanac and book of facts; National Geographic Atlas of the World; maps: WN world @tlas

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