Outline of Michigan
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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
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- Names
- Common name: Michigan
- Pronunciation: /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/ Audio file "en-us-Michigan.ogg" not found
- 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, currently used on license plates)
- Spectacular Peninsulas (previously used on license plates)
- Mitten State
- Winter Water Wonderland (previously and currently used on license plates)
- Wolverine State[1]
- The Birthplace of Automotives
- Nicknames
- Adjectival: Michigan
- Demonyms
- Most common:
- Less common:
Geography of Michigan
[edit | edit source]- Michigan is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
- Population: 10,077,331 (2020), 10th 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Environment of Michigan
[edit | edit source]- 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 and wildlife areas
- State parks, forests, recreation areas, and scenic sites
- Regional and local parks
- Superfund sites
- Water
Natural geographic features of Michigan
[edit | edit source]- Great Lakes
- Islands
- Lakes – Michigan state has 64,980 inland lakes and ponds.[3]
- Mountains
- Rivers
- Waterfalls
Places in Michigan
[edit | edit source]Regions of Michigan
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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
[edit | edit source]Branches of the government of Michigan
[edit | edit source]Military in Michigan
[edit | edit source]Local government in Michigan
[edit | edit source]Administrative divisions of Michigan
Laws in Michigan
[edit | edit source]Law enforcement in Michigan
[edit | edit source]History of Michigan
[edit | edit source]| History of Michigan |
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| Map of Michigan showing surveyed counties, cities and towns, townships and township names, and sections. (1855) |
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Historic locations in Michigan
[edit | edit source]Historical libraries, societies and museums in Michigan
[edit | edit source]- 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 (a.k.a. The Henry Ford)
- Holocaust Memorial Center, Farmington Hills
- Michigan Historical Center, Lansing
- Motown Historical Museum, Detroit (a.k.a. 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
[edit | edit source]- 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
- British (though predominantly Francophone) Province of Quebec, 1763–1791
- 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
- New Deal, 1933–1936
- Detroit race riot of 1943
- Detroit riot of 1967
- Kilpatrick and Beatty text-messaging scandal, 2008
History of Michigan, by region
[edit | edit source]History of Michigan, by subject
[edit | edit source]- Algonquian peoples
- Bath School disaster
- Chrysler Corporation
- Civil War units
- Ford Motor Company
- General Motors Corporation
- Ghost towns in Michigan
- Legal history
- Michigan State University
- New Deal
- Purple Gang
- Railroads
- University of Michigan
- Toledo War (a.k.a. Michigan-Ohio War)
- Wisconsin v. Michigan border dispute court cases
History of Michigan, lists of people
[edit | edit source]- Early settlers
- Notable people from:
- 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
[edit | edit source]- 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 (a.k.a. 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
[edit | edit source]Culture of Michigan
[edit | edit source]- Cuisine
- Festivals
- Museums
- Religion
- Scouting
- State Symbols
- Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you)
The Arts in Michigan
[edit | edit source]Culture by region
[edit | edit source]Sports in Michigan
[edit | edit source]- College
- High school
- Professional
- Detroit Lions, football
- Detroit Pistons, basketball
- Detroit Red Wings, hockey
- Detroit Tigers, baseball
- List by sport
- List by city
Economy and infrastructure of Michigan
[edit | edit source]- Buildings and structures
- Companies
- Newspapers
- Non-profit organizations
- Radio stations
- Television stations
- Transportation
Education in Michigan
[edit | edit source]See also
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- Topic overview:
- All pages with titles beginning with Michigan
- All pages with titles containing Michigan
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005
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- ^ "Zip Code Listings for Michigan", Mongabay web site
External links
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- www.michigan.gov, Official State of Michigan Web site
- www.michigan.org, Pure Michigan, Michigan's Official Travel and Tourism Site
- Michigan eLibrary (MeL)