Michigan
- Area:
- Area: 96,810 sq.mi (250,737 sq.km.), 11th
- Land: 56,809 sq.mi. (147,135 sq.km.), 22nd
- Water: 40,001 sq.mi. (103,602 sq.km.), 2nd
- Great Lakes: 38,192 sq.mi. (98,917 sq.km.),1st
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- County Profile:
Michigan County Map , 83 Counties
- Geographic Center:
Wexford, 5 miles northnorthwest of Cadillac
- Highest Point:
Mt. Arvon ; 1,980 feet, (603 m.), 38th tallest
- Location:
- Absolute Center: 45°3.7’N / 84°56.3’W
- Relative Center: Wexford, 5 miles north northwest of Cadillac
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- Lowest Point:
Michigan; 572 feet, 38th lowest
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Image | | Low rolling hills give way to northern tableland of hilly belts in the Lower Penninsula; Upper Penninsula is level in the east, with swampy areas, the western region is higher and more rugged.
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- Agriculture: Dairy products, apples, blueberries, cattle, vegetables, hogs, corn, nursery stock, soybeans.
- Industry: Motor vehicles and parts, machinery, fabricated metal products, food processing, chemical products, mining, tourism.
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- Admission to Statehood:
January 26, 1837 (26th State)
- Area:
- Area: 96,810 sq.mi (250,737 sq.km.), 11th
- Land: 56,809 sq.mi. (147,135 sq.km.), 22nd
- Water: 40,001 sq.mi. (103,602 sq.km.), 2nd
- Great Lakes: 38,192 sq.mi. (98,917 sq.km.),1st
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Michigan’s Constitution , 26th State
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- Population (2019):
9,895,622; Rank: 9 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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Michigan’s Constitution , 26th State
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- Flag:
The design on Michigan’s deep blue field has three mottoes:
On a red ribbon – “One Nation Made Up of Many States”
On a blue shield – “I will Defend”
On a white ribbon – “If You Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look Around”
On the blue shield the sun rises over a lake and peninsula, a man with raised hand and holding a gun represents peace and the ability to defend his rights. The elk and moose are symbols of Michigan, while the eagle represents the United States. Flag adopted 1911. Get this Flag - Flower:
Apple Blossom (Malus coronaria) | Other State Flowers
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- Origin of State Name:
Based on the Ojibwa Indian word misshikama meaning “great water,” referring to the Great Lakes
- Population (2019):
9,895,622; Rank: 9 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
- Soil:
Kalkaska
- Song:
- “Michigan, My Michigan” | Words by: Douglas Malloch | Music by: W. Otto Meissner
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Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) | Other State Trees
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Michigan County Map Michigan County Map , 83 Counties
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