Michigan

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Michigan ( /ˈmɪʃɨɡən/ (help·info)) is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. The name Michigan is a French adaptation of the Ojibwe term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake". Michigan is the eighth most populous state in the United States. It has the longest freshwater shoreline of any political subdivision in the world, being bounded by four of the five Great Lakes, plus Lake Saint Clair. In 2005, Michigan ranked third f... more
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Area:

  • 253,793 km² (97990 mi² )

Time zone(s):

Population:

  • 9,295,297 (1990)

Country:

Date founded:

  • Jan 26, 1837

Contained by:

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Also known as:

  • Great Lakes state

Location

Capital

Lansing

Lansing is the capital city of the U.S. state of Michigan, and the state's sixth largest city. It is located mostly in Ingham County, though a small portion of the city extends into Eaton County. As of the 2000 census, it has a population of 119,128, an Urbanized Area (UA) population of 300,032,...

Population

number date
  • 10,071,822
  • 2,810,173
  • 1910
  • 3,668,412
  • 1920
  • 749,113
  • 1860
  • 2,420,982
  • 1900
  • 397,654
  • 1850
  • 9,295,297
  • 1990
  • 6,371,766
  • 1950
  • 5,256,106
  • 1940
  • 4,842,325
  • 1930
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ISO 3166-2 Code:

  • US-MI

Official symbols:

Kind of symbol Symbol Date adopted
  • 1931
  • 1988
  • 1995
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GDP (nominal):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 381,963,000,000
  • 2007

Religions:

Religion Percent of population As of date
  • 1 %
  • 2002
  • 1 %
  • 2002
  • 23 %
  • 2002
  • 2 %
  • 2002
  • 3 %
  • 2002
  • 1 %
  • 2002
  • 3 %
  • 2002
  • 1 %
  • 2002
  • 2 %
  • 2002
  • 1 %
  • 2002
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Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 43.68675
  • -85.01015

Contains:

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Government

Members:

From To
  • Jan 1, 1937
  • Jan 1, 1939

Governing officials:

Officeholder Office, position, or title From To
  • Jan 1, 2003
  • Jan 1, 1883
  • Jan 1, 1885
  • Oct 6, 1835
  • Jan 7, 1840
  • Jan 7, 1840
  • Feb 23, 1841
  • Feb 23, 1841
  • Jan 3, 1842
  • Jan 3, 1842
  • Jan 5, 1846
  • Jan 5, 1846
  • Mar 3, 1847
  • Mar 4, 1847
  • Jan 3, 1848
  • Jan 3, 1848
  • Jan 7, 1850
  • Jan 7, 1850
  • Jan 1, 1852
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Government bodies:

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Representatives:

Officeholder Office, position, or title Governmental body (if position is part of one) Jurisdiction of office Legislative sessions From
  • Jan 3, 1979
  • Jan 3, 2001
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