Outline 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.

[edit] General reference

Names
- Common name: Michigan
  - Pronunciation: /ˈmɪʃɨɡən/ ( listen)
- 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

[edit] Geography of Michigan

An enlargeable map of the State of Michigan

Main article: 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Demography of Michigan

[edit] 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

Further information: Category:Environment of Michigan

[edit] Natural geographic features of Michigan

Great Lakes
Islands
Lakes – Michigan state has 64,980 inland lakes and ponds.^[3]
Mountains
Rivers
Waterfalls

[edit] Places in Michigan

[edit] 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

[edit] Government and politics of Michigan

Main article: Government of Michigan

Politics

Further information: Category:Politics of Michigan and Category:Michigan elections

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

Further information: Category:Municipalities in Michigan

[edit] Laws in Michigan

Further information: Category:Michigan law

[edit] Law enforcement in Michigan

Further information: Category:Law enforcement agencies of Michigan

[edit] History of Michigan

[edit] Historic locations in Michigan

[edit] Historical libraries, societies and museums in Michigan

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 (aka The Henry Ford)
- Holocaust Memorial Center, Farmington Hills
- Michigan Historical Center, Lansing
- Motown Historical Museum, Detroit (aka Hitsville U.S.A.)
- Ukrainian American Archives and Museum of Detroit, Hamtramck
- William L. Clements Library, Ann Arbor
Historical societies

[edit] History of Michigan, by period

Timeline of Michigan history
Indigenous peoples
- Algonquian 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
- Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
- Treaty of Paris of 1763
British (though predominantly Francophone) Province of Quebec, (1763–1783)-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
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
  - Civil War units
  - Detroit Race Riot (1863)
- Prohibition in Detroit, 1919–1933
- New Deal, 1933–1936
- Detroit Race Riot (1943)
- Detroit riot (1967)
- Kilpatrick and Beatty text-messaging scandal (2008)

[edit] History of Michigan, by region

Midwestern United States
- Michigan
  - Upper Peninsula
    - Superior (proposed U.S. state)
    - Keweenaw Peninsula
  - Lower Peninsula

[edit] History of Michigan, by subject

Algonquian peoples
Bath School disaster
Chrysler Corporation
Civil War units
Ford Motor Company
General Motors
Ghost towns in Michigan
Legal history
Michigan State University
New Deal
Purple Gang
Railroads
University of Michigan
Toledo War (aka Michigan-Ohio War)
Wisconsin v. Michigan border dispute court cases

[edit] History of Michigan, lists of people

[edit] 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

Further information: Category:People from Michigan

[edit] History publications about Michigan

Michigan History magazine

[edit] Culture of Michigan

[edit] The Arts in Michigan

[edit] Sports in Michigan

Main article: 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

Further information: Category:Sports in Michigan

[edit] Economy and infrastructure of Michigan

Main articles: Economy of Michigan and Economy of metropolitan Detroit

[edit] Education in Michigan

Main article: Education in Michigan

Further information: Category:Education in Michigan

[edit] See also

	Michigan portal
	Michigan Highways portal

[edit] References

^ Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005
^ "RESIDENT POPULATION OF THE 50 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND PUERTO RICO: 2010 CENSUS". United States Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/news/pdf/apport2010_table2.pdf. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
^ "Compilation of Databases on Michigan Lakes" (PDF). MichiganDNR.com. http://www.michigandnr.com/PUBLICATIONS/PDFS/ifr/ifrlibra/technical/reports/2004-2tr.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
^ "Zip Code Listings for Michigan", Mongabay web site

[edit] 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)

[PopikSmoky-0] Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005

[2010_Census_Data-1] "RESIDENT POPULATION OF THE 50 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND PUERTO RICO: 2010 CENSUS". United States Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/news/pdf/apport2010_table2.pdf. Retrieved December 21, 2010.

[2] "Compilation of Databases on Michigan Lakes" (PDF). MichiganDNR.com. http://www.michigandnr.com/PUBLICATIONS/PDFS/ifr/ifrlibra/technical/reports/2004-2tr.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-18.

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

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The Flag of the State of Michigan		The Great Seal of the State of Michigan

Outline of Michigan

Contents

[edit] General reference

[edit] Geography of Michigan

[edit] Location of Michigan

[edit] Demography of Michigan

[edit] Environment of Michigan

[edit] Natural geographic features of Michigan

[edit] Places in Michigan

[edit] Regions of Michigan

[edit] Government and politics of Michigan

[edit] Branches of the government of Michigan

[edit] Military in Michigan

[edit] Local government in Michigan

[edit] Laws in Michigan

[edit] Law enforcement in Michigan

[edit] History of Michigan

[edit] Historic locations in Michigan

[edit] Historical libraries, societies and museums in Michigan

[edit] History of Michigan, by period

[edit] History of Michigan, by region

[edit] History of Michigan, by subject

[edit] History of Michigan, lists of people

[edit] History of Michigan, people

[edit] History publications about Michigan

[edit] Culture of Michigan

[edit] The Arts in Michigan

[edit] Sports in Michigan

[edit] Economy and infrastructure of Michigan

[edit] Education in Michigan

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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