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/
- 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- 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
editLocation: 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
editEnvironment of Michigan
edit- 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- Great Lakes
- Islands
- Lakes – Michigan state has 64,980 inland lakes and ponds.[3]
- Mountains
- Rivers
- Waterfalls
Places in Michigan
editRegions 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
editBranches of the government of Michigan
editMilitary in Michigan
editLocal government in Michigan
editAdministrative Divisions of Michigan
Laws in Michigan
editLaw enforcement in Michigan
editHistory of Michigan
editHistoric locations in Michigan
editHistorical libraries, societies and museums in Michigan
edit- 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- 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
editHistory of Michigan, by subject
edit- 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- 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- 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
editCulture of Michigan
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- 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
editCulture by region
editSports in Michigan
edit- 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
editEducation in Michigan
editSee also
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References
edit- ^ 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" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
- ^ "Compilation of Databases on Michigan Lakes" (PDF). MichiganDNR.com. Retrieved April 18, 2009.
- ^ "Zip Code Listings for Michigan", Mongabay web site
External links
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Michigan at Wikipedia's sister projects
Definitions from Wiktionary
Media from Commons
News from Wikinews
Quotations from Wikiquote
Texts from Wikisource
Textbooks from Wikibooks
Resources from Wikiversity
- www.michigan.gov, Official State of Michigan Web site
- www.michigan.org, Pure Michigan, Michigan's Official Travel and Tourism Site
- Michigan eLibrary (MeL)