Biology:Outline of Michigan

Short description: Overview of and topical guide to Michigan

The Flag of the State of Michigan

The Great Seal of the State 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.

General reference

An enlargeable map of the state of Michigan

Names
- Common name: Michigan
  - Pronunciation: /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/ (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, 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
Adjectival: Michigan
Demonyms
- Most common:
  - Michigander
- Less common:
  - Michiganian
  - Michiganite
  - Michiganer

Geography of Michigan

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

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
  - State of Illinois
  - State of Indiana
  - State of Minnesota
  - State of Ohio
  - State of Wisconsin
- 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

Demography of Michigan

Census statistical areas
Demographics

Environment of Michigan

Climate
- Climate change in Michigan
Flora and fauna
- Upper Peninsula
- Lower Peninsula
  - Northern Michigan
- Fauna
  - Birds
  - Butterflies and moths
  - Frogs and toads
  - Mammals
  - Reptiles
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
  - Huron–Clinton Metroparks
  - Midland County
Superfund sites
Water

Natural geographic features of Michigan

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

Places in Michigan

Historic places
- National Historic Landmarks
- National Historic Bridges
- State Capitol Building

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

Government and politics of Michigan

Government of Michigan

Politics
- Elections
- Electoral reform
- Political party strength
  - Democratic Party
  - Republican Party
  - Green Party
  - Libertarian Party
  - Socialist Party
U.S. Senate and House delegations
- U.S. congressional districts
U.S. federal courts
- U.S. Supreme Court
  - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
    - U.S. District courts

Branches of the government of Michigan

Government of Michigan

Executive branch
- Governor
  - Departments
- Lieutenant Governor
- Secretary of State
- Attorney General
Legislative branch (bicameral)
- Michigan Senate (upper house)
- Michigan House of Representatives (lower house)
Judicial branch
- Supreme Court
  - Court of Appeals

Military in Michigan

Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
- Michigan National Guard
  - Michigan Army National Guard
  - Michigan Air National Guard
- Volunteer Defense Force (MI VDF)

Local government in Michigan

Administrative Divisions of Michigan

An enlargeable map of the 83 counties of the State of Michigan

83 Counties
- Cities, villages, townships, and unincorporated communities
  - Townships
  - State capital: Lansing
  - Largest city: Detroit
  - City nicknames
  - Sister cities
  - Lost cities, towns, and counties
    - Ghost towns

Laws in Michigan

Federal law
Michigan law
- Michigan Compiled Laws
- Capital punishment
- Constitution of Michigan
- Crime in Michigan
- Gun laws
- Same-sex marriage

Law enforcement in Michigan

State and local law enforcement agencies
- Conservation Officers
- County prosecuting attorney
- County sheriffs
- Department of Corrections
  - Prisons
- State Police
Federal law enforcement agencies
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- U.S. Attorney
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- U.S. Marshals Service
- U.S. Secret Service

History of Michigan

History of Michigan

Historic locations in Michigan

National Historic Landmarks
National Register of Historic Places

Historical libraries, societies and museums in Michigan

- 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
- 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

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, 1763–1791
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 of 1863
- Prohibition in Detroit, 1919–1933
  - Rum-running in Windsor
  - The Purple Gang
  - The reign of Singing Sam, 1921–1930
- Detroit race riot of 1943
- Detroit riot of 1967
- Kilpatrick and Beatty text-messaging scandal, 2008

History of Michigan, by region

Midwestern United States
- Michigan
  - Upper Peninsula
    - Superior (proposed U.S. state)
    - Keweenaw Peninsula
  - Lower Peninsula
    - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
      - Port Oneida Rural Historic District
    - The Thumb
    - Ann Arbor
    - Detroit
    - Saginaw
    - Wyandotte
    - Williamston

History of Michigan, by subject

Algonquian peoples
Bath School disaster
Chrysler Corporation
Civil War units
Ford Motor Company
General Motors Corporation
Ghost towns in Michigan
Michigan State University
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

Notable people from:
- Upper Peninsula
- Northern Michigan
- Western Michigan
- Central Michigan
- The Thumb
- Metro Detroit
Governors of Michigan
- Territorial governors
Olympic medalists
U.S. congressional delegations from Michigan
- U.S. Representatives
- U.S. Senators

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 (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

Michigan History magazine

Culture of Michigan

The Flag of the State of Michigan

The Great Seal of the State of Michigan

Cuisine
Festivals
Museums
Religion
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Episcopal Diocese
Scouting
State Symbols
- Flag
- Great Seal
Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you)

The Arts in Michigan

Authors
Music
Theater

Culture by region

Culture of Detroit

Sports in Michigan

Professional
- Detroit Lions, football
- Detroit Pistons, basketball
- Detroit Red Wings, hockey
- Detroit Tigers, baseball

Economy and infrastructure of Michigan

- Airports
  - Ambassador Bridge
  - Blue Water Bridge
  - Mackinac Bridge
  - Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge
- Power stations
- Hospitals
Companies
Newspapers
Radio stations
Television stations
Transportation
- State Trunkline Highway System
  - Interstate Highways
  - U.S. Highways
  - State highways
- Railroads
- Soo Locks

Education in Michigan

School districts
- High schools
Colleges and universities

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. https://2010.census.gov/news/pdf/apport2010_table2.pdf.
↑ "Compilation of Databases on Michigan Lakes". MichiganDNR.com. http://www.michigandnr.com/PUBLICATIONS/PDFS/ifr/ifrlibra/technical/reports/2004-2tr.pdf.
↑ "Zip Code Listings for Michigan", Mongabay web site

External links

www.michigan.gov, Official State of Michigan Web site
www.michigan.org, Pure Michigan, Michigan's Official Travel and Tourism Site
Michigan eLibrary (MeL)

0.00

(0 votes)

Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline of Michigan. Read more

[PopikSmoky-1] Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005

[2010_Census_Data-2] "RESIDENT POPULATION OF THE 50 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND PUERTO RICO: 2010 CENSUS". United States Census Bureau. https://2010.census.gov/news/pdf/apport2010_table2.pdf.

[3] "Compilation of Databases on Michigan Lakes". MichiganDNR.com. http://www.michigandnr.com/PUBLICATIONS/PDFS/ifr/ifrlibra/technical/reports/2004-2tr.pdf.

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

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

Anonymous

Search