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State Abbreviation - MI
State Capital - Lansing
Largest City - Detroit
Area - 96,810 square miles [Michigan is the 11th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 9,895,622 (as of 2013) [Michigan is the 9th most populous state in the USA, after California, New York, Texas, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Ohio]
Name for Residents - Michiganders, Michiganians or Michiganites
Major Industries - car manufacturing, farming (corn, soybeans, wheat), timber, fishing

Major Rivers - Detroit River, Grand River, Kalamazoo River, St. Clair River, St. Marys River
Major Lakes - Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair
Highest Point - Mt. Arvon - 1,978 feet (604 m) above sea level
Number of Counties - 83
Bordering States - Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Minnesota (across Lake Superior)
Bordering Country - Canada


Origin of the Name Michigan - Michigan is from an Algonquian Chippewa Indian word "meicigama" that means "big sea wate" (referring to the Great Lakes). State Nickname - Wolverine State
State Motto - "Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circum spice" [If you are seeking a amenable (pleasant) peninsula, look around you]
State Song - Michigan, My Michigan

Michigan State Symbols and Emblems:

State Flag Michigan's official flag was adopted in 1911. The flag has a deep blue background and pictures an elk and moose around a blue shield labeled "TUEBOR," meaning "I will defend." The shield pictures a man with a raised hand and a gun, a rising sun, a peninsula and lakes (representing Michigan's geography). Over the shield is a bald eagle (holding an olive branch and a sheaf of three arrows) and a red ribbon reading "E PLURIBUS UNUM" (which is the motto of the U.S.A. and means "Out of Many, One" - this refers to the states of the United States being united into one country). Under everything lie two white ribbons that read "SI QUAERIS PENINSULAM AMOENAM" and "CIRCUM SPICE," which means, "If you are seeking an amenable (pleasant) peninsula, look around you."

Animal Symbols:

State Bird Robin Turdus migratorius

State Mammal White-tailed deer

State Reptile Painted turtle

State Fish Brook trout

Plant Symbols:

State Flower Apple blossom

State Wildflower Dwarf Lake Iris

State Tree White pine

Earth Symbols:

State Stone Petoskey Stone

State Gem Chlorastrolite ("green star stone")

State Soil Kalkaska sand Unique to Michigan, this black to yellowish brown sand is found on both peninsulas.

Related Pages:

Michigan: Map/Quiz Printout Answer geography questions about Michigan using the map on this quiz. Answers

Michigan: Label Me! Printout Label the major features of Michigan. Answers

Michigan: Outline Map Printout An outline map of Michigan to print.

Michigan: US State Dot to Dot Mystery Map Connect the dots to draw the borders of a mystery state of the USA. Then use a globe or atlas to figure out which state you have drawn. You might want to give students clues, such as that it is in the Great Lakes region of the USA, that its capital is Lansing, or that its name starts with "M." Answer: Michigan.

Michigan Flag Printout/Quiz Read about and answer questions on the flag of Michigan.

Michigan's Flag: Large Coloring Printable A large black-and-white printable of the flag of Michigan.

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