Michigan is a Midwastren state o the Unitit States o Americae. It wis named efter Loch Michigan, whase name is a French adaption o the Ojibwe term mishigama, meanin "lairge loch" or "lairge watter".[3][4]
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Michigan |
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| Kintra | Unitit States |
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| Afore stateheid | Michigan Territory |
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| Admittit tae the Union | 26 Januar 1837 (26t) |
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| Lairgest ceety | Detroit |
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| Lairgest metro | Metro Detroit |
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| Govrenment |
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| • Govrenor | Gretchen Whitmer (D) |
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| • Lieutenant Governor | Garlin Gilchrist (D) |
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| Legislatur | Michigan Legislature |
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| • Upper hoose | Senate |
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| • Lawer hoose | Hoose o Representatives |
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| U.S. senators | - Debbie Stabenow (D)
- Gary Peters (D)
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| U.S. Hoose delegation | 7 Democrats
6 Republicans
1 Libertarian (leet) |
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| Population |
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| • Total | 9,928,300 (2,016 est)[1] |
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| • Density | 67.1/km2 (174/sq mi) |
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| • Median hooseaud income | $54203 [2] |
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| • Income rank | 31st |
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| Leid |
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| • Offeecial leid | None (Inglis, de facto) |
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| • Spoken leid | Inglis 91.11%
Spaingie 2.93%
Arabic 1.04%
Ither 4.92% |
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| Trad. abbreviation | Mich. |
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| Latitude | 41° 41' N tae 48° 18' N |
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| Longitude | 82° 7' W tae 90° 25' W |
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Michigan is the aicht maist populous state in the Unitit States. It haes the langest freshwatter shoreline o ony poleetical subdiveesion in the warld, bein bounded bi fower o the five Muckle Lochs, plus Loch Saint Clair.[5]