Statehood January 26, 1837 (26th)
Capital
Lansing
Largest
Cities (by population) Detroit, Grand Rapids, Warren, Lansing,
Sterling Heights, Ann Arbor
Origin of
Name Named from the Chippewa Indian word "michigama",
which translates into Great Lake
Population
10,050,446 (8th)
Mottos "If You Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look About
You" |
Area 96,810 sq miles (22nd)
Bordering
States (4) Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and the
Canadian Province of Ontario
Number of
Counties (83)
Largest
County (by population) Wayne, 2,061,162
Highest
Point Mt. Arvon, 1,979 ft.
Lowest
Point Lake Erie, 572 ft. |
