Outline of Michigan

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

Names
* Common name: Michigan
** Pronunciation:
* 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
** Pure Michigan
** Spectacular Peninsulas
** Mitten State
** Winter Water Wonderland
** Wolverine State
** The Birthplace of Automotives
Adjectival: Michigan
Demonyms
* Most common:
** Michigander
* Less common:
** Michiganian
** Michiganite
** Michiganer

Geography of Michigan

Geography of Michigan

Michigan is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
Population: 10,077,331, 10th in the U.S.
Size: 96,716 sq miles, 11th in the U.S., width: 386 miles, length: 456 miles, 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
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* Adjacent Canadian province
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Time zones:
* Eastern, 79 of 83 counties
* Central, 4 western U.P. counties

Demography of Michigan

Environment of Michigan

Natural geographic features of Michigan

Great Lakes
Islands
Lakes – Michigan state has 64,980 inland lakes and ponds.
Mountains
Rivers
Waterfalls

Places in Michigan

Regions of Michigan

United States
* Great Lakes region, Midwest U.S. Census Bureau region, sometimes "Middle West", "Old Northwest", or "North Central" region
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*** 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
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
Michigan's congressional delegations
* Michigan'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

Military in Michigan

Local government in Michigan

Administrative divisions of Michigan

83 counties
* Cities, villages, townships, and unincorporated communities
** Villages
** Townships
** Unincorporated communities
** State capital: Lansing
** Largest city: Detroit
** City nicknames
** Sister cities
** Lost cities, towns, and counties
*** Ghost towns
*** Former cities
*** Former villages
*** Defunct townships

Laws in Michigan

Law enforcement in Michigan

State and local law enforcement agencies
* Conservation Officers
* County prosecuting attorney
* County sheriffs
* Department of Corrections
** Prisons
* Local police departments
* 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
Category:History of Michigan
* commons:Category:History of Michigan

Historic locations in Michigan

Historical libraries, societies and museums in Michigan

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
* Holocaust Memorial Center, Farmington Hills
* Michigan Historical Center, Lansing
* Motown Historical Museum, Detroit
* 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
* 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 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
* 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

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

History of Michigan, lists of people

Early settlers
Notable people from:
* Upper Peninsula
* Northern Michigan
* Western Michigan
* Central Michigan
* The Thumb
* Metro Detroit
Governors of Michigan
* Territorial governors
In the American Revolution
In the American Civil War
Olympic medalists
Politicians
Michigan's congressional delegations
* U.S. representatives
* U.S. senators

History of Michigan, people

History publications about Michigan

Michigan History magazine

Culture of Michigan

The Arts in Michigan

Art museums and galleries
Artists
Authors
Films
Museums
Music
Musicians
Theater

Culture by region

Culture of Detroit

Sports in Michigan

Sports in Michigan

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

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

Education in Michigan

Education in Michigan