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state, United States
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Also known as: Great Lakes State
Seal of Michigan
Michigan's state bird is the American robin.
The apple blossom is the state flower of Michigan.
- Capital:
- Lansing
- Population:
- (2020) 10,077,331; (2022 est.) 10,034,113
- Governor:
- Gretchen Whitmer (Democrat)
- Date Of Admission:
- Jan. 26, 1837
- U.S. Senators:
- Gary Peters (Democrat) Debbie Stabenow (Democrat)
Recent News
Jun. 7, 2023, 12:11 PM ET (AP)
Man pleads guilty to assisting in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
Prosecutors in Michigan have notched another conviction in a 2020 plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Jun. 6, 2023, 5:26 PM ET (AP)
Man accused of supporting foiled plot to kidnap Michigan governor set to change not-guilty plea
A man accused of supporting a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor plans to change his not-guilty plea
Jun. 5, 2023, 3:07 PM ET (AP)
GM to invest more than $1 billion in two Flint, Michigan, plants
General Motors plans to invest more than $1 billion in two manufacturing plants in Flint, Michigan, in order to to prepare them for production of the next-generation internal combustion engine heavy-duty trucks
Jun. 4, 2023, 12:17 AM ET (AP)
Michigan wildfire burns more than 3 square miles, emergency evacuation suspended
A wildfire in Michigan had burned more than 3 square miles (7.7 square km) by late Saturday but an emergency evacuation was halted, the state Department of Natural Resources said
May 22, 2023, 5:52 PM ET (AP)
Michigan governor signs red flag gun law as questions linger over enforcement
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave final approval Monday to the state's new red flag law during a bill signing just outside of Detroit
Michigan, constituent state of the United States of America. Although by the size of its land Michigan ranks only 22nd of the 50 states, the inclusion of the Great Lakes waters over which it has jurisdiction increases its area considerably, placing it 11th in terms of total area. The capital is Lansing, in south-central Michigan. The state’s name is derived from michi-gama, an Ojibwa (Chippewa) word meaning “large lake.” Michigan is the only one of the states to be split into two large land segments: the sparsely populated but mineral-rich Upper Peninsula (commonly called “the U.P.”) slices eastward from northern ...(100 of 8496 words)