| Census Bureau Report |
| Time Zone: Eastern |
| Capital: Lansing |
| Statehood Date: 1/26/1837 |
| Statehood Order: 26 |
| Flower: Apple Blossom |
| Bird: Robin |
| Land: 56809 Sq. Miles |
| Water: 39896 Sq. Miles |
| Rank In Area Size: 11 |
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| Michigan gets its name from an Ojibwa (Chippewa) Indian word meaning "large lake." Michigan has an unusual geography, as it consists of two land masses--the sparsely populated Upper Peninsula and the mitten-shaped Lower Peninsula, home to most of the state's residents. Detroit, its largest city, is known worldwide as the center of the American auto industry. |
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