- SONG: "Michigan, My Michigan" (unofficial). MOTTO: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you).
- 5.47% of the people in Michigan are hispanic (550k people). The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Michigan as a share of the total population.
- Michigan became a state in 1837. Its largest city, Detroit, is home to the American auto industry and is the birthplace of Motown Records.
- Four of the Great Lakes share borders with Michigan: Superior, Huron, Michigan, and Erie. No wonder it’s sometimes called the Great Lakes State!
- If you don't know many interesting and fun facts about Michigan state, you should change that! It's a fascinating place with tons of facts worth knowing.
- Michigan has been on a slow but steady rise on the Best States for Business ranking since 2009, when it came in at no. 49.
- Origin of the Name Michigan - Michigan is from an Algonquian Chippewa Indian word "meicigama" that means "big sea wate" (referring to the Great Lakes).
- Michigan Community and City Profiles: HomeTownLocator.com. ... Michigan Physical Features, Cultural Features & Historical Landmarks.
- Map of US highlighting Michigan. Alternative forms. MI, M (abbreviations). Etymology. Borrowed from Ojibwe mishi-gami / ᒥᔑᑲᒥ (“giant lake”), referring to Lake Michigan.
- The geographic isolation of the Upper Peninsula from Michigan's political and population centers makes the region culturally and economically distinct.