• Michigan

State Facts

Full Name

State of Michigan

Admitted to the Union (Rank)

January 26, 1837 (26th)

Population 2000 (Rank)

9,938,444 (8th)

Land Area (Rank)

56,804 square miles; 147,121 square kilometers (22nd)

Capital

Lansing

Postal Abbreviation

MI

State Nicknames

• Wolverine State,
• Great Lake State

Motto

Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you)

Song

“Michigan, My Michigan” (music by William Otto Miessner and Douglas M. Malloch)

State Symbols

• Flower: Apple blossom
• Tree: White pine
• Bird: Robin
• Gem: Isle royal greenstone
• Stone: Petoskey stone
• Mammal: White-tailed deer
• Wildfower: Dwarf lake iris
• Reptile: Painted turtle

Economy

• Agriculture:
  • Dairy products,
  • apples,
  • blueberries,
  • cattle,
  • vegetables,
  • hogs,
  • corn,
  • nursery stock,
  • soybeans
• Industry:
  • Motor vehicles and parts,
  • machinery,
  • fabricated metal products,
  • food processing,
  • chemical products,
  • mining,
  • tourism