Michigan | |
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Kintra | Unitit States |
Afore stateheid | Michigan Territory |
Admittit tae the Union | Januar 26, 1837 (26t) |
Lairgest ceety | Detroit |
Lairgest metro | Metro Detroit |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | Gretchen Whitmer (D) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Garlin Gilchrist (D) |
Legislatur | Michigan Legislature |
• Upper hoose | Senate |
• Lawer hoose | Hoose o Representatives |
U.S. senators | |
U.S. Hoose delegation | 7 Democrats 6 Republicans 1 Libertarian (leet) |
Population | |
• Total | 9,928,300 (2,016 est)[1] |
• Density | 67.1/km2 (174/sq mi) |
• Median hooseaud income | $54203 [2] |
• Income rank | 31st |
Leid | |
• Offeecial leid | None (Inglis, de facto) |
• Spoken leid | Inglis 91.11% Spaingie 2.93% Arabic 1.04% Ither 4.92% |
Trad. abbreviation | Mich. |
Latitude | 41° 41' N tae 48° 18' N |
Longitude | 82° 7' W tae 90° 25' W |
Michigan is a Midwastren state o the Unitit States o Americae. It wis named efter Loch Michigan, whase name is a French adaption o the Ojibwe term mishigama, meanin "lairge loch" or "lairge watter".[3][4]
Michigan is the aicht maist populous state in the Unitit States. It haes the langest freshwatter shoreline o ony poleetical subdiveesion in the warld, bein bounded bi fower o the five Muckle Lochs, plus Loch Saint Clair.[5]