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Michigan

State

Michigan is a peninsular state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, split between its Lower and Upper Peninsulas and bordered by four of the five Great Lakes. Admitted to the Union in 1837 as the 26th state, its capital is Lansing and its largest city is Detroit. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Lansing 1
Population
10,127,884 1
2025 estimate from Michigan's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
250,493 1
Admission Year
1837 1
Admitted to the Union January 26, 1837 (26th state), per the infobox.
Latitude
44 degrees north 1
Longitude
85 degrees west 1
Connections

Adjacent To

Indiana, States or Territories
Source Indiana (Wikipedia)
Ohio, States or Territories
Source Michigan (Wikipedia)
Wisconsin, States or Territories
Source Michigan (Wikipedia)

Associated With

Ann Arbor, Cities
Source Ann Arbor, Michigan (Wikipedia)
Detroit, Cities

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan.

Source Detroit (Wikipedia)
Lansing, Cities

Lansing is in the U.S. state of Michigan.

Source Lansing (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries

Michigan is a state of the United States.

Source Michigan (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Lansing, Cities

Lansing is the capital of Michigan.

Source Lansing (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Michigan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Lansing
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2025) Total 10127884
  • Infobox, area
    Area Total 250493 km2
  • Infobox, admitted to the union
    Admitted to the Union January 26, 1837 (26th)
  • Page header, coordinates
    wgCoordinates lat 44, lon -85
  • Introduction
    Michigan is a peninsular state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwestern United States.
  • Adjacent To: Ohio, Lead section, borders Ohio
    It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, Indiana and Illinois to the southwest, Ohio to the southeast, and the Canadian province of Ontario to the east, northeast and north.
  • Adjacent To: Wisconsin, Lead section, borders Wisconsin
    It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, Indiana and Illinois to the southwest, Ohio to the southeast, and the Canadian province of Ontario to the east, northeast and north.
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Ann Arbor, Michigan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Ann Arbor, Infobox, State
Quote, Associated With: Ann Arbor, Infobox, State
Michigan
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Indiana (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Indiana, Lead section, borders Michigan
Quote, Adjacent To: Indiana, Lead section, borders Michigan
It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the south and southeast, and the Wabash River and Illinois to the west.
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Detroit (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Detroit, Infobox, State
Quote, Associated With: Detroit, Infobox, State
Michigan
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