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Michigan (/ ˈ m ɪ ʃ ɪ ɡ ən / ⓘ MISH-ig-ən) is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.It borders Wisconsin to the northwest in the Upper Peninsula, and Indiana and Ohio to the south in the Lower Peninsula; it is also connected by Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie to Minnesota and Illinois, and the Canadian province of Ontario.
Michigan's territorial watersinclude roughly half each of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and Lake Huron, and smaller areas of Lake St. Clairand Lake Erie. It includes an estimated 11,000 inland lakes.[1] It encompasses 58,110 square miles (150,500 km2) of land, 38,575 square miles (99,910 km2) of Great Lakes waters, and 1,305 square miles (3,380 ...
There are 83 counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The boundaries of these counties have not changed substantially since 1897. However, throughout the 19th century, the state legislature frequently adjusted county boundaries. County creation was intended to fulfill the goal of establishing government over unorganized territory, but a more ...
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan —also known as Upper Michigan or colloquially the U.P. or Yoop —is the northern and more elevated of the two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan; it is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac. It is bounded primarily by Lake Superior to the north, separated from the ...
Michigan's 20 largest inland lakes. This is a list of lakes in Michigan. The American state of Michigan borders four of the five Great Lakes. The number of inland lakes in Michigan depends on the minimum size. There are: 62,798 lakes ≥ 0.1 acres (0.00040 km 2) [1] 26,266 lakes ≥ 1.0 acre (0.0040 km 2) [1] 6,537 lakes ≥ 10.0 acres (0.040 ...
Map of the United States with Michigan highlighted. Michigan is a state located in the Midwest region of the United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, Michigan is the 10th most populous state with 10,077,331 inhabitants and the 22nd largest by land area spanning 56,538.90 square miles (146,435.1 km 2) of land. [1]
Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake located fully in the United States; the other four are shared between the U.S. and Canada. It is the world's largest lake, by area, located fully in one country, [ 10 ] and is shared, from west to east, by the U.S. states of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan.
Demographics of Michigan. Michigan is the third-most populous state in the Midwestern United States, with a population of 10,077,331 according to the 2020 United States census. The vast majority of the state's population lives in the Lower Peninsula, with only 301,609 residing in the Upper Peninsula. Culturally, the Lower Peninsula is more ...