However, they are too good to be lost forever so I’ve preserved them here.
You can learn more about the project and why it was closed down here.
Satellite Map Of Michigan
General Michigan State Facts
Demonym: Michiganian
State Abbreviation: MI
Year Admitted To US: 1837
State Number (Out of 50): 26th
State Capital: Lansing
Total Area: 96,714 sq mi (250,487 km2)
State Area Ranking (Out of 50): 11th
Highest Point: Mount Arvon – 1,979 ft (603 m)
Lowest Point: 571 ft (174 m)
State Website: https://www.michigan.gov/
List of Interstate Highways In Michigan
- I-69
- I-75
- I-94
- I-96
- I-275
- I-375
- I-475
- I-675
- I-194
- I-196
- I-296
- I-496
- I-696
List of US Highways In Michigan
- US 10
- US 102
- US 112
- US 12
- US 127
- US 131
- US 141
- US 2
- US 223
- US 23
- US 24
- US 31
- US 41
- US 45
- US 8
List of Toll Roads In Michigan
- Mackinac Toll Bridge
- The Ambassador Bridge
- The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel/Detroit-Canada Tunnel
- The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge
- The Grosse Ile Toll Bridge
- The Blue Water Bridge
Did you known M-28 is the longest road in Michigan at 290.373 mi (467.31 km).
Michigan County Map
Michigan County Map With Important Cities & Towns
Michigan Population Density Map
Michigan Population Facts
State Population: 10,037,261
State Population Rank (out of 50): 10th
Population Density: 178/sq mi (69/km2)
Population Density Rank (out of 50): 19th
Top 10 Cities In Michigan
- Detroit: 633,218
- Grand Rapids: 196,608
- Warren: 136,655
- Sterling Heights: 133,306
- Ann Arbor: 119,381
- Lansing: 112,115
- Dearborn: 105,811
- Livonia: 92,185
- Troy: 87,339
- Westland: 82,574
Michigan Income & Taxes
Median Household Income: $68,990
Household Income Rank (out of 50): 35th
Top Marginal State Income Tax Rate: 4.25%
Average Sales Tax Rate*: 6.00%
Average Property Tax Rate*: 1.38%
* Note theses vary from city to city within the state.
Map of Michigan Lakes & Rivers
Longest River In Michigan: Grand River 252 miles (406 km)
Michigan Annual Precipitation Map
Michigan Köppen Climate Map
10 Fun Facts About Michigan
- Great Lakes State: Michigan borders four of the five Great Lakes—Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie. It has the longest freshwater coastline of any U.S. state.
- Two Peninsulas: Michigan is the only U.S. state divided into two separate peninsulas—the Upper Peninsula (U.P.) and the Lower Peninsula—connected by the Mackinac Bridge.
- Automobile Capital: Detroit, Michigan, is famously known as the “Motor City,” serving as the historic heart of the American automotive industry, home to Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler.
- Longest Suspension Bridge in Western Hemisphere: The Mackinac Bridge, spanning approximately 5 miles, connects the Upper and Lower peninsulas and is one of the world’s longest suspension bridges.
- Cereal City: Battle Creek, Michigan, is known as the “Cereal Capital of the World,” where Kellogg’s and Post cereals were first produced.
- Unique Postal Service: Michigan is home to the only floating U.S. Post Office—the J.W. Westcott II, which delivers mail by boat to ships passing through Detroit’s waterways.
- Vernors Ginger Ale: Created in Detroit in 1866, Vernors Ginger Ale is America’s oldest surviving soft drink brand.
- First Outdoor Pedestrian Shopping Mall: Kalamazoo, Michigan, was home to the nation’s first outdoor pedestrian shopping mall, opened in 1959.
- Home of Motown: Detroit gave birth to Motown Records in 1959, a musical genre and label that significantly shaped American music history.
- Michigan’s Nicknames: Apart from being called the “Great Lakes State,” Michigan is also known as the “Mitten State” due to the Lower Peninsula’s distinctive shape resembling a mitten.
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