Last Update: September 6, 2010 @ 9:51 pm
| Capital | Lansing |
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| Statehood | 01/26/1837 |
| Population | 9,938,444 |
| Nickname | Wolverine State or Great Lakes State. |
| Motto | If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you. |
| State Name Origin | Based on a Chippewa Indian word "meicigama" meanding "great water" and refers to the Great Lakes. |
| Counties | 83 |
| Largest Cities | Detroit, Grand Rapids, Flint, Sterling Heights, Lansing, Ann Arbor, Warren, |
| Border States | Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin |
| Land Area | 96 |