DEMOGRAPHICS / AT A GLANCE
Michigan Facts
| Population | 9,986,857 |
| Total Area | 96,810 square miles |
| Land Area | 56,809 square miles |
| Water Area | 40,001 square miles |
| Highest Point | Mt. Arvon at 1980 feet |
| Lowest Point | Shore of Lake Erie at 572 feet |
| Location | 42.709N, 084.553W |
| Area Codes | 231 – 248 – 313 – 517 – 586 – 616 – 734 – 810 – 906 – 989 |
| Border States | Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Minnesota (water border), Ohio, Wisconsin |
| Agriculture | Dairy products, apples, blueberries, cattle, vegetables, hogs, |
| corn, nursery stock, soybeans. | |
| Industry | Motor vehicles and parts, machinery, fabricated metal products, |
| food processing, chemical products, mining, tourism. | |
| Statehood | January 26, 1837 |
| Capital City | Lansing |
| Largest Cities | Detroit, Grand Rapids, Warren, Flint, Sterling Heights, Lansing, Ann Arbor, |
| Livonia, Dearborn, Westland | |
| State Bird | Robin |
| State Flower | Apple Blossom (Malus coronaria) |
| State Motto | Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice (If you seek a pleasant |
| peninsula, look about you) | |
| State Nickname | Wolverine State, Great Lakes State |
