Outline of Michigan

The following outline provides an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Michigan:

Michigan is located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America, comprising two peninsulas.

General reference

 * Names
 * Common name: Michigan
 * Pronunciation:
 * Official name: State of Michigan
 * Abbreviations and name codes
 * Postal symbol: MI
 * ISO 3166-2 code: US-MI
 * Internet second-level domain: .mi.us
 * Nicknames
 * The Great Lakes State (previously used on license plates)
 * Pure Michigan (currently used to promote tourism and on highway signs, currently used on license plates)
 * Spectacular Peninsulas (previously used on license plates)
 * Mitten State
 * Winter Water Wonderland (previously and currently used on license plates)
 * Wolverine State
 * The Birthplace of Automotives
 * Adjectival: Michigan
 * Demonyms
 * Most common:
 * Michigander
 * Less common:
 * Michiganian
 * Michiganite
 * Michiganer

Geography of Michigan
Geography of Michigan
 * Michigan is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
 * Population: 10,077,331 (2020), 10th in the U.S.
 * Size: 96,716 sq miles (250,493 km2), 11th in the U.S., width: 386 miles (621 km), length: 456 miles (734 km), 41.5% water

Location of Michigan
Location: 41° 41' N to 48° 18' N latitude, 82° 7' W to 90° 25' W longitude
 * Regions in which Michigan is located:
 * Northern hemisphere
 * Western hemisphere
 * Americas
 * North America
 * Anglo America
 * Northern America
 * United States of America
 * Contiguous United States
 * Central United States
 * Corn Belt
 * East North Central States
 * Midwestern United States
 * Great Lakes Region
 * Located next to:
 * Adjacent states
 * Illinois
 * Indiana
 * Minnesota
 * Ohio
 * Wisconsin
 * Adjacent Canadian province
 * Ontario
 * Time zones:
 * Eastern (UTC-5/-4), 79 of 83 counties
 * Central (UTC−6/-5), 4 western U.P. counties

Demography of Michigan

 * Census statistical areas
 * Demographics

Environment of Michigan

 * Climate
 * Climate change in Michigan
 * Flora and fauna
 * Upper Peninsula
 * Lower Peninsula
 * Northern Michigan
 * Flora
 * Fauna
 * Birds
 * Butterflies and moths
 * Frogs and toads
 * Mammals
 * Reptiles
 * Geology
 * Protected areas
 * National battlefield park: River Raisin
 * National forests
 * National historical park: Keweenaw
 * National lakeshores: Pictured Rocks and Sleeping Bear Dunes
 * National memorial: Father Marquette
 * National Natural Landmarks
 * National marine sanctuary: Thunder Bay
 * National park: Isle Royale
 * National Wild and Scenic Rivers
 * National and international wildlife refuges
 * National wilderness areas
 * State forests
 * State game and wildlife areas
 * State parks, forests, recreation areas, and scenic sites
 * Regional and local parks
 * Grand Rapids
 * Huron–Clinton Metroparks
 * Midland County
 * Superfund sites
 * Water

Natural geographic features of Michigan

 * Great Lakes
 * Islands
 * Lakes – Michigan state has 64,980 inland lakes and ponds.
 * Mountains
 * Rivers
 * Waterfalls

Places in Michigan

 * Historic places
 * National Historic Landmarks
 * National Historic Bridges
 * State Capitol Building
 * Populated places
 * Tourist attractions
 * Tourist attractions in Metro Detroit

Regions of Michigan

 * United States
 * Great Lakes region, Midwest U.S. Census Bureau region, sometimes "Middle West", "Old Northwest", or "North Central" region
 * Michigan
 * Upper Peninsula
 * Copper Country
 * Keweenaw Peninsula
 * Lower Peninsula
 * Northern Michigan
 * Mid-Michigan
 * Central Michigan
 * Flint/Tri-Cities
 * The Thumb
 * Southern Michigan
 * West Michigan
 * Southern Michigan
 * Michiana
 * Southeast Michigan
 * Metro Detroit
 * ZIP code range: 48001-49971 (1752 zip codes)
 * Area codes: 231, 248, 269, 313, 517, 586, 616, 734, 810, 906, and 989

Government and politics of Michigan
Government of Michigan
 * Politics
 * Elections
 * Electoral reform
 * Political party strength
 * Democratic Party
 * Republican Party
 * Green Party
 * Libertarian Party
 * Socialist Party


 * U.S. Senate and House delegations
 * U.S. congressional districts
 * U.S. federal courts
 * U.S. Supreme Court
 * U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
 * U.S. District courts

Branches of the government of Michigan
Government of Michigan
 * Executive branch
 * Governor
 * Departments
 * Lieutenant Governor
 * Secretary of State
 * Attorney General
 * Legislative branch (bicameral)
 * Michigan Senate (upper house)
 * Michigan House of Representatives (lower house)
 * Judicial branch
 * Supreme Court
 * Court of Appeals

Military in Michigan

 * Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
 * Michigan National Guard
 * Michigan Army National Guard
 * Michigan Air National Guard
 * Volunteer Defense Force (MI VDF)

Local government in Michigan
Administrative Divisions of Michigan
 * 83 Counties
 * Cities, villages, townships, and unincorporated communities
 * Villages
 * Townships
 * Unincorporated communities
 * State capital: Lansing
 * Largest city: Detroit
 * City nicknames
 * Sister cities
 * Lost cities, towns, and counties
 * Ghost towns
 * Former cities
 * Former villages
 * Defunct townships

Laws in Michigan

 * Federal law
 * Michigan law
 * Michigan Compiled Laws
 * Capital punishment
 * Constitution of Michigan
 * Crime in Michigan
 * Gun laws
 * Same-sex marriage

Law enforcement in Michigan

 * State and local law enforcement agencies
 * Conservation Officers
 * County prosecuting attorney
 * County sheriffs
 * Department of Corrections
 * Prisons
 * Local police departments
 * State Police
 * Federal law enforcement agencies
 * Federal Bureau of Investigation
 * U.S. Attorney
 * U.S. Customs and Border Protection
 * U.S. Marshals Service
 * U.S. Secret Service

History of Michigan

 * History of Michigan
 * Category:History of Michigan
 * commons:Category:History of Michigan

Historic locations in Michigan

 * National Historic Landmarks
 * National Register of Historic Places

Historical libraries, societies and museums in Michigan

 * Historical libraries and museums
 * Arab American National Museum, Dearborn
 * Byron Area Historic Museum
 * Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit
 * Detroit Historical Museum
 * Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, Whitefish Point
 * Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, Dearborn (a.k.a. The Henry Ford)
 * Holocaust Memorial Center, Farmington Hills
 * Michigan Historical Center, Lansing
 * Motown Historical Museum, Detroit (a.k.a. Hitsville U.S.A.)
 * Ukrainian American Archives and Museum of Detroit, Hamtramck
 * William L. Clements Library, Ann Arbor
 * Historical societies
 * Bluewater Michigan Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society
 * Canton Historical Society and Museum
 * Detroit Historical Society
 * Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, Whitefish Point
 * Keweenaw County Historical Society
 * Leelanau Historical Society and Museum
 * Mason County Historical Society
 * Michigan Pioneer and Historical Collection, Lansing (Historical Society of Michigan)
 * Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society, Lansing
 * Tecumseh Historical Society
 * Ypsilanti Historical Society

History of Michigan, by period

 * Timeline of Michigan history
 * Indigenous peoples
 * Algonquian peoples
 * French colony of Canada, 1668–1763
 * Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit, 1701–1779
 * Fort Michilimackinac, 1715–1783
 * French colony of la Louisiane, 1699–1764
 * French and Indian War, 1754–1763
 * Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
 * Treaty of Paris of 1763
 * British (though predominantly Francophone) Province of Quebec, 1763–1791
 * American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
 * United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
 * Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
 * Unorganized territory of the United States, 1783–1787
 * Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, 1787–1803
 * Territory of Indiana, 1800–1816
 * Territory of Michigan, 1805–1837
 * War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
 * Siege of Detroit, 1812
 * Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
 * State of Michigan becomes 26th State admitted to the United States of America on January 26, 1837
 * Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
 * American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
 * Civil War units
 * Detroit race riot of 1863
 * Prohibition in Detroit, 1919–1933
 * Rum-running in Windsor
 * The Purple Gang
 * The reign of Singing Sam, 1921–1930
 * New Deal, 1933–1936
 * Detroit race riot of 1943
 * Detroit riot of 1967
 * Kilpatrick and Beatty text-messaging scandal, 2008

History of Michigan, by region

 * Midwestern United States
 * Michigan
 * Upper Peninsula
 * Superior (proposed U.S. state)
 * Keweenaw Peninsula
 * Lower Peninsula
 * Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
 * Port Oneida Rural Historic District
 * The Thumb
 * Ann Arbor
 * Detroit
 * Saginaw
 * Wyandotte
 * Williamston

History of Michigan, by subject

 * Algonquian peoples
 * Bath School disaster
 * Chrysler Corporation
 * Civil War units
 * Ford Motor Company
 * General Motors Corporation
 * Ghost towns in Michigan
 * Legal history
 * Michigan State University
 * New Deal
 * Purple Gang
 * Railroads
 * University of Michigan
 * Toledo War (a.k.a. Michigan-Ohio War)
 * Wisconsin v. Michigan border dispute court cases

History of Michigan, lists of people

 * Early settlers
 * Notable people from:
 * Upper Peninsula
 * Northern Michigan
 * Western Michigan
 * Central Michigan
 * The Thumb
 * Metro Detroit
 * Governors of Michigan
 * Territorial governors
 * In the American Revolution
 * In the American Civil War
 * Olympic medalists
 * Politicians
 * U.S. congressional delegations from Michigan
 * U.S. Representatives
 * U.S. Senators

History of Michigan, people

 * People from Michigan
 * Cass, Lewis
 * Chrysler, Walter
 * Custer, George Armstrong (raised in Monroe)
 * Edison, Thomas (raised in Port Huron)
 * Ford, Gerald (38th President of the United States)
 * Ford, Henry
 * Hoffa, James R. "Jimmy"
 * Malcolm X (raised in Lansing)
 * Marquette, Jacques (a.k.a. Père Marquette)
 * Parks, Rosa (lived in Detroit)
 * Pontiac (Obwandiyag)
 * Salk, Jonas (University of Michigan faculty member)
 * Schoolcraft, Henry
 * Seaborg, Glenn T. (1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry)
 * Stewart, Potter (Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court)
 * Ting, Samuel C. C. (1976 Nobel Prize in Physics)
 * Reuther, Walter
 * Weller, Thomas Huckle (1954 Nobel Prize in Medicine)
 * Woodcock, Leonard

History publications about Michigan

 * Michigan History magazine

Culture of Michigan



 * Cuisine
 * Festivals
 * Museums
 * Religion
 * The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Episcopal Diocese
 * Scouting
 * State Symbols
 * Flag
 * Great Seal
 * Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you)

The Arts in Michigan

 * Art museums and galleries
 * Artists
 * Authors
 * Films
 * Museums
 * Music
 * Musicians
 * Theater

Culture by region

 * Culture of Detroit

Sports in Michigan
Sports in Michigan
 * College
 * High school
 * Professional
 * Detroit Lions, football
 * Detroit Pistons, basketball
 * Detroit Red Wings, hockey
 * Detroit Tigers, baseball
 * List by sport
 * List by city

Economy and infrastructure of Michigan

 * Buildings and structures
 * Airports
 * Bridges
 * Ambassador Bridge
 * Blue Water Bridge
 * Mackinac Bridge
 * Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge
 * Power stations
 * Hospitals
 * Companies
 * Newspapers
 * Non-profit organizations
 * Radio stations
 * Television stations
 * Transportation
 * State Trunkline Highway System
 * Interstate Highways
 * U.S. Highways
 * State highways
 * Railroads
 * Soo Locks

Education in Michigan
Education in Michigan
 * School districts
 * High schools
 * Private schools
 * Colleges and universities