Michigan State Information – Symbols, Capital, Constitution, Flags, Maps, Songs

Quick Facts

Capital City: Lansing

Abbreviation: MI

Population (2019): 9,895,622; Rank: 9 of 50 | Population Quick Facts

Region: Midwest

Admission to Statehood: January 26, 1837 (26th State)

State Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice translates to If you seek a pleasant peninsula look about you

State Nickname: Wolverine State / Great Lakes State

Origin of State Name: Based on the Ojibwa Indian word misshikama meaning “great water,” referring to the Great Lakes

Area Codes: 231, 248, 269, 313, 517, 586, 616, 734, 810, 906, 947, 989

Zip Codes: Michigan Zip Codes

State Symbols

Bird: Robin | List of State Birds

Flag:
The design on Michigan’s deep blue field has three mottoes:
On a red ribbon – “One Nation Made Up of Many States”
On a blue shield – “I will Defend”
On a white ribbon – “If You Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look Around”
On the blue shield the sun rises over a lake and peninsula, a man with raised hand and holding a gun represents peace and the ability to defend his rights. The elk and moose are symbols of Michigan, while the eagle represents the United States. Flag adopted 1911. Get this Flag

Flower: Apple Blossom (Malus coronaria) | Other State Flowers

Soil: Kalkaska

Song: “Michigan, My Michigan”Words by: Douglas Malloch | Music by:W. Otto Meissner Other State Songs |Sheet Music

Tree: Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) | Other State Trees

Quarter: State outline, outline of Great Lakes system Michigan Quarter | List of State Quarters

Geography

michigan on a US map

Area:

Area: 96,810 sq.mi (250,737 sq.km.), 11th
Land: 56,809 sq.mi. (147,135 sq.km.), 22nd
Water: 40,001 sq.mi. (103,602 sq.km.), 2nd
Great Lakes: 38,192 sq.mi. (98,917 sq.km.),1st