Michigan
"Wolverine State"
- Motto
- Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you)
- Capitol
- Lansing
- Name Origin
- From Indian word “Michigana” meaning “great or large lake”
- Statehood Date
- Jan. 26, 1837 (26th)
Cities in Michigan
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Official Symbols
A state's official symbols represent the composition and culture of the land and people who live and have lived here. Below are the symbols of Michigan along with the year they became official.
| Flower | Apple Blossom (1897) |
| Bird | Robin (1931) |
| Mammal | White-Tailed Deer (1997) |
| Fishes | Trout (1965), Brook Trout (1988) |
| Gem | Isle Royal Greenstone (Chlorastrolite) (1972) |
| Stone | Petoskey Stone (1965) |
| Tree | White Pine (1955) |
| Soil | Kalkaska Soil Series (1990) |
| Reptile | Painted Turtle (1995) |
| Flag | “Blue Charged With The Arms Of The State” (1911) |
| Wildflower | Dwarf Lake Iris (1998) |
Demographics
- Population Density
- 175.0 people per square mile
Geography and Weather
- Land Area
- 56,804 sq mi. (147,122 sq km)
- Lowest Elevation
- 0 ft (0 m)
- Average Elevation
- 900 ft (274.32 m)
- Highest Temperature Recorded
- 112°F (44°C) on July 13, 1936
- Lowest Temperature Recorded
- –51°F (–46°C) on February 9, 1934
