Michigan

Michigan

Senators: TIAMMARINO F7 (D), AFOUTTY D4 (I)

Representatives: NSHIMANDLE F1 (D), AHORST F1 (R), ZJANICE F1 (I), BRODGERS D6 (I)


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-Michigandoes not have the death penalty in their state, there are also 12 other states in the U.s that do not have the death penalty. . (tommy Iammarino) -Covers an area of 96,705 square miles have two peninsulas. (A Horst) -There is about 10,000,000 residents in Michigan. (A Horst) -Whites make up more than 80% of the population, with African Americans representing 14%. (A Horst) -Michigan's 1964 Constitution is the fourth in it's history. (N Shimandle) -The current govenor is Jennifer Granholm, a female democrat, elected in 2002 (N Shimandle) -State Bird: Robin -State Mammal: White Tailed Deer -State Motto - "Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circum spice" which means "If you are seeking a pleasant peninsula, look around you." (A.Foutty) -Murder rate per year is 6.7% and there were 13 executions before 1976 (A. Foutty) -Michigan became a state on January 26, 1837 and the flag was adopated in 1911. (A. Foutty) -Largest city in Michigan is Detroit and is the biggest 11th state in the USA. (A. Foutty) -Michigan's name is from a Algonquian Chippewa Indian word "meicigama" which means "Big Sea Wate" (A. Foutty) -Capital of Miching is Lansing (Tommy Iammarino) Michigan is the 8th most populous state in the U.S (T. Iammarino) -State flower is the apple blossom (B.Rodgers) -The State Nickname is the "Great Lake State". Others include "Wolverine State" or "Water Winter Wonderland". (B. Rodgers) - Michigan facts (B.Rodges) - Name of Residents Michiganders, Michiganians or Michiganites (B.Rodgers) -Of the state's workforce of nearly 4.5 million people, close to 30% work in service industries, slightly less than 24% in the trade sector, more than 20% in manufacturing, and about 15% in government jobs. In 2004,unemloyment in the state stood at 7.1%, median household income was $44,095, and the gross state product reached $346 billion.(B.Rodgers) -The Packard Motor Car Company in Detroit manufactured the first air-conditioned car in 1939. (Z. Janice) -Standing anywhere in the state a person is within 85 miles of one of the Great Lakes. (Z. Janice) -Four flags have flown over Michigan - French, English, Spanish and United States. (Z. Janice) -The Mackinac Bridge is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world. Connecting the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan, it spans 5 miles over the Straits of Mackinac, which is where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron meet. The Mighty Mac took 3 years to complete and was opened to traffic in 1957. (Z. Janice) -Michigan has more than 11,000 inland lakes and more than 36,000 miles of streams. (Z. Janice) -Michigan became a state in January 26, 1837. Michigan was also a free state because it was above the like 36 30 (tommy Iammarino) -The average population density in michigan is about 175 people per square mile (tommy iammarino)
 * 57,022 sq. mi. of land area (16,439 sq. mi. in the U.P.)
 * 1,194 sq. mi. of inland waters
 * 38,575 sq. mi. of Great Lake water area
 * 3,126 miles of Great Lakes shoreline (more fresh water coastline than any other state)
 * 19,000,000 acres of forest cover

Michigan's state abreviation is MI (tommyiammarino) Nickname is water wonderland (tommyiammarino) Painted turtle is the state reptile (tommyiammarino)


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