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| | | MICHIGAN: The Great Lakes State
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| State Home Page: | | http://www.state.mi.us/ | | Capital: | | Lansing | | Year Admitted to Union: | | 1837 - 26th | | Population: | | 10,120,860 (2005) |
| Density: | | 175 persons per sq. mi. (15th) | | Per Capita Income: | | $31,195 (15th) | | Land Area: | | 58,527 sq mi (22nd) | | Percent of Land Federally Owned: | | 11.2 | | Governor: | | Jennifer Granholm (D) | | Lottery start-up year: | | 1972 | |
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| | Ethnicity | | White persons: | | 8,228,259 (81.3%) |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin: | | 384,593 (3.8%) |
| African-American or Black persons: | | 1,447,283 (14.3%) |
| American Indian & Alaska Native persons: | | 60,725 (0.6%) |
| Asian, Pacific Islander & Native Hawaiian persons: | | 222,658 (2.2%) |
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| | Legislature | | Seats in House: | | 110 two-year term average district population: 84,000 | | Seats in Senate: | | 38 four-year term | | Number of Constitutions: | | 4 | | Effective Date of Present Constitution: | |
Jan. 1, 1964 | | U.S. Congressional Representatives: | | 15 | | Curious Facts:
| | The first state police radio system in the world was established in 1929 by the Michigan State Police. In 1862, the current Michigan State University became the first land grant college in the United States. |
| | | The Mackinac Bridge, which
connects the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan, is one of
the world's longest suspension bridges. | |
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