Michigan

state of the United States of America
Place u_s_state Q1166
Michigan
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Michigan

Summary

Michigan is an U.S. state[1]. Michigan draws 13,386 Wikipedia views per month (u_s_state category, ranking #22 of 49).[2]

Key Facts

  • Michigan is located in United States[3].
  • Michigan is in the country of United States[4].
  • Michigan's head of government is recorded as Gretchen Whitmer[5].
  • Michigan is on the continent of North America[6].
  • Michigan's instance of is recorded as U.S. state[7].
  • Michigan's capital is recorded as Lansing[8].
  • Michigan's shares border with is recorded as Wisconsin[9].
  • Michigan's shares border with is recorded as Ohio[10].
  • Michigan's shares border with is recorded as Indiana[11].
  • Michigan's shares border with is recorded as Ontario[12].
  • Michigan's shares border with is recorded as Minnesota[13].
  • Michigan's shares border with is recorded as Illinois[14].
  • Michigan's anthem is recorded as My Michigan[15].
  • Great Lakes is named after Michigan[16].
  • Michigan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Alcona County[17].
  • Michigan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Alger County[18].
  • Michigan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Allegan County[19].
  • Michigan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Alpena County[20].
  • Michigan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Antrim County[21].
  • Michigan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Arenac County[22].
  • Michigan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Baraga County[23].
  • Michigan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Barry County[24].
  • Michigan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bay County[25].
  • Michigan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Benzie County[26].
  • Michigan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Berrien County[27].

Body

Geography

Michigan is in the country of United States[4]. Michigan is located in United States[3]. Michigan is on the continent of North America[6].

Designation and Status

Michigan's instance of is recorded as U.S. state[7].

History and Context

Great Lakes is named after Michigan[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Michigan include Upper Peninsula of Michigan[28], a peninsula[29], in United States[30]; Michigan left[31], in United States[32]; Michigan Avenue[33], a street[34], in United States[35]; USS Michigan[36], a ballistic missile submarine[37]; and Lower Peninsula of Michigan[38], a peninsula[39], in United States[40].

Why It Matters

Michigan draws 13,386 Wikipedia views per month (u_s_state category, ranking #22 of 49).[2] Michigan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Michigan is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for Michigan include Upper Peninsula of Michigan[28], a peninsula[29], in United States[30]; Michigan left[31], in United States[32]; Michigan Avenue[33], a street[34], in United States[35]; USS Michigan[36], a ballistic missile submarine[37]; and Lower Peninsula of Michigan[38], a peninsula[39], in United States[40].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . michigan.gov. michigan.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . michigan.gov. michigan.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . michigan.gov. michigan.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . michigan.gov. michigan.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . michigan.gov. michigan.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . michigan.gov. michigan.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . michigan.gov. michigan.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . michigan.gov. michigan.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . michigan.gov. michigan.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . michigan.gov. michigan.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . michigan.gov. michigan.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag michigan
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: michigan, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289942884|michigan (#289942884)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
  2. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0378440-Michigan
    Native label {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'State of Michigan'}
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0378440-Michigan, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259490|batch #259490]]"
  3. 4w ago · Mxn · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Demographics of topic demographics of Michigan
    Coordinates of easternmost point {'lat': 43.591111111111, 'lon': -82.122777777778}
    Highest point Mount Arvon
    Named after Great Lakes
    + 81 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1448]]: State of Michigan, Copying from [[Property:P1705]]"
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