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Entered the Union: January 26, 1837 (26th State)
Michigan Capital City: Lansing
Lagest Cities in Michigan: Detroit, Grand Rapids, Warren, Sterling Heights, Lansing, Ann Arbor, Flint, Dearborn, Livonia, Westland
Bordering States: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin
Michigan 2013 Population (Estimate): 9,895,622
Michigan 2010 Population (Estimate): 9,883,701
Origin of State Name: From Indian word “Michigana” meaning “great or large lake”
State Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you)
Michigan Nickname: Wolverine State