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Brief History. Indian tribes were living in the Michigan region when the first European, Étienne Brulé of France, arrived in 1618. First permanent settlement was established in 1668, but France was soon ousted from the territory by Great Britain in 1763. After the Revolutionary War, the U.S. acquired most of the region. Today, Michigan's points of interest are the automobile plants in Dearborn, Detroit, Flint, Lansing, and Pontiac; Mackinac Island; Pictured Rocks and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshores; Greenfield Village in Dearborn; and the many summer resorts along both the inland lakes and Great Lakes.

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More About This State

Nickname: Wolverine State / Great Lakes State

Capital: Lansing

Date entered union: Jan. 26, 1837

Population: 10,120,860

State Flower: AppleBlossom

State Bird: Robin

Land area: 56,804 sq mi.

Topography: Low rolling hills give way to northern tableland of hilly belts in the Lower Penninsula; Upper Penninsula is level in the east, with swampy areas, the western region is higher and more rugged.

Major Industries: Manufacturing; Educational, health and social services; Retail trade

More About The People

Folks are called: Michigander, Michiganian, Michiganite

Ethnicities: White: 7,966,053 (80.2%); Black: 1,412,742 (14.2%); American Indian: 58,479 (0.6%); Asian: 176,510 (1.8%); Other race: 129,552 (1.3%); Two or more races: 192,416 (1.9%); Hispanic/Latino: 323,877 (3.3%)

Male/Female stats: Male: 4,873,095 (49.0%); Female: 5,065,349 (51.0%)

Median household income ($): 44,667

College Grads: 13.7%

Home Owners: 73.8%

Famous people: Robin Williams, Ted Nugent

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