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MICHIGAN

Ann Arbor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Grand Rapids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Kalamazoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Lansing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Michigan

The State in Brief

Nickname: Wolverine State; Great Lakes State

Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you)

Flower: Apple blossom

Bird: Robin

Area: 96,716 square miles (2000; U.S. rank: 11th)

Elevation: 572 feet to 1,980 feet above sea level

Climate: Temperate with well-defined seasons, tempered by surrounding water; colder in upper peninsula

Admitted to Union: January 26, 1837

Capital: Lansing

Head Official: Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) (until 2007)

Population

1980: 9,262,000

1990: 9,368,000

2000: 9,938,480

2004 estimate: 10,112,620

Percent change, 1990–2000: 6.9%

U.S. rank in 2004: 8th

Percent of residents born in state: 75.4% (2000)

Density: 175 people per square mile (2000)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 389,366

Racial and Ethnic Characteristics (2000)

White: 7,966,053

Black or African American: 1,412,742

American Indian and Alaska Native: 58,479

Asian: 176,510

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 2,692

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 323,877

Other: 129,552

Age Characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 672,005

Population 5 to 19 years old: 2,212,060

Percent of population 65 years and over: 12.3%

Median age: 35.5 years (2000)

Vital Statistics

Total number of births (2003): 131,024

Total number of deaths (2003): 86,644 (infant deaths, 1,130)

AIDS cases reported through 2003: 5,584

Economy

Major industries: Manufacturing; trade; agriculture; finance, insurance, and real estate; services

Unemployment rate: 6.9% (March 2005)

Per capita income: $31,196 (2003; U.S. rank: 20th)

Median household income: $45,176 (3-year average, 2001-2003)

Percentage of persons below poverty level: 10.8% (3-year average, 2001-2003)

Income tax rate: 4.0%

Sales tax rate: 6.0%