Michigan Newspapers and Important Facts
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GEOGRAPHY: Michigan is a unique state in that it consists of two separate
peninsulas into the Great Lakes.
The upper peninsula is bordered on the north by Lake Superior and on the
south by Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. The upper peninsula is bordered on the
west by Wisconsin and Minnesota.
The lower peninsula rises between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron and Lake Erie.
It is bordered on the west by Lake Michigan and on the east by Lake Huron and
Lake Erie. The lower peninsula is bordered on the south by Indiana and Ohio.
Longitude: 82° 26' W to 90° 31' W, Latitude: 41° 41' N to 48° 15' N, Michigan
is 490 miles long and 240 miles wide at its most distant points.
AREA: Total Area Michigan covers 96,810 square miles, making it the 11th
largest of the 50 states and the largest state east of the Mississippi River. Land
Area 56,809 square miles of Michigan are land areas. Water Area 40,001 square
miles of Michigan are covered by water making Michigan the 2nd wettest state
behind Alaska.
CAPITAL: Lansing,
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ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS:
List of counties in the U.S. State of
Michigan:
1 Alcona
2 Alger
3 Allegan
4 Alpena
5 Antrim
6 Arenac
7 Baraga
8 Barry
9 Bay
10 Benzie
11 Berrien
12 Branch
13 Calhoun
14 Cass
15 Charlevoix
16 Cheboygan
17 Chippewa
18 Clare
19 Clinton
20 Crawford
21 Delta
22 Dickinson
23 Eaton
24 Emmet
25 Genesee
26 Gladwin
27 Gogebic
28 Grand Traverse
29 Gratiot
30 Hillsdale
31 Houghton
32 Huron
33 Ingham
34 Ionia
35 Iosco
36 Iron
37 Isabella
38 Jackson
39 Kalamazoo
40 Kalkaska
41 Kent
42 Keweenaw
43 Lake
44 Lapeer
45 Leelanau
46 Lenawee
47 Livingston
48 Luce
49 Mackinac
50 Macomb
51 Manistee
52 Marquette
53 Mason
54 Mecosta
55 Menominee
56 Midland
57 Missaukee
58 Monroe
59 Montcalm
60 Montmorency
61 Muskegon
62 Newaygo
63 Oakland
64 Oceana
65 Ogemaw
66 Ontonagon
67 Osceola
68 Oscoda
69 Otsego
70 Ottawa
71 Presque Isle
72 Roscommon
73 Saginaw
74 Sanilac
75 Schoolcraft
76 Shiawassee
77 St. Clair
78 St. Joseph
79 Tuscola
80 Van Buren
81 Washtenaw
82 Wayne
83 Wexford