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At a total area of 97,990 square miles (253,800 km 2) – including those territorial waters – Michigan is the largest state east of the Mississippi River, and the eleventh largest state overall. More than half of the state's land area – 30,156 square miles (78,100 km 2) – is still forest.
Locations ; Metropolitan statistical areas; ... United States portal: Michigan has an estimated per capita income of $27,549 and median household income of $50,803 [1]
Irish Hills is an area of land located roughly in southeastern Jackson County and northwest Lenawee County in Southeast Michigan. It was named after the numerous Irish immigrants who settled there from 1830 until 1850. Today it is known throughout the state for its scenery, especially in the summer.
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This has led to several folkloric creation myths for the area, one being that it is a handprint of Paul Bunyan, a giant lumberjack and popular European-American folk character in Michigan. When asked where they live, Lower Peninsula residents may hold up their right palm and point to a spot on it to indicate the location. [1]
Porcupine Mountains State Park was established in 1945 to protect the area's large stand of old-growth forest, much of it of the "maple-hemlock" type. In 1972, Michigan passed the Wilderness and Natural Areas Act. This act gave the park the new designation of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.
Potterville has a population of just over 3,000, according to 2022 U.S. Census data.It's mostly white with a median age of 32, younger than Michigan's average of 40.
Eiderdown can refer to: The down feathers of the eider duck; Eiderdown (bedding), a duvet or comforter (a kind of quilt), traditionally containing eider duck down