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Michigan is a U.S. state in the United States. The name is derived from Lake Michigan, which in turn is believed to come from the Chippewa Indian word ''meicigama'', meaning "great water." Bounded by four of the Great Lakes, Michigan has the longest state shoreline in the continental United States, and more recreational boats than any other state in the union. == History == Michigan was explored and settled by French voyageurs in the 17th century. In 1701, explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founded Detroit, Michigan on the straits between Lakes Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie. The town became a major fur-trading and shipping post. Most of the rest of the region remained unsettled by whites, however. Michigan passed to Kingdom of Great Britain in 1763 and then to the new United States two decades later. The population grew slowly until the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, which brought large numbers of settlers. By the 1830s, Michigan had some 80,000 residents, more than enough to apply for statehood. A state government was formed in 1835, although Congressional recognition of the state languished due to a boundary dispute with Ohio, with both sides claiming a 468 square mile (1,210 km�) strip of land that included the important port city of Toledo, Ohio on Lake Erie and an area to the west then known as the "Great Black Swamp". The dispute eventually culminated into what would be known as the Toledo War when Michigan and Ohio militia maneuvered in the area. Ultimately, Congress awarded the "Toledo Strip" to Ohio, and Michigan, having received the western part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan as a concession, formally entered the Union on January 26, 1837. Thought to be useless at the time of its addition to Michigan, it was soon discovered that the Upper Peninsula was a rich and important source of lumber, iron, and copper, which would become the state's most sought-after natural resources. Michigan's economy underwent a massive shift at the turn of the 20th century. The birth of the automotive industry, with Henry Ford's first plant in the Highland Park, Michigan suburb of Detroit, marked the beginning of a new era in personal transportation. It was a development that not only transformed Detroit and Michigan, but permanently altered the socio-economic climate of United States and much of the world, for that matter. Grand Rapids, Michigan, the second-largest city in Michigan, is also a center of automotive manufacturing. Since 1838, the city has also been noted for its thriving furniture industry. Since World War II, Detroit's industrial base has eroded as auto companies abandoned some of the area's industrial parks in favor of less expensive labor found overseas and in southern U.S. states. Still, with 10 million residents, Michigan remains a large and influential state and ranks 8th in population among the 50 states. ==Michigan history timeline== === Early European history === *1622 �tienne Br�l� and his fellow explorers from Grenoble, France, were probably the first white men to see Lake Superior. *1668 P�re (Father) Jacques Marquette established Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, the first European settlement in Michigan *1701 Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac, with his lieutenant Alphonse de Tonty, established a trading post on the Detroit River which they name ''Fort Pontchartrain du D�troit''; now the present site of Detroit. *1760 Detroit was captured by the Great Britain. *1760s Chief Pontiac led a major revolt of the Ottawa tribe against the British. *1783 The area that is now Michigan is included with the territory ceded by Great Britain to the United States by the Treaty of Paris (1783) that ended the American Revolutionary War. The U.S. did not take control of the territory until 1796. *1796 Detroit and other posts in Michigan were turned over to the United States under terms of the Jay Treaty. Wayne County, Michigan was established as an administrative division of the Northwest Territory. === U.S. history === *1805 Michigan Territory was created, with Detroit designated as the seat of government. William Hull appointed as governor. Detroit was destroyed by fire. *1813 Lewis Cass became Territorial Governor. *1819 In the Treaty of Saginaw, the Ojibwe, Ottawa (people), and Potawatomi ceded more than six million acres, or 24,000 km² in the central portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan to the United States. *1821 With the Treaty of Chicago, the Ojibwe, Ottawa (people), and Potawatomi ceded all the lands south of the Grand River (Michigan) to the United States. *1823 Congress transferred legislative powers previously exercised by the Territorial Governor and Judges to a nine-member Legislative Council, appointed by the U.S. President who selected them from eighteen persons chosen by the people. The Council was expanded to thirteen members in 1825 and made an elected body in 1827. *1828 Territorial Capitol built in Detroit at a cost of $24,500. *1835 First Constitutional Convention. Stevens Thomson Mason inaugurated as the first Governor. A minor conflict with Ohio over the city of Toledo, Ohio, known as the Toledo War, contributed to delaying Michigan's statehood. As a resolution, Ohio received Toledo and the Toledo Strip but Michigan gained the western two-thirds of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. *1837 Admitted as a free state into the union (the 26th state), it was admitted concurrently with the slave state of Arkansas. === Major historical events === *1817, The University of Michigan is established in Detroit, the first public university in the state. *January 26, 1837 Michigan became the 26th US State. *1837 The Panic of 1837 was a severe setback to the nascent state bank and to several ambitious programs of public improvements, including the Clinton-Kalamazoo Canal *1838 Patriot War *1840 Douglass Houghton reported finding copper deposits on the Keweenaw Peninsula. *1846 Marji-Gesick, an Ojibwa Indian, pointed out a large deposit of iron ore to prospector Philo Everett near the present-day city of Negaunee, Michigan. *1847 A law was passed by the State Legislature to re-locate from Detroit the State Capital to a site "in the township of Lansing, Michigan, in the county of Ingham County." *1879 New State Capitol dedicated in Lansing, Michigan. The structure cost $1,510,130. *1890s and 1900s Ford Motor Company, Chrysler and General Motors were founded in southeastern Michigan. *1937 Flint Sit-Down Strike ended with official recognition of the United Auto Workers by General Motors. *1943 Riot broke out pitting whites against blacks during wartime. *1957 Five-mile long Mackinac Bridge opened November 1. *1967 12th Street Riot struck the city of Detroit. After 5 days of rioting, 43 people lay dead, 1189 injured and over 7000 people had been arrested. The riot had lasting effects on the entire metro region and is usually cited as one of the reasons the Detroit area is among the most segregated areas in the United States. *1974 Gerald R. Ford of Grand Rapids, Michigan became the 38th President of the United States. *1987 Michigan celebrated 150 years of statehood. == Law and Government == *Capital: Lansing, Michigan * Law/Government of state ** governor -- Governors of Michigan ***Current: Jennifer Granholm ** Michigan Legislature -- bicameral ***Michigan State House of Representatives ***Michigan Senate ** structure of state judicary ** [http://www.michigan.gov/som/0,1607,7-192-29938_30243-96757--,00.html Michigan Constitutions of 1835, 1850, 1908, and 1963] ** state constitution * Referendum and Voter Initiative: Michigan's constitution provides for voter initiative and referendum (Article II, � 9 http://www.michiganlegislature.org/mileg.asp?page=getObject&objName=mcl-Constitution-II-9&queryid=3791545&highlight=referendum), defined as "the power to propose laws and to enact and reject laws, called the initiative, and the power to approve or reject laws enacted by the legislature, called the referendum. The power of initiative extends only to laws which the legislature may enact under this constitution." Michigan counties and townships are statutory units of government, meaning that they have only those powers expressly provided or fairly implied by state law. Cities and villages are vested with home rule powers, meaning that they can do almost anything not prohibited by law. There are two types of Civil township in Michigan: ''general law'' and ''charter.'' Charter township status was created by the state legislature in 1947 and grants additional powers and stream-lined administration in order to provide greater protection against annexation by a city. As of April 2001, there were 127 charter townships in Michigan. ''See: List of Michigan Governors, List of United States Senators from Michigan, List of United States Representatives from Michigan'' == Geography == {| |''See:''||''List of Michigan counties'' | ||''Islands of Michigan'' | ||''List of Michigan rivers'' |} Michigan encompasses 96,810 square miles (250,630 square kilometers), making it the largest state east of the Mississippi River if territorial water is included. Georgia (U.S. state) has a slightly larger land area, however. Michigan borders Indiana and Ohio to the south, and Wisconsin to the southwest of the Upper Peninsula. Michigan also borders Minnesota, Illinois, the Canada province of Ontario, and the Canadian First Nation (Indian) reserve of Walpole Island, but only on water boundaries in the Great Lakes system. The highest point is Mount Arvon in the Upper Peninsula at 1,979 feet (603 m). The highest point in the Lower Peninsula is not definitely established but is either Briar Hill at 1,705 feet (520 meters), or one of several points closely nearby. Michigan consists of two peninsulas: *the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and *the Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten and is 277 miles (446 km) long from north to south and 195 miles (314 km)from east to west. The heavily forested Upper Peninsula (often called simply "The U.P.") is as large as Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island combined, but has less than 330,000 inhabitants, who are sometimes called "Yoopers" (from "U.P.'ers") and whose speech has been heavily influenced by the large number of Scandinavian and Canadian immigrants who settled the area during the mining boom of the late 1800's. These two sections are connected only by the five-mile-long Mackinac Bridge -- the third longest suspension bridge in the world. The two peninsulas are surrounded by an extensive Great Lakes shoreline. Other than Alaska, Michigan has the longest shoreline of any state -- 2,242 miles (3,607 km). An additional 879 miles (1415 km) can be added if islands are included. This equals the length of the Atlantic Coast, from Maine to Florida. The Great Lakes which touch the two peninsulas of Michigan are Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. No point in Michigan is more than 6 miles (10 km) from an inland lake or more than 85 miles (137 km) from one of the Great Lakes, and the state has more than 11,000 inland lakes and more than 36,000 miles (58,000 km) of rivers and streams. Detroit, Michigan is the only major city in the contiguous United States that is actually due north of Canada. === National parks === * Isle Royale National Park * Keweenaw National Historical Park * Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore * Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore * Father Marquette National Memorial See also Protected areas of Michigan, List of Michigan state parks == Economy == Michigan is primarily known as the birthplace of the automobile industry. However, it is also home to a thriving tourist industry, with destinations such as Traverse City, Michigan, Mackinac Island, Saugatuck, Michigan and the entire Upper Peninsula of Michigan drawing vacationers, hunters and nature enthusiasts from across the United States and Canada. ''See also: List of companies based in Michigan'' * State income **[http://www.bea.gov/ The Bureau of Economic Analysis] estimates that Michigan's total state product in 2003 was $365 billion. Per capital personal income in 2003 was $31,178, 20^th in the nation. * Major industries/products **Automobiles (General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Daimler-Chrysler), Amway, Cereal (Kellogg's), Copper, Furniture (Steelcase, Herman Miller, Haworth), Iron * state taxes == Demographics == Michigan's total population (2003 U.S. Census Bureau estimate): 10,079,985 The racial makeup of the state is: *80.2% Whites *14.2% African American *1.8% Asian American *0.6% Native American *1.9% Mixed race *3.3% of the population is of Hispanic American origin, a category that may include members of any race. The five largest ancestries in Michigan are: German-American (20.4%), African American (14.2%), Ireland (10.7%), England (9.9%), Polish-American (8.6%). ===Religion=== The religious affiliations of the people of Michigan are: *Protestant � 54% *Roman Catholic � 29% *Other Christian � 1% *Other Religions � 4% (mostly Muslim and Jewish) *Non-Religious � 9% The three largest Protestant denominations in Michigan are: Baptist (16% of the total state population), Lutheran (8%), Methodist (7%). See also Media:National-atlas-michigan.gif == Important cities == ''See: List of cities, villages, and townships in Michigan'' The largest cities in Michigan are (according to the 2000 census): *Detroit, Michigan population 951,270 (also known as "Motor City" and Motown). *Grand Rapids, Michigan population 197,800 (The Furniture City). *Warren, Michigan population 138,247. *Flint, Michigan population 124,943. *Sterling Heights, Michigan population 124,471. *Lansing, Michigan population 119,128 (the state capital). *Ann Arbor, Michigan population 114,024 (the home of the University of Michigan) *Livonia, Michigan, population 100,545 Other important cities include *Battle Creek, Michigan (Cereal City U.S.A.) *Marquette, Michigan (Largest city in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with 19,661 people). *Traverse City, Michigan (the Cherry Capital of the World) *Midland, Michigan (headquarters for the Dow Chemical Company) *Frankenmuth, Michigan (Michigan's Little Bavaria) *Holland, Michigan (Home of the Michigan Dutch) *East Lansing, Michigan (Home of Michigan State University) ===20 wealthiest places in Michigan=== As ranked by per capita income, as of the U.S. censusGeographic references#2 of 2000: # Barton Hills, Michigan, $110,683 # Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, $104,920 # Lake Angelus, Michigan, $83,792 # Bingham Farms, Michigan, $74,588 # Franklin, Michigan, $71,033 # Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, $69,639 # Orchard Lake Village, Michigan, $67,881 # Michiana, Michigan, $63,558 # Bloomfield Township, Michigan, $62,716 # Birmingham, Michigan, $59,314 # Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, $54,846 # Grosse Pointe, Michigan, $53,942 # Grand Beach, Michigan, $51,788 # Sylvan Lake, Michigan, $48,744 # Huntington Woods, Michigan, $45,264 # South Gull Lake, Michigan, $45,175 # West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, $44,885 # Northville, Michigan, $43,454 # Beverly Hills, Michigan, $43,452 # Grosse Ile, Michigan, $42,150 Of these 20 locations, half are located in Oakland County, just north of Detroit. Only three of these cities are located outside of Metro Detroit. Detroit, with a per capita income of $14,717, ranks 517th on the list of Michigan locations by per capita income. Benton Harbor, Michigan is the poorest city in Michigan, with a per capita income of $8,965. == Education == === Colleges and universities === {| style="font-size:85%;padding:.3em 0 .3em 35px;margin:0" |valign="top"| *Adrian College *Albion College *Alma College *Andrews University *Aquinas College Grand Rapids *Ave Maria College *Ave Maria School of Law *Baker College *Calvin College *Calvin Theological Seminary *Center for Humanistic Studies *Central Bible College *Central Michigan University *Cleary University *College for Creative Studies *Concordia University, Ann Arbor *Cornerstone University *Cranbrook Academy of Art *Davenport University *Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary *Eastern Michigan University *Ecumenical Theological Seminary *Ferris State University *Finlandia University *Grace Bible College *Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary *Grand Valley State University *Great Lakes Christian College *Hillsdale College *Hope College *Kalamazoo College *Kendall College of Art and Design *Kettering University |valign="top"| *Lake Superior State University *Lawrence Technological University *Lewis College of Business *Madonna University *Marygrove College *Michigan Jewish Institute *Michigan State University *Michigan Technological University *Michigan Theological Seminary *Northern Michigan University *Northwood University *Oakland University *Olivet College *Reformed Bible College *Rochester College *Sacred Heart Major Seminary *Saginaw Valley State University *Siena Heights University *Spring Arbor University *SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary *Thomas M. Cooley Law School *University of Detroit Mercy *University of Michigan System **University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan main campus **University of Michigan-Dearborn **University of Michigan-Flint *Walsh College of Accountancy and Business *Wayne State University *Western Michigan University *Western Theological Seminary *William Tyndale College *Yeshiva Beth Yehudah Gedolah |} ===Community Colleges and Technical Schools=== {| style="font-size:85%;padding:.3em 0 .3em 35px;margin:0" |valign="top"| *American College of Computer and Information Sciences *Alpena Community College *Bay de Noc Community College *Bay Mills Community College *Delta College *Ellis College of NYIT *Glen Oaks Community College *Gogebic Community College *Grand Rapids Community College *Henry Ford Community College *ITT Technical Institute - Canton, Grand Rapids and Troy *Jackson Community College *Kalamazoo Valley Community College *Kellogg Community College *Kirtland Community College *Lake Michigan College *Lansing Community College *Macomb Community College *Mid-Michigan Community College |valign="top"| *Monroe County Community College *Montcalm Community College *Mott Community College *Muskegon Community College *National Institute of Technology - Southfield *National Institute of Technology - Wyoming *North Central Michigan College *Northwestern Michigan College *Oakland Community College *Olympia Career Training Institute - Grand Rapids, Michigan *Olympia Career Training Institute - Kalamazoo, Michigan *Saint Clair County Community College *Schoolcraft College *Southwestern Michigan College *Suomi College *University of Phoenix - Detroit, Michigan *University of Phoenix - Grand Rapids, Michigan *Washtenaw Community College *Wayne County Community College *West Shore Community College |} == Professional sports teams == {| |valign="top"| *Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball *Detroit Lions, National Football League *Detroit Red Wings, National Hockey League *Detroit Pistons, National Basketball Association |valign="top"| *Detroit Shock, Women's National Basketball Association *minor league baseball: **West Michigan Whitecaps **Southwest Michigan Devil Rays **Lansing Lugnuts **Traverse City Beach Bums |} === Other notable sports teams === *Detroit Fury, Arena Football League *Detroit Demolition, National Women's Football Association *Grand Rapids Rampage, Arena Football League *Grand Rapids Griffins, American Hockey League *Muskegon Fury, United Hockey League *Kalamazoo K-Wings, International Hockey League *Port Huron Beacons, United Hockey League *Flint Generals, United Hockey League *Plymouth Whalers, Ontario Hockey League *Saginaw Spirit, Ontario Hockey League *Traverse City North Stars, North American Hockey League *Alpena IceDiggers, North American Hockey League ==State symbols== *List of U.S. state mottos: ''Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice'' *State song: ''My Michigan'' (official, but disputed amongst Michiganders) *State bird: American Robin *State mammal: White-tailed Deer *State fish: Eastern Brook Trout *State reptile: Painted Turtle *State fossil: Mastodon *State flower: Apple *State wildflower: Dwarf Lake Iris (plant) *State tree: Eastern White Pine *List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones: Petoskey stone *List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones: Chlorastrolite (also called chlorastrolite) *State soil: Kalkaska Sand == Miscellaneous information == Michigan is simultaneously known for its cities, supported by heavy industry, and its pristine wilderness, home to more than 11,000 lakes. The clang and clamor of Metro Detroit crowded thoroughfares and busy factories stand in vivid counterpoint to the tranquility found in virtually every corner of the state. An individual from Michigan is called a "Michigander" or "Michiganian." A resident of Michigan's Upper Peninsula ("the U.P.") is often called a "Yooper" (or U.P.'er). In turn, residents of the lower peninsula may be jokingly referred to as "trolls" -- because they "live below the Mackinac Bridge." As the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is famously shaped like a mitten, residents often use their left hand or right palm as a shorthand "map" to illustrate which part of the state they hail from. Its U.S. postal abbreviation is "MI" (traditional: "Mich."). The U.S. Navy's USS Michigan was named in honor of the state. Michigan is nicknamed the "Great Lakes State", and also the "Wolverine State", from a nickname earned during the Toledo War. Michigan has over 130 lighthouses, the most of any U.S. state. The first lighthouses in Michigan were built between 1818 and 1822. They were built to project light at night and to serve as a landmark during the day to safely guide the passenger ships and freighters traveling the Great Lakes. See Lighthouses in the United States#Michigan. Michigan has the most registered boats (over 1 million) of any state in the Union. ===Quick trivia=== *State nicknames include the Wolverine State, Great Lakes State, Mitten State, and Winter Water Wonderland. *The state motto, ''Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice'' is Latin for "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you", a paraphrase of a statement made by British architect Sir Christopher Wren about his influence on London. *The state stone, the Petoskey stone (''Hexagonaria pericarnata''), is composed of fossilized diatoms from long ago when the middle of the continent was covered with a shallow sea. *The state gem chlorastrolite, literally the ''green star stone'', also known as the ''Isle Royale greenstone'' is found on Isle Royale and the Keweenaw. *The state wildflower, the Dwarf Lake Iris (plant) (''Iris lacustris''), is a federal-listed threatened species. *The state Soil types, Kalkaska Sand, ranges in color from black to yellowish brown, covers nearly a million acres (4,000 km²) in 29 counties. *Michigan is the only state composed of two separate peninsulas. ==Related articles== * List of Governors of Michigan * List of Michigan-related topics * List of highways in Michigan * List of Michigan counties * List of people from Michigan == External links == {| cellpadding="2" !Government !Tourism !Culture & History |- | *[http://www.michigan.gov/ State Website] *[http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/ City of Detroit] *[http://www.grand-rapids.mi.us/ City of Grand Rapids] | *[http://travel.michigan.org/ Travel Michigan] *[http://www.michiweb.com/ UpNorth: The northern peninsula] *[http://visitdetroit.com/ VisitDetroit] *[http://www.michiganbbinns.com Michigan Bed & Breakfasts] | *[http://www.freep.com/fun/features/web125_19991212.htm Michigan's Top 100 Artists & Entertainers] *[http://www.coolcities.com/ CoolCities project] *[http://www.michiganhistorymagazine.com/ Michigan History Magazine] *[http://www.motownmuseum.com Motown Historical Museum] *[http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108228.html InfoPlease Michigan Factsheet] *[http://www.alumnac.com/ Michigan High School Alumni] *[http://www.genealogybuff.com/mi/ Michigan Genealogy Files] |} U.S. states Michigan lv:Mičigana os:Мичиган

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The WikiProject U.S. States standards might help. ------ Moved from Michigan/to do: *Fill in all of the details on the main Michigan page *Find websites for as many of the Michigan Cities as there and place those links on the individual city entries *Do the same for all of the Michigan attractions (state parks, national parks, historic sites, zoos, etc) *Create a Michigan attractions entry *Contact the historical societies, chambers of commerce and tourist beaureaus of all the towns and counties in Michigan and ask them to review and/or add to their respective entries (HA HA HA HA HA) *Generally conscript some more Michigan Wikipedians to the task (be they citizens of Michigan or not) ----- The map is superimposing over some of the words. Can somebody fix this? I had no idea how. -- User:Zoe I think we should replace with one of the governments maps at nationalatlas.gov. Some states are already doing this. Unless I hear an objection, I'll probably do it in a few days. User:Queson 19:44, Nov 4, 2004 (UTC) :I object, for the same reason that I objected the last time that map was added. The map on this page is designed to specifically show the territorial waters of Michigan which are not shown on the other which is linked to right after the present map. User:Rmhermen 02:38, Nov 5, 2004 (UTC) ::Why did you put that new map there? That doesn't seem to make sense to me. User:Euphoria 04:17, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC) ----- ----- Could we get a map which actually shows all of the state? This one cuts off part of Isle Royale. User:Rmhermen 04:19, May 11, 2004 (UTC) Made my own and uploaded it. User:Rmhermen 20:36, Jun 23, 2004 (UTC) == Mitten, not glove == Gloves have five fingers. Mittens do not. The Lower Peninsula is therefore shaped like a mitten, not a glove. I made the correction. ==State Shoreline== "Michigan has the longest coastline of any state except Alaska" - does a lake shore count as a 'coastline'?!? Should this be re-worded? - User:82.39.129.86 13:22, 17 Feb 2004 (UTC) :I'm not certain, but I suspect the claim for Michigan having the longest is based on freshwater lakeshore as opposed to seacoast. If that is the case, the statement should be qualified. 01:00, Feb 25, 2005 (UTC) ::Here is what the state website says: " World Book Encyclopedia (v.13, p.500 of the 2000 edition) states that Michigan's shoreline, at 3,288 miles is "more than any other state except Alaska. This includes 1,056 miles (1,699 kilometers) of island shoreline." [http://www.michigan.gov/som/0,1607,7-192-29938_30243-103397--,00.html] User:Rmhermen 13:58, Feb 25, 2005 (UTC) According to NOAA, Michigan is ninth: http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/czm/czmsitelist.html

Alaska	      33,904
Florida	       8,426
Louisiana      7,721
Maine          3,478
California     3,427
North Carolina 3,375
Texas          3,359
Virginia       3,315
Michigan       3,288

Atlantic US   28,673

--posted by 137.201.242.130 14:40, Feb 25, 2005 ::And NOAA also says that Michigan has the "'''world's largest freswater coastline'''". [http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/czm/czmmichigan.html]. 22:59, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC) == Metric system == Please don't use miles, gallons, etc... These units are outdated and used only by a very small minority of people in the world. This is an Encyclopedia, we are in 2005, the generally accepted measurement system is the metric system, not this obsolete miles and so. By writing in miles, you make articles hard to understand for 95% of the world population --User:Ocollard 11:02, 14 May 2005 (UTC) :No, this goes precisely against a long-standing convention on Wikipedia. In articles about places, it is customary to use the primary units of measurement of that place. While it is unfortunate, metric measurements are not very familiar to U.S. readers. Metric equivalents should be provided parenthetically however. 11:41, May 14, 2005 (UTC) About the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style: "For units of measure use SI units, unless there are compelling historical or pragmatic reasons not to do so (for example, Hubble's constant should be quoted in its most common units of km/s/Mpc rather than its SI unit of Hz); see also Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers). Wikipedia Style for large numbers is 10,000. " "Each article should have uniform spelling and not a haphazard mix of different spellings, which can be jarring to the reader. For example, do not use center in one place and centre in another on the same page. " In the Michigan article, we have units in metres in the frame on the right, and units in miles in the article itself. I don't understand how you can interpret that the Manual of Style supports this --User:Ocollard 16:14, 14 May 2005 (UTC) Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_%28dates_and_numbers%29#Style_for_numbers.2C_weights.2C_and_measures, Wikipedia:Measurements_Debate, and Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style_%28dates_and_numbers%29 User:Commonbrick 16:34, 14 May 2005 (UTC) None of these link impose an old measurement system. The manual of style does say the metric system should be used. --User:Ocollard 17:26, 14 May 2005 (UTC) Neither system is imposed. "The issue of whether all units should be metric (SI), Imperial, or American units is being debated at Wikipedia:Measurements Debate." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_%28dates_and_numbers%29#Style_for_numbers.2C_weights.2C_and_measures] User:Commonbrick 18:04, 14 May 2005 (UTC) Metric and Imperial are in there together now. For discussion on if it should be Imperial (Metric) or Metric (Imperial) Wikipedia:Measurements_Debate#Amerian_Article:_Imperial_.28Metric.29_or_Metric_.28Imperial.29 User:Commonbrick 18:30, 14 May 2005 (UTC) :In the United States, the English system is far from "obsolete"--it is the dominant system in the country. To use only kilometers and such for an American article is as ridiculous as using only feet/gallons/ounces/etc. in a French article. Using both systems for wiki articles is a logical compromise. User:Funnyhat 04:02, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

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