Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you)
Nickname: Wolverine State
Origin of name: From Indian word "Michigana" meaning "great or large lake"
Ten largest cities (1994):
Detroit, 992,038;
Grand Rapids, 190,395;
Warren, 142,625;
Flint, 138,164;
Lansing, 119,590;
Sterling Heights, 119,505;
Ann Arbor, 108,817;
Livonia, 100,415;
Dearborn, 86,187;
Westland, 85,221
Land area (rank): 56,809.2 sq mi. (151,086 sq km) (22)
Geographic center: In Wexford Co., 5 mi. NNW of Cadillac
Number of counties: 83
Largest county (1995 pop. est.): Wayne, 2,055,500
1997 resident population est.: 9,773,892
1990 resident census population (rank): 9,295,297 (8).
Male: 4,512,781; Female: 4,787,516.
White: 7,756,086 (83.4%); Black: 1,291,706 (13.9%); Hispanic: 201,596 (2.2%); Asian or Pacific Islander: 104,983 (1.1%); American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut: 55,638 (0.6%); Other race 86,884 (0.9%).
1990 percent population under 18: 26.5; 65 and over: 11.9; median age: 32.6.
Contact your USA Volleyball Regional Office for details.
REGIONAL OFFICES: USA VOLLEYBALL MICHIANA REGION (MI) Charles Stemm 52428 Winding Waters Ln. Elkhart, IN 46514-5725 219/262-9211(region); 219/266-1892(fax) e-mail: michianavb@skyenet.net Web Site: http://www.indianavolleyball.org/
In Michigan in 1996-1997 school year, 687 high schools fielded girls teams with 20,739 girls representing those schools. 22 high schools fielded boys teams with 530 boys representing those schools.
MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
1661 Ramblewood Drive
East Lansing, Michigan 48823
517-332-5046
517.332.4071 - FAX
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Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant MI 48859
Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti MI 48197
Michigan State University East Lansing MI 48824
University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI 48109-2201
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo MI 49008-5134
DIVISION II - WOMENS
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY BIG RAPIDS MI 49307-2295
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY ALLENDALE MI 4940
HILLSDALE COLLEGE HILLSDALE MI 49242-1298
LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY SAULT STE. MARIE MI 49783
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIV. HOUGHTON MI 49931-1295
NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MARQUETTE MI 49855-5391
NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY MIDLAND MI 48640
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY ROCHESTER MI 48309-4401
SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIV. UNIV CENTER MI 48710
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY (MI) DETROIT MI 48202-3489
DIVISION III - WOMENS
Adrian College Adrian MI 49221
Albion College Albion MI 49224
Calvin College Grand Rapids MI 49546-4388
Hope College Holland MI 49422-9000
Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo MI 49006-3295
Olivet College Olivet MI 49076
DIVISION I - MENS