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Section sizes

Section size for Michigan (43 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	16,046	16,046
History	1,951	28,630
17th century	2,348	2,348
18th century	7,558	7,558
19th century	7,305	7,305
20th–21st centuries	9,468	9,468
Geography	14,041	23,418
Climate	3,470	3,470
Geology	1,694	1,694
Administrative divisions	4,213	4,213
Demographics	4,835	30,071
Race and ethnicity	12,002	12,002
Languages	1,645	1,645
Religion	11,589	11,589
Economy	20,954	38,034
Taxation	3,366	3,366
Agriculture	5,289	5,289
Tourism	8,425	8,425
Culture	12	6,839
Arts	11	2,345
Music	1,441	1,441
Performance arts	893	893
Sports	4,482	4,482
Education	6,577	6,577
Infrastructure	22	16,994
Energy	5,479	5,479
Transportation	23	11,493
International crossings	2,543	2,543
Railroads	2,573	2,573
Roadways	4,693	4,693
Intercity bus services	164	164
Airports	1,497	1,497
Government	115	10,501
State government	5,715	5,715
Law	983	983
Politics	3,688	3,688
State symbols and nicknames	5,095	5,095
Sister regions	738	738
See also	215	215
Notes	41	41
References	28	28
Bibliography	2,462	2,462
External links	3,469	3,469
Total	189,158	189,158

Semi-protected edit request on 29 June 2024

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Remove sentence about number of Objiwe. 64.189.18.46 (talk) 23:59, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I was able to find a source for that statement: Barry M. Pritzer's book A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Is there a specific reason you'd prefer this information be removed? 〜 Askarion ✉ 18:45, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Request attempts to remove a sourced statement with no reason provided. ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 05:48, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 18 July 2024

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Add citation or remove claim in history that requires a citation about Iroqui confederation. 64.189.18.48 (talk) 04:14, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Remove claim about Iroquois Confederation in history. 64.189.18.48 (talk) 04:15, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Removed Left guide (talk) 06:24, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I found a source at the wikilinked Wyandot people and restored the material, along with the cite. JohnInDC (talk) 11:14, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 24 July 2024

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Remove sentences that do not have citations or add citations in early history. 64.189.18.47 (talk) 10:11, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 11:22, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Editors in the range of this IP have a penchant for removing material from articles when they come across a 'citation needed' template, reflexively "fixing" the problem without improving the encyclopedia. JohnInDC (talk) 11:44, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 1 January 2025

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Remove the scenes that do not have sources in history in the 17th century.

{{}} 45.49.246.117 (talk) 13:55, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Which "scenes" do you mean? LizardJr8 (talk) 21:33, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

map of michigan used is incorrect

the map of michigan in this article does not have st. martin island, summer island, and little summer island highlighted in red as it does the rest of the state.

file in question: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michigan_in_United_States.svg

proof they are in michigan: https://www.dnr.state.mi.us/publications/pdfs/HuntingWildlifeHabitat/DNR-WLD_requested_geospatial_data/DNR-WLD_deer_mus_as_is_compilation_set/DNR_WCO_ChapterXII_128650_7_ASOF_2023-12-08rev.pdf Ramdom-kid-editor (talk) 19:51, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]