Permanent claim record · Michigan

'Michiganian' dates to about 1805 and 'Michigander' to about 1820; in 2017 the Michigan Legislature unanimously changed the Historical Markers Act to 'Michigander,' though the U.S. GPO still lists 'Michiganian.'

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Predicate	trivia.fact
Subject	Michigan (place)
As of
Status	Verified
Source	Famous Michiganders, Pop Culture & Trivia Report — Perplexity Deep Research (2026) (trust 6.5/10)
Reference	—
Document hash	pending evidence-pack link
Provenance chain
Claim ID	ce33b16b-a22c-409e-8bc4-1e4ce881d345