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The People

Michigan's people have been predominately urban since 1910, and in 1990 the share of those living in cities was 71.

In 2000 whites constituted 80.2 percent of the population, blacks 14.2 percent, Asians 1.8 percent, Native Americans 0.6 percent, and those of mixed heritage or not reporting ethnicity 3.2 percent. Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders numbered 2,692. Hispanics, who may be of any race, were 3.3 percent of the people.

The 2000 census put Michigan's population at 9,938,444. The State Capital is Lansing, other major cities or towns include Detroit, Grand Rapids, Warren, Flint, Sterling Heights, Ann Arbor, Livonia, Dearborn, Westland.