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| | Michigan - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography |
 | | From 1660 to the end of French rule, Michigan (along with Wisconsin, eastern Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, two-thirds of Georgia, and small parts of West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, and Maine) was part of the Royal Province of New France, administered from the capital city of Québec. |
 | | Detroit, with a per capita income of $14,717, ranks 517th on the list of Michigan locations by per capita income. |
 | | Benton Harbor is the poorest city in Michigan, with a per capita income of $8,965. |
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