Central Michigan

For the university, see Central Michigan University. For the university's athletic program, see Central Michigan Chippewas.

Not to be confused with Houghton Township, Michigan.

Mid Michigan
Flint Spartan Stadium Saginaw Coastline of Saginaw Bay Wind farms near Ithaca
Mid Michigan Counties highlighted in red, with the Lansing area in yellow, and The Thumb in Orange
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Largest city	Lansing
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Area codes	517, 810, 989

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Central Michigan, also called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As its name implies, it is the middle area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and Mid Michigan corresponds roughly to the thumb and palm, stretching from Michigan's eastern shoreline along Lake Huron into the fertile rolling plains of the Michigan Basin. The region contains cities of moderate size, including Flint, Saginaw, and the state capital of Lansing. Generally Central, or "Mid", Michigan is defined by governmental organizations as an area North of Jackson, and South of Clare.