Milan

Province of northern Italy in western Lombardy region; capital Milan; area 1,982 sq km/765 sq mi; population (2000 est) 3,757,600.

Milan

City in Monroe and Washtenaw counties, southeastern Michigan; population (1990) 4,000. Milan is on the Saline River, 21 km/13 mi south-southeast of Ann Arbor.

Timber and wood products, car plastics and parts, and furnaces are all made in Milan. A large federal correctional institution is sited immediately to the northeast of the city.

Milan

Village in Erie and Huron counties, northern Ohio; population (1990) 1,500. Milan overlooks the Huron River, 19 km/12 mi south-southeast of Sandusky. Thomas Alva Edison was born here in 1847, and the house where he spent his first years has been preserved.

Situated in an agricultural district, Milan owes its distinctive New England architecture to settlers from Connecticut. It was once a centre for shipbuilding, but now its economy is based around light industry, including the manufacture of clay and wood products and beer. It is the site of a bird and wildlife sanctuary and the Ohio State Soldiers and Sailors Home (founded 1866).

Milan

City in Gibson County, western Tennessee, 35 km/22 mi north-northeast of Jackson; population (1990) 7,500.

Milan is an agricultural distribution centre with various light manufacturing industries. The city also services the large Milan Arsenal, which is located to the southeast, along with a reservation of the Tennessee National Guard. There is an agricultural research station of the University of Tennessee just northeast of the city.