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Midwestern United States

The Midwestern United States (also referred to as the Midwest, the Heartland, the American Midwest, Middle America, or the Middle West) is one of the four census regions defined by the United States Census Bureau. It occupies the northern central part of the United States. It was officially named the North Central Region by the U.S. Census Bureau until…

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Country
United States
Demonym
Midwesterner
Largest cities
Chicago · Columbus · Indianapolis · Detroit · Milwaukee
Largest metropolitan areas
Chicago · Detroit · Minneapolis–St. Paul · St. Louis · Cincinnati
States
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin
Subregions
East North Central · West North Central · Upper Midwest · Lower Midwest · Great Plains

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The West

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Geography

Demographics

Economy

Culture

Politics

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Midwestern United States

Nodes883
Edges882
Triples154
Avg. degree2
Density0.002265
Components1

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Midwestern United States

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related to Politics · 30
Midwestern United States → Barack Obama, Democrat Lyndon, Democratic, Democratic Party, Great Lakes Region, Great Plains, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Johnson, Kansas, Lyndon Johnson, Meanwhile, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nebraska Legislature, North Dakota, Ohio
Largest cities · 13
Midwestern United States → Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Omaha, St. Louis, St. Paul, Wichita
Largest metropolitan areas · 10
Midwestern United States → Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis–St. Paul, St. Louis
Subregions · 5
Midwestern United States → East North Central, Great Plains, Lower Midwest, Upper Midwest, West North Central
• Total · 3
Midwestern United States → $5.796 trillion (2025), 68,985,454, 750,522 sq mi (1,943,840 km2)
see also · 3
Midwestern United States → List, Midwestern United StatesTerritories, United States
Country · 1
Midwestern United States → United States
Demonym · 1
Midwestern United States → Midwesterner
States · 1
Midwestern United States → Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin
• Density · 1
Midwestern United States → 91.9166/sq mi (35.4892/km2)

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Important terminology

midwest states ohio kansas chicago united region missouri great illinois iowa american state midwestern north st river south plains minnesota

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Midwestern United StatesCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesDemonymMidwesterner1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesLargest citiesChicago1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesLargest citiesColumbus1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesLargest citiesIndianapolis1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesLargest citiesDetroit1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesLargest citiesMilwaukee1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesLargest citiesKansas City1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesLargest citiesOmaha1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesLargest citiesMinneapolis1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesLargest citiesWichita1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesLargest citiesCleveland1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesLargest citiesCincinnati1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesLargest citiesSt. Paul1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesLargest citiesSt. Louis1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesLargest metropolitan areasChicago1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesLargest metropolitan areasDetroit1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesLargest metropolitan areasMinneapolis–St. Paul1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesLargest metropolitan areasSt. Louis1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesLargest metropolitan areasCincinnati1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesLargest metropolitan areasKansas City1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesLargest metropolitan areasColumbus1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesLargest metropolitan areasIndianapolis1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesLargest metropolitan areasCleveland1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesLargest metropolitan areasMilwaukee1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesStatesIllinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesSubregionsEast North Central1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesSubregionsWest North Central1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesSubregionsUpper Midwest1.00infobox
Midwestern United StatesSubregionsLower Midwest1.00infobox

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