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History
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Geography
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Economy
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Culture
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Key facts & relationships
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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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Overview
- United States Census Bureau
- United States
- Northeastern United States
- Western United States
- Canada
- Southerners Southern United States
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
- 2020 United States census
- Interior Plain
- Appalachian Mountain range Appalachian Mountains
- Rocky Mountain range Rocky Mountains
- Ohio River
- Mississippi River
- Missouri River
- East North Central states
- West North Central states
- Chicago
- Columbus Columbus, Ohio
- Indianapolis
The West
- British America
- Pacific seaboard West Coast of the United States
- American frontier
- Illinois River
- Northwest Ordinance
- Northwest Territory
- Northwestern University
- Heartland Heartland (United States)
Prehistory
- Paleo-American Paleo-Indians
- Archaic Archaic period in the Americas
- Woodland Tradition Woodland period
- Mississippian culture
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Kankakee River
- Tippecanoe Tippecanoe River
- White White River (Indiana)
- Maize
- Beans
- Squash Squash (plant)
- Agriculture
- Mound-building Mound builder (people)
- Little Ice Age
History
- Fur trade
- Louisiana Louisiana (New Spain)
- Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
- Tuscany Grand Duchy of Tuscany
- Treaty of San Ildefonso Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
- Haitian Revolution
- Louisiana Louisiana (New France)
- Jay Treaty
- Fort Pitt Fort Pitt (Pennsylvania)
- Pittsburgh
- Marietta, Ohio
- Battle of Fallen Timbers
- Republican Party History of the Republican Party (United States)
- Ripon, Wisconsin
- Jackson, Michigan
- Yankees Yankee
- Progressive movement
- La Follettes Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
- 1912 Progressive Party Progressive Party (United States, 1912)
- 1924 Progressive Party Progressive Party (United States, 1924–34)
- Isolationism United States non-interventionism
- German immigrants German American
- Swedish-American
- Robert A. Taft
- Colonel Robert McCormick Robert R. McCormick
- Immigrants Immigration to the United States
- East Coast of the United States
- Irish immigrants Irish American
- Danes
- Czechs
Geography
- Interior Plains
- Interior Lowlands Geography of the Interior United States
- Great Plains
- Great Lakes Basin
- North Shore of Lake Superior North Shore (Lake Superior)
- Canadian Shield
- Ozark Mountains
- Driftless Area
- Appalachian Plateau
- Prairies Prairie
- Prairie peninsula
- Conifer
- Hardwood
- Deciduous
- Colorado
- Tennessee
- Kentucky
- Arkansas
- Paleozoic
- Mesozoic
- Cenozoic
- Tallgrass prairie
- Shortgrass prairie
- Rain shadow
- Soybean
- Wheat
- Coniferous forests Forest
- Hardwood forests Central U.S. hardwood forests
- Urbanized City
- Agricultural
Demographics
- German German Americans
- Irish Irish Americans
- English English Americans
- Mexican Mexican Americans
- American American ancestry
- Upper Midwest
- Scandinavian Americans Nordic and Scandinavian Americans
- Norwegian Norwegian Americans
- Swedish Swedish Americans
- Black African Americans
- Segregation Redlining
- Racial violence Race riots in the United States
- White flight
- Suburban Suburb
- Gary Gary, Indiana
- Flint Flint, Michigan
- Demographics of the United States
- Sex Biological sex
- Christian Christians
- Catholic Church Catholic Church in the United States
- Lutherans Lutheranism
- The Dakotas
- Southern Baptists Southern Baptist Convention
- Judaism
- Islam
Economy
- Agriculture History of agriculture in the United States
- Soybeans
- Oats
- Barley
- Henry A. Wallace
- Plows Plough
- Blacksmith
- John Deere John Deere (inventor)
- Steel
- Hogs Hog (swine)
- Dairy Dairy cattle
- Beef cattle
- Morrill Act
- Hatch Act of 1887
- Land-grant university
- Agricultural experiment stations Agricultural experiment station
- Cooperative extension
- Extension agents Extension agent
- Iowa State University
- Iowa Legislature
- Cereal
- U.S. Department of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture
- Durum
- Pork
- Beef
- Veal
- Dairy
- Chicken eggs
- Global Financial Centres Index
- Chicago Board of Trade
Culture
- Will it play in Peoria?
- Peoria, Illinois
- Employment-to-population ratio
- Euchre
- Association of American Universities
- Research universities
- Case Western Reserve University
- University of Chicago
- University of Notre Dame
- Washington University in St. Louis
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
- Indiana University Bloomington
- University of Iowa
- University of Kansas
- University of Michigan
- Michigan State University
- University of Minnesota
- University of Missouri
- Ohio State University
- Purdue University
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- Indiana University Indianapolis
- Kansas State University
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- Ohio University
- Southern Illinois University
- Wayne State University
- Beloit College
Politics
- Great Lakes Region
- Former bellwether status Missouri Bellwether
- 1964 1964 United States presidential election
- 2008 2008 United States presidential election
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Nebraska Legislature
- Iowa caucuses
- Presidential nominating process United States presidential election
- J.B. Pritzker J. B. Pritzker
- Democratic Democratic Party (United States)
- Illinois General Assembly
- U.S. House delegation Illinois's congressional delegations
- Tony Evers
- Wisconsin Legislature
- U.S. House delegation Wisconsin's congressional delegations
- Purple state
- 2016 2016 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
- 2020 2020 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
- 2024 2024 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
- 1992 1992 United States presidential election in Michigan
- 2012 2012 United States presidential election in Michigan
- 2016 2016 United States presidential election in Michigan
- Donald Trump
- 2024 2024 United States presidential election in Michigan
- Michigan Legislature
- Senate Michigan Senate
- House Michigan House of Representatives
- U.S. House of Representatives delegation Michigan's congressional delegations
- Barack Obama
- U.S. House congressional delegation Indiana's congressional delegations
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Map overview Semantic statistics
Number of nodes, edges, triples, density and central hubs. Use it to gauge the size and connectivity of the map.Midwestern United States
Nodes883
Edges882
Triples154
Avg. degree2
Density0.002265
Components1
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Midwestern United States
Top relations
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
Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples
Extracted RDF-like relationships with confidence and source. The table includes structured facts and lower-confidence contextual relations.| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwestern United States | Country | United States | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Demonym | Midwesterner | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Largest cities | Chicago | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Largest cities | Columbus | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Largest cities | Indianapolis | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Largest cities | Detroit | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Largest cities | Milwaukee | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Largest cities | Kansas City | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Largest cities | Omaha | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Largest cities | Minneapolis | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Largest cities | Wichita | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Largest cities | Cleveland | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Largest cities | Cincinnati | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Largest cities | St. Paul | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Largest cities | St. Louis | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Largest metropolitan areas | Chicago | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Largest metropolitan areas | Detroit | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Largest metropolitan areas | Minneapolis–St. Paul | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Largest metropolitan areas | St. Louis | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Largest metropolitan areas | Cincinnati | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Largest metropolitan areas | Kansas City | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Largest metropolitan areas | Columbus | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Largest metropolitan areas | Indianapolis | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Largest metropolitan areas | Cleveland | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Largest metropolitan areas | Milwaukee | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | States | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Subregions | East North Central | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Subregions | West North Central | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Subregions | Upper Midwest | 1.00 | infobox |
| Midwestern United States | Subregions | Lower Midwest | 1.00 | infobox |
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