NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Eastern U.S.

The Eastern United States, the American East, or simply the East is traditionally defined as the states east of the Mississippi River. The first two tiers of states west of the Mississippi have traditionally been considered part of the West, but can be included in the East today; usually in regional models that exclude a Central region. This page is about the river in the United States; there is also a Canadian Mississippi River (Ontario). ... The Central United States is a bridge region between the Eastern United States and Western United States. ...

The states most commonly included are from west to east: Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. State nickname: Badger State Official languages None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Governor Jim Doyle (D) Senators Herb Kohl (D) Russ Feingold (D) Area - Total - % water Ranked 23rd 169,790 kmÂ² 17 Population - Total (2000) - Density Ranked 18th 5,453,896 38. ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Official languages English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) Senators Richard Durbin (D) Barack Obama (D) Area - Total - % water Ranked 25th 149,998 kmÂ² 4. ... State nickname: Bluegrass State Official languages English Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher (R) Senators Mitch McConnell (R) Jim Bunning (R) Area - Total - % water Ranked 37th 104,749 kmÂ² 1. ... State nickname: Volunteer State Official languages English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Governor Phil Bredesen (D) Senators Bill Frist (R) Lamar Alexander (R) Area - Total - % water Ranked 36th 109,247 kmÂ² 2. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... State nickname: Camellia State, The Heart of DixieÂ¹, Yellowhammer State Official languages English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Governor Bob Riley (R) Senators Richard Shelby (R) Jeff Sessions (R) Area - Total - % water Ranked 30th 52,423 miÂ²/135,775 kmÂ² 3. ... State nickname: Sunshine State Official languages English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush (R) Senators Bill Nelson (D) Mel Martinez (R) Area - Total - % water Ranked 22nd 170,451 kmÂ² 17. ... State nickname: Tar Heel State; Old North State Official languages English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley (D) Senators Elizabeth Dole (R) Richard Burr (R) Area - Total - % water Ranked 28th 139,509 kmÂ² 9. ... State nickname: Palmetto State Official languages English Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Governor Mark Sanford (R) Senators Lindsey Graham (R) Jim DeMint (R) Area - Total - % water Ranked 40th 82,965 kmÂ² 6 Population - Total (2000) - Density Ranked 26th 4,012,012 51. ... State nickname: Old Dominion Official languages English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner (D) Tim Kaine (D-Governor Elect) Senators John Warner (R) George Allen (R) Area - Total - % water Ranked 35th 110,862 kmÂ² 7. ... State nickname: Mountain State Official languages English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Governor Joe Manchin (D) Senators Robert Byrd (D) Jay Rockefeller (D) Area - Total - % water Ranked 41st 62,809 kmÂ² 0. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Official languages None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus (largest metropolitan area is Cleveland) Governor Bob Taft (R) Senators Mike DeWine (R) George V. Voinovich (R) Area - Total - % water Ranked 34th 116,096 kmÂ² 8. ... State nickname: The Hoosier State Official languages English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels (R) Senators Richard Lugar (R) Evan Bayh (D) Area - Total - % water Ranked 38th 94,321 kmÂ² 1. ... State nickname: The Wolverine State, The Great Lakes State Official languages English de-facto Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) Senators Carl Levin (D) Debbie Stabenow (D) Area - Total - % water Ranked 11th 96,889 miÂ² / 250,941 kmÂ² 41. ... State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Official languages None Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich (R) Senators Paul Sarbanes (D) Barbara Mikulski (D) Area - Total - % water Ranked 42nd 32,160 kmÂ² 21 Population - Total (2000) - Density Ranked 19th 5,296,486 165/kmÂ² (5th) Admission into... State nickname: The First State Official languages None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Governor Ruth Ann Minner (D) Senators Joseph R. Biden, Jr. ... State nickname: The Keystone State Official languages None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Senators Arlen Specter (R) Rick Santorum (R) Area - Total - % water Ranked 33rd 119,283 kmÂ² 2. ... State nickname: The Empire State Official languages English Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Clinton (D) Area - Total - % water Ranked 27th 141,205 kmÂ² 13. ... State nickname: The Garden State Official languages None defined, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D) Outgoing Jon Corzine (D) (Governor-Elect) Senators Jon Corzine (D) (Outgoing) Bob Menendez (D) (named as Corzines replacement) Frank Lautenberg (D) Area - Total - % water Ranked 47th 22,608... State nickname: The Constitution State Official languages English Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Governor M. Jodi Rell (R) Senators Chris Dodd (D) Joe Lieberman (D) Area - Total - % water Ranked 48th 14,371 kmÂ² 12. ... State nickname: The Ocean State, Little Rhody Official languages None Capital Providence Largest city Providence Governor Donald Carcieri (R) Senators Jack Reed (D) Lincoln Chafee (R) Area - Total - % water Ranked 50th 4,005 kmÂ² 32. ... State nickname: Bay State Official languages English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney (R) Senators Edward Kennedy (D), John Kerry (D) Area - Total - % water Ranked 44th 27,360 kmÂ² 25. ... State nickname: Granite State, Mother of Rivers, White Mountain State, Switzerland of America [1] Official languages English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Governor John Lynch (D) Senators Judd Gregg (R) John Sununu (R) Area - Total - % water Ranked 46th 24,239 kmÂ² 3. ... State nickname: The Green Mountain State Official languages None Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Governor Jim Douglas (R) Senators Patrick Leahy (D) Jim Jeffords (I) Area - Total - % water Ranked 43th 24,923 kmÂ² 3. ... State nickname: The Pine Tree State Official languages None Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Governor John Baldacci (D) Senators Olympia Snowe (R) Susan Collins (R) Area - Total - % water Ranked 39th 86,542 kmÂ² 13. ...

See also: East Coast of the United States, Eastern Seaboard, List of regions of the United States. Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... Categories: US geography stubs ... This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. ...

Category: Regions of the United States This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. ... The Central United States is a bridge region between the Eastern United States and Western United States. ... States that have an Ocean/Gulf of Mexico coastline are shown in red, and states that have a Great Lake coastline are shown in pink. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... States that border the Gulf of Mexico are shown in red. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ... The Mountain States form one of the nine geographic divisions within the United States which are officially recognized by that countrys census bureau. ... The Flag of Plymouth Colony, also know as the First Flag of New England First Flag of New England, 1686-c. ... The Northern United States or simply The North, is a region in the United States of America. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... The Northwestern United States is comprised of the Pacific Northwest and the western Great Plains and generally includes, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. ... The Pacific States form one of the nine geographic divisions within the United States that are officially recognized by that countrys census bureau. ... Southern United States. ... The South Atlantic States form one of the nine divisions within the United States that are formally recognized by that countrys census bureau. ... Red states show the core of the South Central, states shown as pink may or may not be included in the South Central, and thus their inclusion or exclusion varies from source to source. ... The Southeastern United States or simply the Southeast refers to a region in the southeastern part of the USA. It usually consists of the following southern states: Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Georgia Florida and sometimes: Arkansas Oklahoma Texas These states are more often referred to as simply the South, although that... The Southwestern United States or simply the Southwest is a region of the United States that is drier in weather than the adjoining Southern United States and Western United States; the population is less dense and, with moderate Mexican and American Indian components, more ethnically varied than neighboring areas. ... The Upper Midwest is a region of the United States with no universally agreed-upon boundary, but it always lies within the US Census Bureaus definition of the Midwest and the states of Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as at least the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. ... The states shown striped may or may not be considered part of the informal western United States today. ... In general, the term West Coast is a nickname for the coastal states of the Western United States, comprising California, Oregon and Washington, and sometimes Alaska and Hawaii (see Pacific States). ... International Border states are shown in red on this map International Border states are states in the United States that share an international border with another country. ... The Great Lakes states are colored red in this map. ... The Great Plains is the broad expanse of prairie which lies east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States of America and Canada, covering all or parts of the U.S. states of New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota and North Dakota and the... Darker red states are always part of the Pacific Northwest. ...