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 South Central United States or South Central states is a region of the United States located in the south central part of the country. It evolved out of the arhaic southwest, which originally was literally the western U.S. South. The states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas are always included in the region; sometimes either or both Mississippi and New Mexico are included; Kansas and Missouri are included in some rare models. Alternately, portions, not the entire states, of: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, and Utah have been included with part or all of the states more commonly thought of the South Central United States. All of the region is in the Central United States, though all of the South Central states were considered part of the West, at different points in American history. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (898x594, 107 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (898x594, 107 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The U.S. Southern states or the South, also known colloquially as Dixie, constitute a distinctive region covering a large portion of the United States, with its own unique heritage, historical perspective, customs, musical styles, and cuisine. ... State nickname: The Natural State Other U.S. States Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Governor Mike Huckabee Official languages English Area 137,732 km² (29th)  - Land 134,856 km²  - Water 2,876 km² (2. ... State nickname: Pelican State Other U.S. States Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans Governor Kathleen Blanco (D) Official languages None; English and French de facto Area 134,382 km² (31st)  - Land 112,927 km²  - Water 21,455 km² (16%) Population (2000)  - Population 4,468,976 (22nd)  - Density 39. ... Oklahoma is a South Central state of the United States (with strong midwestern and western influences) and its U.S. postal abbreviation is OK; others abbreviate the states name Okla. ... State nickname: Lone Star State Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest city Houston Governor Rick Perry (R) Official languages None. ... State nickname: Magnolia State Other U.S. States Capital Jackson Largest city Jackson Governor Haley Barbour (R) Official languages English Area 125,546 km² (32nd)  - Land 121,606 km²  - Water 3,940 km² (3%) Population (2000)  - Population 2,697,243 (31st)  - Density 23. ... State nickname: Land of Enchantment Other U.S. States Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Governor Bill Richardson Official languages English and Spanish Area 315,194 km² (5th)  - Land 314,590 km²  - Water 607 km² (0. ... State nickname: The Sunflower State Other U.S. States Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Governor Kathleen Sebelius Official languages None Area 82,277 mi²; 213,096 km² (15th)  - Land 81,815 mi²; 211,900 km²  - Water 462 mi²; 1,196 km² (0. ... Missouri, named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe meaning canoe, is a Midwestern state in the United States with Jefferson City as its capital. ... State nickname: Camellia State, The Heart of Dixie¹, Yellowhammer State Other U.S. States Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Governor Bob Riley (R) Official languages English Area 84,360 mi²/135,765 km² (30th)  - Land 81,664 mi²/131,426 km²  - Water 2,696 mi²/4,338 km² (3. ... State nickname: The Grand Canyon State, The Copper State Other U.S. States Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Governor Janet Napolitano Official languages English Only State Area 295,254 km² (6th)  - Land 294,312 km²  - Water 942 km² (0. ... This is the article on the state. ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... State nickname: The Hoosier State Other U.S. States Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels (R) Official languages English Area 94,321 km² (38th)  - Land 92,897 km²  - Water 1,424 km² (1. ... State nickname: Volunteer State Other U.S. States Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis (largest metropolitan area is Nashville) Governor Phil Bredesen Official languages English Area 109,247 km² (36th)  - Land 106,846 km²  - Water 2,400 km² (2. ... State nickname: Beehive State Other U.S. States Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. ... Red states show the core of the Central region, states shown as pink may or may not be included in the Central region, and thus their inclusion or exclusion varies from source to source. ... The Western United States, also referred to as the American West or simply The West, traditionally refers to the region constituting the westernmost states of the United States (see geographical terminology section for further discussion of these terms). ... // Pre-Colonial America For details, see the main Pre-Colonial America article. ...

Geography

Caddo Lake, on the Texas/Louisiana border is home to the largest Cypress forest in the world.

The climate varies from the semi-tropical Mississippi Delta in South Louisiana to the dry Chihuahuan desert in West Texas, and southern New Mexico. The southeastern portions of is comprised of the Piney Woods of East Texas, Louisiana, and southern Arkansas and the Mississippi Delta. Large portion of the northeastern quarter of the region is mountainous, with the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. The northwest quarter of the region is dominated by the Great Plains which become progressively drier west of 100° W, forming the North American Llano. The southwestern portions border the Rio Grande, and is genreally drier that other areas of the South Central United States, with Central Texas, having the most annual percipitation. Download high resolution version (1000x750, 612 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1000x750, 612 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... To the natives of the state of Mississippi the Mississippi Delta is the distinct northwest section of the state, generally between the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers. ... The Chihuahuan Desert is a desert mainly situated in much of central and southern New Mexico, Texas west of the Pecos River, the northern half of the Mexican state of Chihuahua and most of the Mexican state of Coahuila. ... West Texas is a region in Texas which has more in common geographically with the Southwestern United States than it does with East Texas and North Texas. ... The Piney Woods is an area of East, Southeast & Northeast, Texas (A line from Paris, Texas to Houston, Texas). ... East Texas is a distinct cultural and geographic area in the US state of Texas. ... This article is about the Ozark Plateau. ... The Ouachita Mountains are a mountain range located in Arkansas and Oklahoma. ... The Great Plains states. ... Disambiguation Llano is the name of several towns and a county in the United States: Llano, California Llano, Texas Llano County, Texas and also the name of a plain in South America: Llanos ... The Rio Grande flowing past Albuquerque Rio Grande by Big Bend National Park,Texas Known as the Rio Grande in the United States and as the Río Bravo (or, more formally, the Río Bravo del Norte) in Mexico, the river rises in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, USA, flows... Central Texas, a part of which is Texas Hill Country, is a region in the U.S. state of Texas. ...

Texas is the largest South Central state by both area and population, even when New Mexico and Mississippi are included, Texas' population is still home to over half of the region's populaton. The five largest cities in the region: Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, El Paso and Austin, are all located in Texas. Outside of Texas the largest metropolitan area is New Orleans with a population of 1,337,726, but Oklahoma City with a population of 523,303 is the largest city proper outside of Texas. Downtown Houston Downtown Houston from Buffalo Bayou City nickname: Space City Location in the state of Texas Founded   â€” Incorporated 1836 1837 Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Mayor Bill White Area   â€” Land   â€” Water 601. ... Downtown San Antonio features the historic San Fernando Cathedral, the Tower Life Building and the Tower of the Americas. ... Downtown Dallas City nickname: Fashion City Location in the state of Texas Counties Dallas County Collin County Denton County Mayor Laura Miller Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 385. ... Downtown El Paso, Texas, looking south into Mexico from the US side. ... Skyline from Town Lake City nickname: Live Music Capital of the World Location in the state of Texas County Travis County Mayor Will Wynn Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 669. ... City nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City that Care Forgot Location of New Orleans Country   State     Parish United States   Louisiana     Orleans Parish Mayor C. Ray Nagin Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 350. ... Downtown Oklahoma City The State Capitol of Oklahoma Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the state of Oklahoma in the United States of America. ...

Culture

Hanging in a market near Santa Fe, New Mexico— symbols of the Southwest chile peppers and a cow's skull. Southwestern culture is one of several cultures found in the South Central states.

The South Central United States, unlike New England or several other regions, does not have an endemic culture, but rather is divided between the cultures of the South and Southwest. Arkansas, East Texas, Little Dixie in southeastern Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Mississippi are Southern; while New Mexico and West Texas are Southwestern; Central Texas, North Texas and the remainder of Oklahoma are hevaily influenced by both. Midwestern culture is an influence in the northern portions of the regions, while Latino influences, especially Mexican and strong in the southwestern and western areas. Tejano culture evolved in and plays a dominate role in South Texas, while Cajun culture, with its French influences, is still a strong component in Acadiana. Download high resolution version (900x1325, 187 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (900x1325, 187 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Santa Fe (Spanish, Holy Faith) (full form: La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asís, English: Royal City of the Holy Faith of St. ... The chile pepper (also chili or chilli; from Spanish chile) is the fruit of the plant Capsicum from the nightshade family (Solanaceae). ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Rainbow arching over a paddock of cattle Cattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... For symbolic or mythic uses of the human skull, see Skull (symbolism) A Hippopotamuss skull A skull, or cranium, is a bony structure of vertebrates which serves as the general framework for a head. ... Red states show the core of New England, the regions cultural influence may cover a greater or lesser area than shown. ... The Southern United States or the South, also known colloquially as Dixie, constitute a distinctive region covering a large portion of the United States, with its own unique heritage, historical perspective, customs, musical styles, and cuisine. ... The Southwestern United States The Southwest region of the United States is drier in weather than the adjoining Southern United States and U.S. West; the population is less dense and, with moderate Mexican and American Indian components, more ethnically varied than neighboring areas. ... Little Dixie Little Dixie is the name given to the region in southeastern Oklahoma heavily settled by Southerners displaced by Reconstruction following the American Civil War. ... Downtown Dallas. ... The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ... In the United States, Latino refers to non-Anglo-Americans who are living in the United States of America and are of Hispanic background, typically Spanish speaking people. ... A Tejano is a person of Mexican descent born and living in the U.S. state of Texas. ... South Texas is a region of the U.S. state of Texas which lies roughly south of, or beginning at, San Antonio. ... The Cajuns are an ethnic group consisting essentially of the descendants of Acadians who came from Nova Scotia to Louisiana as a result of their refusal to swear allegiance to the British Crown. ... Acadiana is the official name given to the traditional 22-parish Cajun homeland of South Louisiana, United States. ...

History

The history of the South Cenral state is dominated by, the conflict and interaction between three cultural-linguistic groups: the Anglosphere (first Great Britain and then the United States), the Hispanidad (first Spain then Mexico), and the Francophonie (always France). In the 17th and 18th centuries Spain and France maneuvered for control of Texas, with the Spanish based in Mexico and New Mexico and the French in Louisiana. During the War of the Quadruple Alliance hostilities spread to the New World and the French troops from Natchitoches briefly captured the capital of Spanish Texas, Los Adaes in what is now western Louisiana. The French were not able to wrest control of Texas from Spain, and by the early 19th century sold their North American holdings to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase, which comprised, slightly less than half of what is today the South Central United States. The term Anglosphere describes a certain group of English-speaking countries. ... Hispanic, as used in the United States, is one of several terms used to categorize U.S. immigrants for whose background hail either from Spain, the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America or the original settlers of the traditionally Spanish-held Southwestern United States. ... The Francophonie flag, symbolising the five continents, was adopted in 1987 on Nigers suggestion. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... The War of the Quadruple Alliance was a small European war fought between 1718 and 1720, mostly in Italy, between Spain on the one side, and the Quadruple Alliance of Austria, France, Great Britain, and the United Provinces. ... Carte dAmérique, Guillaume Delisle, c. ... Natchitoches is a city located in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. ... Spanish Texas is the name given by Texas history scholars to the period between 1690 and 1821 when Texas was goverened as a province of the Spanish colony of New Spain. ... San Miguel de los Adaes, better known as Los Adaes, was the capital of the Texas from 1721—1772, in the Spanish colony of New Spain. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... From Frank Bond, Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase. ...

Regions of the United States
Intranational regions: Central | Deep South | East | East Coast | Gulf Coast | Mid-Atlantic | Midwest | Mountain states | New England | North | Northeast | Northwest | Pacific | South | South Atlantic | South Central | Southeast | Southwest | Upper Midwest | West | West Coast
International regions: Great Lakes | Great Plains | Pacific Northwest
See also: Coastal states, Geography of the United States, International Border states, List of regions of the United States