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  2. Southwestern United States - Wikipedia

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    The brighter red and striped states may or may not be considered part of this region. The brighter red states (California, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado) are also classified as part of the West by the U.S. Census Bureau, though the striped states are not; Texas and Oklahoma are classified as part of the South. [1]

  3. Four Corners - Wikipedia

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    The Four Corners region is part of a larger region known as the Colorado Plateau and is mostly rural, rugged, and arid. The Four Corners area is named after the quadripoint at the intersection of approximately 37° north latitude with 109° 03′ west longitude, where the boundaries of the four states meet, and is marked by the Four Corners ...

  4. Old Southwest - Wikipedia

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    The "Old Southwest" is an informal name for the southwestern frontier territories of the United States from the American Revolutionary War c. 1780, through the early 1800s, at which point the US had acquired the Louisiana Territory, pushing the southwestern frontier toward what is today known as the Southwest.

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  6. West South Central states - Wikipedia

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    Texas is the largest West South Central state by both area and population; Texas is still home to over half the region's population. The largest city in the region, Houston , is located in Texas. New Orleans was tied with Oklahoma City in population but, after Hurricane Katrina , the population of the New Orleans metro area declined to ...

  7. Trans-Appalachia - Wikipedia

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    Trans-Appalachia is an area in the United States bounded to the east by the Appalachian Mountains and extending west roughly to the Mississippi River. It spans from the Midwest to the Upper South. The term is used most frequently when referring to the area as a frontier in the 17th, 18th and 19th century. [1]

  8. Sun Belt - Wikipedia

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    Out of the 15 fastest-growing cities in the U.S., 12 are located in the Sun Belt as of 2023. [4] Additionally, 86 percent of the top 50 zip codes that saw the largest increases in new residents since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic were in Texas, Florida, and Arizona. The traditional explanations for the growth are increasing productivity in ...

  9. Pacific Southwest - Wikipedia

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    The Pacific Southwest is a region of the United States. In its broadest definition, it encompasses five states: California, Arizona, Hawaii, Utah, and part of Nevada. The region is one of cultural diversity seen all over. Several major urban areas lie within the region, including Los Angeles.