Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The geographic center of the United States is northeast of Belle Fourche in Butte County, South Dakota 1] while that of the contiguous 48 states is near Lebanon in Smith County, Kansas The geographic center of North America lies near Rugby, North Dakota ( 48°10′N 100°10′W / 48.167°N 100.167°W / 48.167; -100.167 ), though ...
The term "United States," when used in the geographic sense, refers to the contiguous United States (sometimes referred to as the Lower 48, including the District of Columbia not as a state), Alaska, Hawaii, the five insular territories of Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and minor outlying possessions. [1]
Map of the Position of the U.S. Geographic Center of Area, Mean Center of Population, and Median Center of Population, 2020 (U.S. Census Bureau) [1] The geographic center of the United States is a point approximately 20 miles (32 km) north of Belle Fourche, South Dakota at
A topographic map of the United States. The United States is the world's third-largest country by total area behind Russia and Canada. [d] [179] [180] The 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia occupy a combined area of 3,119,885 square miles (8,080,470 km 2).
A map showing the contiguous United States and (in insets at the lower left) the two states that are not contiguous Map highlighting Alaska and Hawaii's geographical relationship to the contiguous United States. Alaska in red is in the upper part of the map, while Hawaii is the islands also in red to the far left.
Image:Blank US Map with borders.svg, a blank states maps with borders. Image:BlankMap-USA.png, a map with no borders and states separated by transparency. Image:US map - geographic.png, a geographical map. On Wikimedia Commons, a free online media resource: commons:Category:Maps of the United States, the category for all maps with subcategories.
An orthographic projection of the United States. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United States: . United States of America – federal republic located primarily in North America, and the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.
Map showing changes to the mean center of population for the United States, 1790–2020 (US Census Bureau) [1] Map of the Position of the U.S. Geographic Center of Area, Mean Center of Population, and Median Center of Population, 2020 (U.S. Census Bureau) [2] The center of the US population, 13th census (1910), near Bloomington, Indiana The ...