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  2. Midwestern United States - Wikipedia

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    The first recorded use of the term Midwestern to refer to a region of the central U.S. occurred in 1886; Midwest appeared in 1894, and Midwesterner in 1916. [124] [125] One of the earliest late-19th-century uses of Midwest was in reference to Kansas and Nebraska to indicate that they were the civilized areas of the west. [10]

  3. Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Chicago [a] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 census, [9] it is the third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles.

  4. Upper Midwest - Wikipedia

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    The Upper Midwest is a northern subregion of the U.S. Census Bureau's Midwestern United States.Although the exact boundaries are not uniformly agreed upon, the region is usually defined to include the states of Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin; some definitions include North Dakota, South Dakota, and parts of Nebraska and Illinois.

  5. List of Midwestern cities by size - Wikipedia

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    Rank City State Census Population Change 2010 2020 1 Chicago Illinois 2,695,598 2,746,388 +1.9%: 2 Columbus Ohio 787,033 905,748 +15.1%: 3 Indianapolis Indiana 820,445

  6. Chicago metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago metropolitan area represents about 3 percent of the entire US population. Chicagoland has one of the world's largest and most diversified economies. With more than six million full and part-time employees, the Chicago metropolitan area is a key factor of the Illinois economy, as the state has an annual GDP of over $1 trillion. [7]

  7. The Midwest Is A Whole Different Place, And This Account ...

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    Being a Midwesterner is a cultural identifier too. Many say that state fairs are the quintessential part of the American Midwest. In 2015, USA Today named the Minnesota State Fair as the very best ...

  8. Geography of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Ages ago North America began to split roughly along the lines of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Igneous rock flowed up into fissures, as a new ocean began to form. Had this continued, Illinois might have resembled the Arabian Peninsula, a broken terrain between two continents. This split, however, failed: the continent reclosed, leaving only ...

  9. The 13 Most Beautiful Places in the Midwest - AOL

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