What are the 12 capitals and states in the Midwest region?

12 Midwestern States – Names & Capitals

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Minnesota St. Paul
Iowa Des Moines
Missouri Jefferson City
Ohio Columbus

Where does the Midwest start and end?

Many people label entire states as either Midwestern or not—following the U.S. Census Bureau, which defines the Midwest as consisting of an “East North Central” division of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin, and a “West North Central” division of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota.

Why is it called the Midwest?

“Midwest” was invented in the 19th Century, to describe the states of the old Northwest Ordinance, a term that became outdated once the nation spread to the Pacific Coast. The Northwest Ordinance declared that Illinois’s northern border would run along a line defined by the southern tip of Lake Michigan.

What states are included in the Midwest?

The Midwest, as defined by the federal government, comprises the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

What are the 12 Midwest states?

The 12 states that make up the mid-western region of the United States include Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

What is the population of the Midwest?

Today the population of the Midwest is 65,971,974, or 22.2% of the total population of the United States.

Is Oklahoma in the south or Midwest?

Oklahoma is part of the South, not Midwest. We are part of a region called the south central United States. This includes the states of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana.