Northern United States
Northern United States | |
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The states shown in red are included in the general term Northern United States. | |
Country | |
States | |
Area | |
• Total | 625,897.06 sq mi (1,621,065.9 km2) |
• Land | 540,298.08 sq mi (1,399,365.6 km2) |
Population (2019 est.)[2] | |
• Total | 111,736,936 |
• Density | 180/sq mi (69/km2) |
The Northern United States, commonly referred to as the American North, the Northern States, or simply the North, is a geographical or historical region of the United States.
Geographic term[edit]
Geographically, the term includes the U.S. states and regions of the United States of America that are located across the northernmost part of the country. It includes, but is not limited to, states along the Canada–United States border.
Census Bureau[edit]
The United States Census Bureau divides some of the northernmost United States into the Midwest Region and the Northeast Region.[3] The Census Bureau also includes the northernmost states of the Northwest, that are within the West Region.[3]
Historical term[edit]
Before 19th-century westward expansion, the "Northern United States" corresponded to the present day New England region. By the 1830s it corresponded to the present day Northeast.
Before 1865, the North was distinguished from the South on the issue of slavery. In Southern states, slavery was legal until the ratification of the 13th Amendment in 1865. Northern states had all passed some form of legislation to abolish slavery by 1804. However, abolition did not mean freedom for some existing slaves. Due to gradual abolition laws, slaves would still appear in some Northern states as far as the 1840 United States Census.[4] Slavery would ultimately be the main cause of the American Civil War.
American Civil War[edit]
During the American Civil War, the Northern United States comprised the U.S. states that supported the United States of America (the Union states); in this context, "The North" is synonymous with "the Union," while "The South" refers to the states that seceded from the U.S. in order to form the Confederate States of America.
There is, however, some historical disagreement as to exactly which states comprised "The North" in the context of the Civil War as five slave-holding states remained with the union: the Border states of Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware, alongside the disputed Indian Territory; depending on the source, these states and territories may be included in either region.[5]
Climate[edit]
The Northern United States climate is mostly Humid continental climate and some of it has Humid subtropical climate the Northern United states mostly gets snow during the winter.
See also[edit]
- Northern Tier (United States)
- Flora of the Northern United States
- Southern United States
- Southeastern United States
- Southwestern United States
- Yankee
- Northern Canada
References[edit]
- ^ "United States Summary: 2010, Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. September 2012. pp. V–2, 1 & 41 (Tables 1 & 18). Retrieved February 7, 2014.
- ^ "Population, Population Change, and Estimated Components of Population Change: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019 (NST-EST2019-alldata)". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Census Regions and Divisions of the United States" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
- ^ Klein, Christopher. (Feb 5, 2019). Deeper Roots of Northern Slavery Unearthed - HISTORY. Retrieved Jul 28, 2020.
- ^ "the North (region, United States)". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-27.