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[[File:Map of the North Eastern United States.svg|thumb|300px|The [[United States Census Bureau]] Northeast United States Region.]]
[[File:Map of the North Eastern United States.svg|thumb|300px|The [[United States Census Bureau]] Northeast United States Region.]]
{{About|the U.S. Census Bureau Region|for other uses of the term "Northeast United States", "Northeastern United States” or similar terms|Northeastern United States (disambiguation)}}
{{About|the U.S. Census Bureau Region|for other uses of the term "Northeast United States", "Northeastern United States” or similar terms|Northeastern United States (disambiguation)}}
The '''Northeast United States''', or simply '''the Northeast''', is one of the four U.S. Census Bureau regions widely-used for the collection and analysis of statistics.<ref name=Census>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/pdfs/reference/us_regdiv.pdf|title=Census Regions and Divisions of the United States|publisher=[[U.S. Department of Commerce]], [[Economics and Statistics Administration]], [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Geography Division}}</ref><ref name=NEMS /> This [[List of regions of the United States|region of the United States]] is bounded to the north by [[Canada]], to the east by the [[Atlantic Ocean]], to the south by the [[Southern United States]], and to the west by the [[Midwestern United States]]. The Census-defined region has a total area of {{convert|181324|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref>[http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/glossry2.pdf Census 2000 Geographic Terms and Concepts], Census 2000 Geography Glossary, U.S. Census Bureau. Accessed 2012-08-15.</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2009-2010/Table03.pdf|format=pdf|title=Demographic Yearbook&mdash;Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density|publisher=[[United Nations Statistics Division]]|year=2010|accessdate=August 15, 2012}}</ref>{{Clarify|post-text=(see [[Talk:Northeast United States (U.S. Census Bureau)#Clarification needed|talk]])|date=July 2013}} The Northeast is the nation's most heavily urbanized, economically developed, densely populated, and culturally diverse region.<ref name="Hobbs">{{cite book|title=World Regional Geography|author=Hobbs, Joseph John|publisher=Cengage Learning|year=2007|page=647|isbn=0495389501}}</ref>
The '''Northeast United States''', or simply '''the Northeast''', is one of the four [[U.S. Census Bureau regions]] widely-used for the collection and analysis of statistics.<ref name=Census>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/pdfs/reference/us_regdiv.pdf|title=Census Regions and Divisions of the United States|publisher=[[U.S. Department of Commerce]], [[Economics and Statistics Administration]], [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Geography Division}}</ref><ref name=NEMS /> This [[List of regions of the United States|region of the United States]] is bounded to the north by [[Canada]], to the east by the [[Atlantic Ocean]], to the south by the [[Southern United States]], and to the west by the [[Midwestern United States]]. The Northeast is the United States' most heavily [[urbanization|urbanized]], economically developed, densely populated, and culturally diverse region.<ref name="Hobbs">{{cite book|title=World Regional Geography|author=Hobbs, Joseph John|publisher=Cengage Learning|year=2007|page=647|isbn=0495389501}}</ref>
==Composition==
==Composition==

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The United States Census Bureau Northeast United States Region.
This article is about the U.S. Census Bureau Region. For for other uses of the term "Northeast United States", "Northeastern United States” or similar terms, see Northeastern United States (disambiguation).

The Northeast United States, or simply the Northeast, is one of the four U.S. Census Bureau regions widely-used for the collection and analysis of statistics.[1][2] This region of the United States is bounded to the north by Canada, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Southern United States, and to the west by the Midwestern United States. The Northeast is the United States' most heavily urbanized, economically developed, densely populated, and culturally diverse region.[3]

Composition

The Census Bureau-defined Northeastern region comprises nine states: the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; and the Mid-Atlantic states of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.[1] The Census Bureau regions are "widely used...for data collection and analysis."[2] The current Census Bureau definitions are pervasive and have been the standard for data tabulation since the early Twentieth Century.[4][5][6][7] For example, the Uniform Crime Reports of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)[8] and the National Energy Modeling System both use the Census definitions of the Northeast.[9] Gale's almanac of associations and regional, state, and local organizations also takes the same nine states as comprising the Northeast.[10]

Not all entities use the Census Bureau definition of the Northeastern United States, however, with other entities defining "Northeastern U.S." in significantly different ways for various purposes. For example, the Library of Congress defines the Northeastern states as those east of Mississippi River and north of the Ohio and Potomac Rivers, which includes the nine states defined by the Census Bureau plus the Mid-Atlantic states of Delaware and Maryland, along with District of Columbia, as well as the Midwestern states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.[11] The National Park Service includes a "Northeast Region" consisting of the Census Bureau-defined states, plus Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia (though the District of Columbia, and parts of Maryland and Virginia are also part of the "National Capital Region").[12] The Fish and Wildlife Service maintains the same regional boundaries,[13] while the Environmental Protection Agency includes Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia, but not Virginia, in its Northeast Climate Region (though the EPA itself uses numbered regions).[14] The International Nuclear Safety Center includes facilities located in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Ohio, Michigan, and Ontario, Canada in its categorization of nuclear reactors in the Northeastern United States.[15] The National Assessment Synthesis Team of the U.S. Global Change Research Program included West Virginia and Maryland in the Northeastern United States in its analysis of climate change in a 2001 report.[16] The same report included Virginia in the Southeastern United States.[17] While many geography textbooks and general reference works follow the Census Bureau definition,[18][19][20] some include Delaware and Maryland as part of a Northeast region.[21]

Other entities include a smaller area than that making up the Census Bureau region. For example, the state-federal Northeast Regional Ocean Council includes only the New England states as members.[22] The U.S. Department of Defense Northeast Regional Council covers New England and New York.[23]

History

All of the states making-up the Northeastern region as defined by the Census Bureau were among the original Thirteen Colonies, though Maine and Vermont were part of other colonies before the United States became independent. The two cultural and geographic regions that form parts of the Northeastern region have distinct histories.

New England

The Landing of the Pilgrims, Henry A. Bacon (1877)
Main article: History of New England

The first Europeans to settle New England were Pilgrims from England, who landed in present-day Massachusetts in 1620.[24] The Pilgrims arrived by the Mayflower and founded Plymouth Colony so they could practice religion freely.[24] Ten years later, a larger group of Puritans settled north of Plymouth Colony in Boston to form Massachusetts Bay Colony.[25] In 1636, colonists established Connecticut Colony and Providence Plantations.[26][27] Providence was founded by Roger Williams, who was banished by Massachusetts for his beliefs in freedom of religion, and it was the first colony to guarantee all citizens freedom of worship.[27] Anne Hutchinson, who was also banished by Massachusetts, formed the town of Portsmouth.[27] Providence, Portsmouth, and two other towns consolidated to form the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.[27]

Although the first settlers of New England were motivated by religion, in more recent history, New England has become one of the least religious parts of the United States. In a 2009 Gallup survey, less than half of residents in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts reported religion as an important part of their daily life.[28] In a 2010 Gallup survey, less than 30% of residents in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts reported attending church weekly, giving them the lowest church attendance among U.S. states.[29]

New England played a prominent role in early American education. Starting in the 17th century, the larger towns in New England opened grammar schools, the forerunner of the modern high school.[citation needed] The first public school in the English colonies was the Boston Latin School, founded in 1635.[30] In 1636, the colonial legislature of Massachusetts founded Harvard College, the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.[31]

Mid-Atlantic

Henry Hudson explored the area of present-day New York in 1609 and claimed it for the Netherlands. His journey stimulated Dutch interest, and the area became known as New Netherland. In 1625, the city of New Amsterdam (the location of present-day New York City) was designated the capital of the province.[32] The Dutch New Netherland settlement along the Hudson River and, for a time, the New Sweden settlement along the Delaware River divided the English settlements in the north and the south. In 1664, Charles II of England formally annexed New Netherland and incorporated it into the English colonial empire.[33] The territory became the colonies of New York and New Jersey.[33] New Jersey was originally split into East Jersey and West Jersey until the two were united as a royal colony in 1702.[33]

In 1681, William Penn, who wanted to give Quakers a land of religious freedom, founded Pennsylvania and extended freedom of religion to all citizens.[34]

Demography

New York, the most populous city of the United States
Philadelphia, the second most populous city in the Northeast and the fifth most populated city in the United States
Boston, the most populated city in Massachusetts and the third most populated city in the Northeast

Approximately 20% of the nation's population lives in the Northeast, which comprises only about 5% of the nation's total area.[3] The region accounts for approximately 25% of U.S. gross domestic product as of 2007.[35] As of the 2010 Census, the population of the region totaled 55,317,240.[36]

Rank Metropolitan Area State(s) and/or Territory 2010 Census Population
1 New York CT, NJ, NY, PA 18,897,109
2 Philadelphia DE, MD, NJ, PA 5,965,343
3 Boston MA, NH, RI 4,552,402
4 Pittsburgh PA 2,356,285
5 Providence MA, RI 1,600,852
6 Hartford CT 1,212,381
7 Buffalo NY 1,135,509
8 Rochester NY 1,054,323
9 Bridgeport CT 933,835
10 Worcester MA 923,762

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Rank City State(s) and/or Territory 2010 Census Population
1 New York City NY 8,175,133
2 Philadelphia PA 1,526,006
3 Boston MA 617,594
4 Pittsburgh PA 305,704
5 Newark NJ 277,140
6 Buffalo NY 261,310
7 Jersey City NJ 247,597
8 Rochester NY 210,565
9 Yonkers NY 195,976
10 Worcester MA 182,669

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See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Census Regions and Divisions of the United States" (PDF). U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division.
  2. ^ a b "The National Energy Modeling System: An Overview 2003" (Report #:DOE/EIA-0581, October 2009). United States Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration.
  3. ^ a b Hobbs, Joseph John (2007). World Regional Geography. Cengage Learning. p. 647. ISBN 0495389501.
  4. ^ Geographic Areas Reference Manual. U.S. Census Bureau. 1994. p. 6-1. Retrieved 2013-7-4. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ "The most widely used regional definitions follow those of the U.S. Bureau of the Census." Seymour Sudman and Norman M. Bradburn, Asking Questions: A Practical Guide to Questionnaire Design (1982). Jossey-Bass: p. 205.
  6. ^ "Perhaps the most widely used regional classification system is one developed by the U.S. Census Bureau." Dale M. Lewison, Retailing, Prentice Hall (1997): p. 384. ISBN 978-0-13-461427-4
  7. ^ "(M)ost demographic and food consumption data are presented in this four-region format." Pamela Goyan Kittler, Kathryn P. Sucher, Food and Culture, Cengage Learning (2008): p.475. ISBN 9780495115410
  8. ^ "Area Definitions" (September 2010). Crime in the United States, 2009. United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
  9. ^ "[The National Energy Modeling System: An Overview 2003]" (Report #:DOE/EIA-0581, October 2009). United States Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration.
  10. ^ Encyclopedia of Associations: Regional, State, and Local Organizations: Northeastern States (Vol. 2: Northeastern States) (22d ed., 2010). Ed. Verne Thompson.
  11. ^ "Regions of the United States: Regions Defined".
  12. ^ "National Park Service Regions" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior.
  13. ^ "Northeast Region".
  14. ^ "Northeast Climate Region".
  15. ^ International Nuclear Safety Center. "Maps of Nuclear Power Reactors: US NORTHEAST". Argonne National Laboratory. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
  16. ^ Barron, Eric (2001). "Chapter 4: Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for the Northeastern United States". In National Assessment Synthesis Team, U.S. Global Change Research Program (ed.). Climate Change Impacts on the United States: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change (PDF). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-00075-0. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
  17. ^ Burkett, Virginia; et al. (2001). "Chapter 5: Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for the Southeastern United States". In National Assessment Synthesis Team, U.S. Global Change Research Program (ed.). Climate Change Impacts on the United States: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change (PDF). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-00075-0. Retrieved 2010-03-15. {{cite book}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)
  18. ^ The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge: A Desk Reference for the Curious Mind. Macmillan. 2011. p. 630. ISBN 9781429950855. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  19. ^ Kelley, Mary Lebreck & Virginia Macken Fitzsimons (2000). Understanding Cultural Diversity: Culture, Curriculum, and Community in Nursing. Jones & Bartlett Learning. p. 220. ISBN 9780763711061.
  20. ^ McIlwraith, Thomas F. & Edward K. Muller (2001). North America: The Historical Geography of a Changing Continent. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 195. ISBN 9781461639602.
  21. ^ Joseph Joe Hobbs, Andrew Dolan (2008). World Regional Geography. p. 647. ISBN 0495389501.; John C. Hudson (2002). Across This Land: A Regional Geography of the United States and Canada. p. 81 ff. ISBN 0801865670.; Thomas F. McIlwraith, Edward K. Muller (2001). North America: The Historical Geography of a Changing Continent. p. 190. ISBN 0742500195.
  22. ^ "NROC Overview". Northeast Regional Ocean Council. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  23. ^ "About The Council". Department of Defense Northeast Regional Council. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  24. ^ a b Arenstam, Peter (2007). Mayflower 1620: A New Look at a Pilgrim Voyage. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic. ISBN 9780792262763. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  25. ^ "A Brief History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA". Cambridge Historical Commission. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  26. ^ Kelly, Martin. "Connecticut Colony". About.com. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  27. ^ a b c d Kelly, Martin. "Rhode Island Colony". About.com. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  28. ^ Newport, Frank. "State of the States: Importance of Religion". Gallup. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  29. ^ "Mississippians Go to Church the Most; Vermonters, Least". Gallup.com. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
  30. ^ Jenks, Henry Fitch (1880). The Boston Public Latin School. 1635-1880. M. King. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  31. ^ "Harvard University Founded". CelebrateBoston.com. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  32. ^ Barreveld, Drs. Dirk J. (2001). From New Amsterdam to New York : the founding of New York by the Dutch in July 1625. New York: Writers Club Press. ISBN 9780595198900.
  33. ^ a b c "The Middle Colonies". Radford University. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  34. ^ Forrest, Tuomi J. "William Penn - Introduction". Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  35. ^ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by State [dead link]
  36. ^ Population Distribution and Change: 2000 to 2010, U.S. Census Bureau, March 2011.
  37. ^ "Population and Housing Occupancy Status: 2010 - United States -- Metropolitan Statistical Area; and for Puerto Rico more information 2010 Census National Summary File of Redistricting Data". 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. April 14, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  38. ^ "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 25, 2011.

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