Midwestern United States

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census region region of the United States

The Midwestern United States is a region of the country known for its agricultural heartland, major industrial cities, and central role in American culture and history.

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All labels observed (41)

Label Occurrences
Midwestern United States canonical 7,568
United States Midwest 812
Midwest 172

Statements (67)

Predicate Object
instanceOf census region ⓘ
region of the United States ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Midwestern United States ⓘ
surface form: American Midwest

Midwestern United States ⓘ
surface form: Midwest
borderedBy Canada ⓘ
Northeastern United States ⓘ
Southern United States ⓘ
western United States ⓘ
surface form: Western United States
capitalCity Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago
climateRegion Tornado Alley (southern and central parts) ⓘ
contains Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago

Cleveland ⓘ
Columbus, Ohio ⓘ
Corn Belt ⓘ
Detroit ⓘ
Great Lakes ⓘ
Great Plains ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ
Indiana ⓘ
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: Indianapolis

Iowa ⓘ
Kansas ⓘ
Kansas City metropolitan area ⓘ
Lake Erie ⓘ
Lake Huron ⓘ
Lake Michigan ⓘ
Lake Superior ⓘ
Michigan (most of state) ⓘ
surface form: Michigan

Milwaukee ⓘ
Minneapolis–Saint Paul ⓘ
Minnesota ⓘ
Mississippi River ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ
Missouri River ⓘ
Nebraska ⓘ
North Dakota ⓘ
Ohio ⓘ
Ohio River ⓘ
Rust Belt ⓘ
South Dakota ⓘ
St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ
surface form: St. Louis

Wisconsin ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
demographicFeature predominantly urban and suburban population ⓘ
significant rural population ⓘ
economicSector agriculture ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ
services ⓘ
federalDivision Midwestern United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Census Bureau Midwest Region
hasCharacteristic agricultural heartland ⓘ
four distinct seasons ⓘ
humid continental climate ⓘ
major industrial centers ⓘ
historicalRole center of 19th-century westward expansion ⓘ
industrial core during 20th century ⓘ
knownFor automobile industry ⓘ
corn production ⓘ
grain production ⓘ
influence on American culture ⓘ
manufacturing industry ⓘ
meatpacking industry ⓘ
role in American presidential elections ⓘ
soybean production ⓘ
largestCity Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone ⓘ
Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
partOf United States of America ⓘ
surface form: contiguous United States

Referenced by (8,815)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chicago, Illinois, United States → locatedIn → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Chicago, Illinois, United States → largestCityIn → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Dutch American → historicalSettlementRegion → Midwestern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Dutch Americans
Lamar, Missouri, United States → countrySubdivision → Midwestern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Lamar, Missouri
Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States of America → partOf → Midwestern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Council Bluffs, Iowa
Midwestern United States → alsoKnownAs → Midwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Midwest
Midwestern United States → alsoKnownAs → Midwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Midwest
Midwestern United States → federalDivision → Midwestern United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Census Bureau Midwest Region
Lake Michigan → locatedIn → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Great Chicago Fire of 1871 → locatedIn → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Pennsylvania Railroad Company → operatedIn → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Kansas City, Missouri, United States → locatedIn → Midwestern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Kansas City, Missouri
West Branch, Iowa, United States → partOf → Midwestern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: West Branch, Iowa
Independence, Missouri, United States → locatedIn → Midwestern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Independence, Missouri
Cresco, Iowa, United States → locatedIn → Midwestern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Cresco, Iowa
Norwegian Americans → largestSettlementRegion → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Cook County, Illinois → locatedInRegion → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Chicago Stock Exchange → regionServed → Midwestern United States ⓘ
western United States → borders → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Irish American → settlementRegion → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Chi-Town → associatedWith → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Pella, Iowa → partOf → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Sioux County, Iowa → partOf → Midwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Midwest
Flemish Americans → settlementPattern → Midwestern United States ⓘ
German Americans → notableEarlySettlement → Midwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Midwest
St. Louis, Missouri, United States → locatedIn → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Tornado Alley (southern and central parts) → locatedIn → Midwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: central United States
Tornado Alley (southern and central parts) → locatedIn → Midwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Midwest
Urbana, Illinois, United States → locatedInRegion → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Union Pacific Railroad → operatesInRegion → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Historic General Dodge House → region → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Detroit → culturalRegion → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Detroit → censusRegion → Midwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Midwest
City of Big Shoulders → locatedIn → Midwestern United States ⓘ
National Frontier Trails Museum → locatedIn → Midwestern United States ⓘ
PRR → operatedIn → Midwestern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Limited → operatingRegion → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Gary Works → regionServed → Midwestern United States ⓘ
KC → locatedInRegion → Midwestern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Kansas City, Missouri
Heart of America → associatedWith → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Heart of America → relatedConcept → Midwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Midwest
Heart of America → relatedConcept → Midwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Heartland of America
Noland Home → region → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Wallace family home → region → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Wallace family → region → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Pioneer Football League → regionServed → Midwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Midwest
Empire Builder → regionServed → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Southern United States → borders → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Rust Belt → locatedIn → Midwestern United States ⓘ
Rust Belt → locatedIn → Midwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region