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• always
  • lies within the Census Bureau definition of the Midwest, and
  • includes the states of Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as at least the Upper Peninsula of Michigan,
• often includes all the rest of Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and
• sometimes extends further
  • southwest to include Missouri,
  • east to Ohio, and/or
  • west to North and South Dakota.

1 AIRUM definition

The Association for Institutional Research in the Upper Midwest defines the region as including the states of Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

2 Library of Congress definition

According to the Library of Congress, the area is a region of the United States that comprised the old Northwest Territory which includes the statesstate is any one of the 50 states which have membership of the federation known as the United States of America (USA or U. The separate state governments and the U. federal government share sovereignty. The United States Constitution allocates power betwe of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

3 NWS definition

The National Weather Service defines the Upper Midwest as the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.

4 US Geological Survey definitions

The United States Geological SurveyThe United States Geological Survey or USGS is a scientific agency of the U. government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. Founded on March 3, 1879, it is has at least two definitions of the Upper Midwest:

• The USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center considers it to be the six states, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin which comprise the watersheds of the upper Mississippi RiverThis page is about the river in the United States; for other uses, see Mississippi River (disambiguation). The Mississippi River is the second-longest river in the United States; the longest is the Missouri River, which flows into the Mississippi. Taken t and upper Great Lakes.
• The USGS Mineral Resources Program considers the area to be Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

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