West North Central states

The West North Central states form one of the nine geographic subdivisions within the United States that are officially recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau.

West North Central Region
Composition
Metropolitan areas
Largest cityMinneapolis-St. Paul, MN
Area
 • Total507,913 sq mi (1,315,490 km2)
Population
 (2010 est.)
 • Total20,505,437
 • Density40/sq mi (16/km2)

Seven states compose the division: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota, and it makes up the western half of the United States Census Bureau's larger region of the Midwest, the eastern half of which consists of the East North Central states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin.[1] The Mississippi River marks the bulk of the boundary between these two divisions.

The West North Central states are regarded as constituting the core of the nation's "Farm Belt." Another name popularly applied to the division is the "Agricultural Heartland," or simply the "Heartland."

Since the early 1990s, the West North Central division has consistently had the lowest unemployment rate in the United States (especially in its many college towns), and has also been noted for its plentiful supply of affordable housing.

As of 2010, the West North Central states had a combined population of 20,505,437. This number is a 6.6% increase from 19,237,739 in 2000. The West North Central region covers 507,913 square miles (1,315,489 km2) of land, and has an average population density of 40.37 people per square mile.

States in the West North Central Region
State2010 est.Land area
Iowa3,090,41656,272
Kansas2,893,95782,277
Minnesota5,420,38086,939
Missouri6,044,17169,709
Nebraska1,868,51677,354
North Dakota723,39370,700
South Dakota844,87777,116
Top Ten Largest Cities by Population in the West North Central Region
City2010 Pop.
1Kansas City, Missouri467,007
2Omaha, Nebraska434,353
3Minneapolis, Minnesota400,070
4Wichita, Kansas386,552
5St. Louis, Missouri318,416
6St. Paul, Minnesota294,873
7Lincoln, Nebraska268,738
8Des Moines, Iowa207,510
9Overland Park, Kansas181,260
10Sioux Falls, South Dakota164,676
Largest Metropolitan Areas   (2010)
1 Twin Cities (MN-WI) 3,459,146
2 St. Louis, MO-IL 2,810,056
3 Kansas City, Missouri-KS 2,035,334
4 Omaha, Nebraska-IA 865,350
5 Wichita, Kansas 623,061
6 Des Moines, Iowa 580,255
7 Springfield, Missouri 436,712
8 Quad Cities IA-IL (Davenport) 382,630
9 Lincoln, Nebraska 302,157
10 Duluth, MN-WI 279,771

Politics
Parties
Democratic-RepublicanDemocraticRepublicanLiberal RepublicanPopulistProgressive
  • Bold denotes election winner.
Presidential electoral votes in the West North Central states since 1824
YearIowaKansasMinnesotaMissouriNebraskaNorth DakotaSouth Dakota
1824No electionNo electionNo electionClayNo electionNo electionNo election
1828No electionNo electionNo electionJacksonNo electionNo electionNo election
1832No electionNo electionNo electionJacksonNo electionNo electionNo election
1836No electionNo electionNo electionVan BurenNo electionNo electionNo election
1840No electionNo electionNo electionVan BurenNo electionNo electionNo election
1844No electionNo electionNo electionPolkNo electionNo electionNo election
1848CassNo electionNo electionCassNo electionNo electionNo election
1852PierceNo electionNo electionPierceNo electionNo electionNo election
1856FrémontNo electionNo electionBuchananNo electionNo electionNo election
1860LincolnNo electionLincolnDouglasNo electionNo electionNo election
1864LincolnLincolnLincolnLincolnNo electionNo electionNo election
1868GrantGrantGrantGrantGrantNo electionNo election
1872GrantGrantGrantBrownGrantNo electionNo election
1876HayesHayesHayesTildenHayesNo electionNo election
1880GarfieldGarfieldGarfieldHancockGarfieldNo electionNo election
1884BlaineBlaineBlaineClevelandBlaineNo electionNo election
1888HarrisonHarrisonHarrisonClevelandHarrisonNo electionNo election
1892HarrisonWeaverHarrisonClevelandHarrisonWeaverHarrison
1896McKinleyBryanMcKinleyBryanBryanMcKinleyBryan
1900McKinleyMcKinleyMcKinleyBryanMcKinleyMcKinleyMcKinley
1904RooseveltRooseveltRooseveltRooseveltRooseveltRooseveltRoosevelt
1908TaftTaftTaftTaftBryanTaftTaft
1912WilsonWilsonRooseveltWilsonWilsonWilsonRoosevelt
1916HughesWilsonHughesWilsonWilsonWilsonHughes
1920HardingHardingHardingHardingHardingHardingHarding
1924CoolidgeCoolidgeCoolidgeCoolidgeCoolidgeCoolidgeCoolidge
1928HooverHooverHooverHooverHooverHooverHoover
1932RooseveltRooseveltRooseveltRooseveltRooseveltRooseveltRoosevelt
1936RooseveltRooseveltRooseveltRooseveltRooseveltRooseveltRoosevelt
1940WillkieWillkieRooseveltRooseveltWillkieWillkieWillkie
1944DeweyDeweyRooseveltRooseveltDeweyDeweyDewey
1948TrumanDeweyTrumanTrumanDeweyDeweyDewey
1952EisenhowerEisenhowerEisenhowerEisenhowerEisenhowerEisenhowerEisenhower
1956EisenhowerEisenhowerEisenhowerStevensonEisenhowerEisenhowerEisenhower
1960NixonNixonKennedyKennedyNixonNixonNixon
1964JohnsonJohnsonJohnsonJohnsonJohnsonJohnsonJohnson
1968NixonNixonHumphreyNixonNixonNixonNixon
1972NixonNixonNixonNixonNixonNixonNixon
1976FordFordCarterCarterFordFordFord
1980ReaganReaganCarterReaganReaganReaganReagan
1984ReaganReaganMondaleReaganReaganReaganReagan
1988DukakisBushDukakisBushBushBushBush
1992ClintonBushClintonClintonBushBushBush
1996ClintonDoleClintonClintonDoleDoleDole
2000GoreBushGoreBushBushBushBush
2004BushBushKerryBushBushBushBush
2008ObamaMcCainObamaMcCainMcCainMcCainMcCain
2012ObamaRomneyObamaRomneyRomneyRomneyRomney
2016TrumpTrumpClintonTrumpTrumpTrumpTrump
YearIowaKansasMinnesotaMissouriNebraskaNorth DakotaSouth Dakota
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See also

References
  1. Statistical Abstract of the United States 1995 (PDF) (Report). U.S. Bureau of the Census. 1995. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
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