Northern United States

Northern United States
Historically, especially in the time the American Civil War the states in red were known as "the North"; settlement expansion to the Pacific (upper left) extended the Northern United States all along the Canada–United States border
Historically, especially in the time the American Civil War the states in red were known as "the North"; settlement expansion to the Pacific (upper left) extended the Northern United States all along the Canada–United States border
CountryUnited States
StatesConnecticut
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Wisconsin
SubregionsNortheastern United States
Midwestern United States
Area
 • Total625,897.06 sq mi (1,621,065.9 km2)
 • Land540,298.08 sq mi (1,399,365.6 km2)
Population
 (2019 est.)[2][3]
 • Total111,736,936
 • Density180/sq mi (69/km2)
DemonymNortherner

The Northern United States, commonly referred to as the American North, the Northern States, or simply the North, is a geographical and historical region of the United States.

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021". Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "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.