Northern United States
Northern United States | |
|---|---|
Region | |
Historically, especially in the time the American Civil War the states in red were known as "the North"; settlement expansion to the per left) extended the Northern United States all along the Canada–United States border. | |
| Country | United States |
| States | Connecticut Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota New Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Wisconsin Missouri Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota |
| Subregions | Northeastern United States Midwestern United States |
| Area | |
• Total | 625,897.06 sq mi (1,621,065.9 km2) |
| • Land | 540,298.08 sq mi (1,399,365.6 km2) |
| Population (2019 est.) | |
• Total | 111,736,936 |
| • Density | 180/sq mi (69/km2) |
| Demonym | Northerner |
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.