Midwest
Regional Information
Made up of: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnisota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
Total population is 58,220,123
The area is mostly flat, with The Mississippi River as the reginal lifeline. Its transportation of people and goods was a large source of the area's original development. Chicago, Illinois serves as the regions hub, as the Great Lakes port connects the Midwest with the rest of the world.