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According to new policy approved by Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. regions this page should be moved to Eastern United States, and likewise its related sub-articles as well. Thanks. - JCarriker 10:40, May 21, 2005 (UTC)
I have made a proposal to change the colour of the map box, please see the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject U.S. regions -- Qirex 05:36, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
So the border would either be the continental divide or or the Mississippi River, right?
The article states that the Mississippi River is the normal dividing line. However, the graphic shows Illinois and Wisconsin as striped states. Both are east of the river. Could someone fix this? Will 05:04, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
This article should be constructed as the West Coast article is. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by DDavis092 ( talk • contribs) 01:56, 7 December 2006 (UTC).
Whoa, there, this whole article needs to be redone. I'm from Maryland and definitely don't think of Ohio as being Eastern, much less Louisiana or Michigan or any of the other random states you have thrown in there. The Eastern states are: Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the Northeast. That's it. Ohio is midwestern, and Alabama, Mississippi, and all of those people down there are Southerners, not Easterners.
SwedishConqueror 06:45, 16 December 2006 (UTC)SwedishConqueror
Just because a state doesn't connect to the Atlantic Ocean doesn't mean it not the east. Living in Ohio, I say Ohio is definitely Eastern, it is way closer to New York City than it is to Lebanon, Kansas (Most central city in the US). Same goes for the Southern states.
An official flag for the region of Eastern United States has been created. Can I receive help on how to post the flag into the article. Thank You.
Can any one tell me how to post it into the article, Thank You.
By both city population and metro population, Baltimore is larger than several of the "22 largest cities in the East". Given that 22 is a random number, perhaps Baltimore should be added and the caption changed to read "23 largest cities in the East". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.200.122.133 ( talk) 17:49, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
A glaring omission was Atlanta on the original list of 22 cities. Considering Atlanta's population hovers around 537,000 people and counting, it is considerably larger in city-proper population and metro population that several of the other listed cities. The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA is the ninth largest metro area in the United States, certainly earning it a spot in the most populous eastern cities. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.170.183.87 ( talk) 14:51, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
Minneapolis and New Orleans are both larger than several cities on this list. — Preceding
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Just curious as to why Baltimore is not included among largest cities. It has a population of almost 640,000 and Buffalo should be included as well, almost 300,000. |
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Kansas is one of the original States referred to as the Midwest ( https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/imh/article/view/11100/15909). The Old Northwest states took the Midwest moniker to make them appear more attractive to new immigrants. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.207.250.61 ( talk) 17:18, 23 November 2016 (UTC)
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The definition of Eastern United States really needs to be changed. I would usually consider Florida, West Virginia, Maybe Ohio, and all the land making up the original 13 colonies. A lot of people differ, but most people in no way thinks of the term going so inward of the United States. All rational people can agree that Wisconsin and Minnesota are not part of the Eastern United States. Ethan Parmet ( talk) 18:37, 21 May 2020 (UTC)
I usually consider “Eastern” to be interchangeable with Northeastern, to be honest. I don’t think people usually think of Georgia or South Carolina when they think of the Eastern United States. Wikidude87654321 ( talk) 06:00, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
The "Eastern" US, as it's defined here, isn't even recognized as an American regional bloc. For cultural and economic reasons, the Southeast is always considered separately from the Northeast, and sometimes the Northeast is broken into the Mid-Atlantic and New England states. "The East" is never discussed as one region because the North and South vote differently, have different economies and different cultures.
So does this article meet Wiki's notability requirements? I don't think so. Jonathan f1 ( talk) 13:22, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
I think of East Coast as being something that signifies a generic geographical area. Not "Eastern United States." Wikidude87654321 ( talk) 13:51, 11 April 2023 (UTC)Wikidude87654321 Wikidude87654321 ( talk) 13:51, 11 April 2023 (UTC)
It says there are 28 states east of the Mississippi river, but there are only 26. Is the population number correct, anyways?
Josh Theta ( talk) 02:12, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
The number of States completely east of the Mississippi is 26–not 28:
New England (ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, & RI)
Mid-Atlantic (NY, PA, NJ, MD, & DE)
States that once comprised the Commonwealth of Virginia (VA, KY, & WV)
Deep South (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, & TN)
Great Lakes (OH, IN, IL, MI, & WI) Bayowolf ( talk) 21:07, 21 December 2021 (UTC)