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Population of the Midwest
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Population of the Midwest
(U.S. Census Bureau)
Change in Population: 2000-2005State Population Change
North Dakota ..……………………….-0.90%
South Dakota ....………………………2.80%
Nebraska ....………………………2.80%
Kansas ....………………………2.10%
Minnesota ....………………………4.30%
Iowa ....………………………1.40%
Missouri ....………………………3.60%
Wisconsin ….………………………3.20%
Illinois ...……………………… 2.80%
Michigan ………………………… 1.80%
Indiana ………………………… 3.10%
Ohio .......…………………… 1.00%
Average 2.33%0
2,000,000
4,000,000
6,000,000
8,000,000
10,000,000
12,000,000
14,000,000
NorthDakota
SouthDakota
NebraskaKansasMinnesotaIowa MissouriWisconsinIllinoisMichiganIndiana Ohio
Population Change from 2000-2005
Population2000Population2005
(U.S. Census Bureau)
Racial/Ethnic RatioState Black/African
AmericanAmerican Indian
and Alaska Natives
Asian Native Hawaii and other Pacific Islander
Multiracial Hispanic/Latino Origin
White, not of Hispanic Latino Origin
Foreign-Born Residents
North Dakota 0.80% 5.30% 0.70% 0.00% 1.00% 1.60% 90.80%
1.90%
South Dakota 0.80% 8.80% 0.70% 0.00% 1.20% 2.10% 86.80%
1.80%
Nebraska 4.30% 0.90% 1.60% 0.10% 1.10% 7.10% 85.40%
4.40%
Kansas 5.90% 0.90% 2.10% 0.10% 1.60% 8.30% 81.60% 5.00%
Minnesota 4.30% 1.20% 3.40% 0.10% 1.40% 3.60% 86.30%
5.30%
Iowa 2.30% 0.30% 1.40% 0.00% 0.90% 3.70% 91.50% 3.10%
Missouri 11.50% 0.40% 1.30% 0.10% 1.30% 2.70% 82.90%
2.70%
Wisconsin 6.00% 0.90% 2.00% 0.00% 1.00% 4.50% 86.00%
3.60%
Illinois 15.10% 0.30% 4.10% 0.10% 1.10% 14.30% 65.80% 12.30%
Michigan
14.30% 0.60% 2.20% 0.00% 1.50% 3.80% 77.90% 5.30%
Indiana 8.80% 0.30% 1.20% 0.00% 1.10% 4.50% 84.30% 3.10%
Ohio 11.90% 0.20% 1.40% 0.00% 1.30% 2.30% 83.10% 3.00%
Average 7.17% 1.68% 1.84% 0.04% 1.21% 4.88% 83.53% 4.29%
Racial/Ethnic Ratio
Average 7.17% 1.68% 1.84% 0.04% 1.21% 4.88% 83.53% 4.29%
State Black/African American
American Indian and Alaska Natives
Asian Native Hawaii and other Pacific Islander
Multiracial
Hispanic/Latino Origin
White, not of Hispanic Latino Origin
Foreign-Born Residents
(U.S. Census Bureau)
Geographic Features of the Midwest
• Breadbasket• The Mississippi
River• The Great Lakes
(“The Midwest.”)
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Major City: ChicagoThe Windy City
• Located in northeastern Illinois at the southwestern tip of Lake Michigan
• Origin of the name
• Third largest city• Financial, business, and cultural
capital• Skyscrapers: Sears Tower (447m),
one of the world's tallest buildings• Global capital of architecture• The Museum Campus• Climate: extreme, often volatile• Seasons
(“Chicago.”)
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Tourist Attractions• The Great Lakes, esp.
Michigan• Mount Rushmore, South
Dakota (Leco)• The Field Museum of
Natural History, Chicago (“Field…”)
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History of the Midwest
• European settlement [17th Cent.]
• American Revolutionary War [1790s]
• Civil War [1861–1865]
• African American migration/Slavery [20C]
(“Midwestern...”)
Music of the Midwest
en.wikipedia.org
•Combination of styles brought by immigrants led to creation of many new musical genres
•Motown and Techno from Detroit
•House Music and Blues from Chicago
•Cleveland is home of Rock and Roll Music—it was first identified there as a new genre, and the R.A.R.H.O.F. is located there
•Famous Midwest singers: Tracy Chapman (pictured) Marilyn Manson The O’Jays
(Midwestern)
•Heavy immigrant influence
•Lots of farmland
•Use of locally grown produce and meat, and dairy products
•Fish used often, fished out of local lakes
•Mild spices and herbs
•Food depends on season
(Food)
Food of the Midwest
en.wikipedia.org
www.foodbycountry.com
Current Events• A massive blizzard esp.
in Indiana• 9-18 inches of snow
(Snowed)• Indiana’s snow removal
budget strained (“Storm Could…”)
• Schools closed (Isiorho)
• Traffic problems (Snowed)
• Power cuts (“Storm Leaves…”)
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Extras
• Perceptions:– “America’s Dairy land”,
Wisconsin
• Reality:– Big Industries; GM,
Ford etc.
• Mainly Car Culture
(Wald)
http://www.leblogauto.com/images/gm.jpg
http://www.wisconsindairyartisan.com/images/cows_why.jpg
Interview of Jacques Bablon
www.clevelandhikingclub.com
“Very ‘typical America’”
“Very flat, boring place”
“No real culture as we think of it in Europe”
“The people were very nice”
“The culture in Cincinnati was really the baseball game”
“There was really not much there”
(Bablon)
Works Cited•Bablon, Jacques. Personal Interview. 21 Feb. 2007.
•“Chicago.” Wikipedia. 11 Feb 2007. The Wikimedia Foundation. 12 Feb 2007. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago>.
•“Field Museum of Natural History.” Wikipedia. Nov 2006. The Wikimedia Foundation. 19 Feb 2007.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_Museum>.
•“Food in the United States Midwest Region.”Foodbycountry.com. Food By Country. 22 Feb. 2007. <http://www.foodbycountry.com/Spa
in-to-Zimbabwe-Cumulative-Index/United-States-Midwest-Region.html>
•Isiorho, Ese. “Schools remain closed today.” FortWhyne.com. 14 Feb 2007. 21 Feb 2007. <
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/news/local/16697286.htm >.
•Leco, Mike. “South Dakota.” USA Tourist. 2007. 19 Feb 2007.
<http://www.usatourist.com/english/places/southdakota/index.html>.
•“Midwestern United States. ” Wikipedia. Feb 2007. The Wikimedia Foundation. 20 Feb 2007.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwestern_United_States#History>.
•“Snowed In? You’re Not Alone.” The Indy Channel.com. 14 Feb 2007. 21 Feb 2007. <
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/11012220/detail.html >.
•“Storm Could Strain Indy’s Snow Removal Budget.” The Indy Channel.com. 14 Feb 2007. 21 Feb 2007.
<http://www.theindychannel.com/news/11016673/detail.html?subid=22100444&qs=1;bp=t>.
•“Storm Leaves Thousands Without Power.” The Indy Channel.com. 14 Feb 2007. 21 Feb 2007. <
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/10998920/detail.html >.
•“The Midwest.” Infoplease. 2007. Information Please. 19 Jan. 2007. <http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0875014.html>.
•U.S. Census Bureau Online. 12 Jan. 2007. The United States Census Bureau. 22 Feb. 2007 <http://www.census.gov/>
•Wald, Adam Christian. PowerPoint Presentation. The Midwest. 2006. <http://www.uni-duisburg-
essen.de/imperia/md/content/amerikanistik/horn_midwest_presentation.pdf>.
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