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{{Short description|Region of the United States}}
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The '''Mid-Atlantic''' is a [[List of regions of the United States|region of the United States]] located in the overlap between the [[Northeastern United States|Northeastern]] and [[Southeastern United States|Southeastern]] states of the [[United States]]. Its exact definition differs upon source, but the region typically includes [[
The Mid-Atlantic region played an instrumental and historic role in the nation's founding and the development of the nation. Each of the seven states were members of the [[Thirteen Colonies]] that sent delegates to the [[Second Continental Congress]], which assembled in [[Philadelphia]] and unanimously adopted the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], and formalized the [[Continental Army]] under [[George Washington]]'s command during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Following independence, the states again gathered in Philadelphia at the [[Constitutional Convention (United States)|Constitutional Convention]], in 1788, where they ratified the [[Constitution of the United States|United States Constitution]], which remains the oldest and longest-standing written and codified national constitution in force in the world.<ref>[http://www.politifact.com/virginia/statements/2014/sep/22/bob-goodlatte/goodlatte-says-us-has-oldest-working-national-cons/ Goodlatte says U.S. has the oldest working national constitution], Politifact Virginia website, September 22, 2014.</ref>
The Mid-Atlantic region was settled during the [[Colonial history of the United States|colonial era]] between the early 17th century and the conclusion of the
Following the American Revolutionary War, the Mid-Atlantic region hosted each of the [[List of capitals in the United States|historic capitals of the United States]]. The nation's capital was constructed in [[Washington, D.C.]] in the late 18th century, and relocated there from Philadelphia in 1800.
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In the early part of the 19th century, New York and Pennsylvania overtook Virginia as the nation's two most populous states, and the Mid-Atlantic region overtook [[New England]] as the most important trading and industrial center in the nation. During this period, large numbers of [[German Americans|German]], [[Irish Americans|Irish]], [[Italian Americans|Italian]], [[Jewish Americans|Jewish]], [[Polish Americans|Polish]], and other [[Immigration to the United States|immigrants]] arrived in the region's coastal cities, including [[Baltimore]], [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[New York City]], Philadelphia, and interior cities such as [[Pittsburgh]], and [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]], [[Albany, New York|Albany]], and [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], with their skyscrapers and subways, which emerged as icons of [[modernity]] and American economic and cultural power in the 20th century.
In the late 19th century, the region played a vital and historic role in the development of [[American culture]], commerce, trade, and [[Secondary sector of the economy|industry sectors]]. Historian [[Frederick Jackson Turner]] labeled it "
The [[Northeast Corridor]] and [[Interstate 95]] in the region link an almost contiguous [[urban sprawl]], which includes large and small cities and their respective suburbs and forms the [[Northeast megalopolis]], one of the world's most important concentrations of finance, media, communications, [[Higher education|education]], medicine, and technology. The Mid-Atlantic is a relatively affluent region of the nation; nearly half of the nation's 100 [[List of U.S. states and territories by income|highest-income counties]] based on [[median household income]] are located in the Mid-Atlantic, and 33 of the nation's top 100 counties based on [[per capita income]] are in the region. Most of the Mid-Atlantic states rank among the 15 [[States of the United States of America by income|highest-income states]] in the nation by both median household income and per capita income.
The region is home to eight of the top 25 ranked universities in the nation: [[Cornell University]] in [[Ithaca, New York]]
==Composition==
Definitions of the geographic components of the Mid-Atlantic region differ slightly among sources.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Merriam-Webster |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mid-Atlantic |access-date=August 30, 2017 |website=Merriam-webster.com}}</ref> Generally speaking, the region is inclusive of the states
The [[United States Census Bureau]] defines the Mid-Atlantic as a sub-region of the [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]] and only includes New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.<ref name=Census>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/pdfs/reference/us_regdiv.pdf |title=Census Regions and Divisions of the United States |publisher=[[United States Department of Commerce]], [[Economics and Statistics Administration]], [[United States Census Bureau]], Geography Division |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053705/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/pdfs/reference/us_regdiv.pdf |archive-date=September 21, 2013 }}</ref> The [[Bureau of Labor Statistics]] excludes New York;<ref name=":0" /> the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|Environmental Protection Agency]] excludes New York and New Jersey;<ref name=":3" /> and the [[United States Department of Transportation|U.S. Department of Transportation]] - [[United States Maritime Administration]] includes [[North Carolina]].<ref name=":4" /> In 2004, the [[United States Geological Survey]] within the context of Ground-Water Vulnerability to Nitrate Contamination, defined the region as including Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., and parts of New Jersey, New York, and North Carolina.<ref name=":2" />
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