Chapter 13: The Midwest

Santa Clarita and the Midwest

Also known as the North Central region, the Midwest of the United States consists of Illinoi, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.  The region maintains a fairly even balance between its agriculture and industry.  The "midwestern" term has been around since the 1880's and is a region that is often undecided when it comes to political elections.

 

Santa Clarita Population and Midwest Population

The population of the midwest is very large due to the fact that it has so many separate states within it.  It is one of the largest regions in the United States.  As of 2012, it is estimated that the total population of the Midwest region exceeds 65,370,000 people!  This region is so large that it is actually divided into two groups of states by the Census Bureau.

As stated earlier in the blog, its hard to compare the population of one region to a city, but to put it in comparison, the midwest region is 314 times more populous than Santa Clarita's population, wow!

Santa Clarita Lakes and Midwest Lakes

The Great lakes found in the Midwest are definitely on of the regions, if not the nation's, most known body of lakes.  The five great lakes that consist of the Great lakes are Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario.  The only lake in Santa Clarita is Castaic Lake.