East North Central states

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During European colonization of the Americas, the modern-day East North Central states was occupied by numerous American Indian tribes; with the introduction of European Americans into the region, it was divided between the British colonial empire in America and New France. The western portion of this region formed part of French Louisiana,{{Cite web |title=French Explorers and Colonists in the Illinois Country · The History of Southern Illinois · SCRC Virtual Museum at Southern Illinois University's Morris Library |url=https://scrcexhibits.omeka.net/exhibits/show/sihistory/settlement/french/colonists |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=scrcexhibits.omeka.net}}{{Cite web |title=iht1110409.html - Illinois as a French Colony |url=https://www.lib.niu.edu/2004/iht1110409.html |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Northern Illinois University}} and following U.S. independence, the eastern half was ceded to the United States from Great Britain.{{Cite web |date=2001 |title=A Brief History of Michigan |url=https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/publications/manual/2001-2002/2001-mm-0003-0026-History.pdf |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Michigan State Legislature}} Since American settlement, the modern-day East North Central states has remained the most populous division of the Midwest despite the overall region's low population growth rates.

Geographically located within the North, East North Central is considered part of the Midwest and Great Lakes regions, sharing maritime and land borders with Canada. As half of the Midwest, the majority of it shares a humid continental climate, and many of its coastal settlements encounter lake effect snow during the winter.

In 2010, the East North Central states had a population of 46,421,564; this grew to an estimated 46,902,431 by 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_13_1YR_DP05&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150104214440/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_13_1YR_DP05&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-01-04|title=American FactFinder – Results|publisher=United States Census Bureau}} By the 2020 United States census, the region's population increased to 47,368,533. Of its population, Illinois is the region's most populous with a 2020 population of 12,812,508.{{Cite web |title=2020 Census Apportionment Results |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2020/dec/2020-apportionment-data.html |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=U.S. Census Bureau}} Its least populous is Wisconsin, with 5,893,718 residents.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-29 |title=Census: Wisconsin retains its 8 seats in Congress as South gains, Midwest loses |url=https://madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/census-wisconsin-retains-its-8-seats-in-congress-as-south-gains-midwest-loses/article_1db6cae7-5f0a-5f89-9854-6884b353c3b6.html |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Wisconsin State Journal |language=en}} Chicago is the region's most populous city and largest metropolitan area. According to the 2010 American Community Survey, 49.1% of the residents were male and 50.9% were female. Approximately 24.0% of the population were under 18 years of age, and 13.4% were over 65 years of age, and the median age for the region was 39.2.

In terms of race and ethnicity as of 2012, White Americans made up 79.5% of the population, of which 75.7% were whites of non-Hispanic origin. Black Americans composed 12.1% of the region's population, of which 11.9% were blacks of non-Hispanic origin. American Indians and Alaskan Natives were 0.4% of the population and Asians were 2.7%. People who were of two or more races formed 2.1% of the population; and Hispanics and Latinos of any race made up 7.6%.{{Cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid%3DDEC_10_DP_DPDP1%26prodType%3Dtable |title=American FactFinder – Results |access-date=2012-02-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305164937/http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |archive-date=2014-03-05 }}

Linguistically, English is, by far, the most common language spoken at home. Approximately 89.3% of all residents (38.3 million people) over the age of five spoke only English at home. Roughly 2,516,000 people (5.9% of the population) spoke Spanish at home and roughly 2,016,000 people (5.8% of the population) spoke another languages at home. Around 270,000 (0.6%) spoke German at home, although this figure ranges from 2% to 37% in Northeast Ohio, which is home to a large Amish community.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results |title=Data Center Results |access-date=2013-08-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815140430/http://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results |archive-date=2013-08-15 }}{{Cite web |url=http://holmescountychamber.com/press_factsheets.php?ID=14 |title=Amish Country and Holmes County | Ohio | Press Room | Fact Sheets |access-date=2012-07-29 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230133808/http://holmescountychamber.com/press_factsheets.php?ID=14 |archive-date=2011-12-30 }}

There are also two deregistered parties that have active executive committees.

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• Government of Ohio
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• Political Party Strength in Ohio
• Ohio Democratic Party
• Ohio Republican Party
• Libertarian Party of Ohio
• Charter Party of Cincinnati, Ohio
• Green Party of Ohio

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