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List of regions of the United States#Montana

{{Short description|Overview of U.S. regions}}

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This is a list of some of the ways regions are defined in the United States. Many regions are defined in law or regulations by the federal government; others by shared culture and history, and others by economic factors.

Interstate regions

=Census Bureau-designated regions and divisions=

File:Census Regions and Division of the United States.svg regions and divisions]]

Since 1950, the United States Census Bureau defines four statistical regions, with nine divisions.{{cite web |title=Statistical Groupings of States and Counties |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/reference/GARM/Ch6GARM.pdf |website=census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=December 16, 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf|access-date=2013-01-10|author=United States Census Bureau, Geography Division|title=Census Regions and Divisions of the United States}} The Census Bureau region definition is "widely used{{nbs}}[...] for data collection and analysis","The National Energy Modeling System: An Overview 2003" (Report #: DOE/EIA-0581, October 2009). United States Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration. and is the most commonly used classification system."The most widely used regional definitions and follow those of the U.S. Bureau of the Census." Seymour Sudman and Norman M. Bradburn, [https://books.google.com/books?id=8Ay2AAAAIAAJ Asking Questions: A Practical Guide to Questionnaire Design] (1982). Jossey-Bass: p. 205."Perhaps the most widely used regional classification system is one developed by the U.S. Census Bureau." Dale M. Lewison, [https://books.google.com/books?id=oPUJAQAAMAAJ Retailing], Prentice Hall (1997): p. 384. {{ISBN|978-0-13-461427-4}}"[M]ost demographic and food consumption data are presented in this four-region format." Pamela Goyan Kittler, Kathryn P. Sucher, [https://books.google.com/books?id=eKdbaMY5AHEC&pg=PA475 Food and Culture], Cengage Learning (2008): p.475. {{ISBN|9780495115410}}{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/pdfs/reference/us_regdiv.pdf |title=Census Bureau Regions and Divisions with State FIPS Codes |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=20 June 2010 |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=21 September 2013 |df= mdy-all}}

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|+ U.S. Census Bureau Regional Divisions

RegionDivisionStates
rowspan="2" style="background:#ADD8E6;" | Northeast

| New England

| {{flag|Connecticut}}
{{flag|Maine}}
{{flag|Massachusetts}}
{{flag|New Hampshire}}
{{flag|Rhode Island}}
{{flag|Vermont}}

Mid-Atlantic

| {{flag|New Jersey}}
{{flag|New York}}
{{flag|Pennsylvania}}

rowspan="2" style="background:#90EE90;" | Midwest

| East North Central

| {{flag|Illinois}}
{{flag|Indiana}}
{{flag|Michigan}}
{{flag|Ohio}}
{{flag|Wisconsin}}

West North Central

| {{flag|Iowa}}
{{flag|Kansas}}
{{flag|Minnesota}}
{{flag|Missouri}}
{{flag|Nebraska}}
{{flag|North Dakota}}
{{flag|South Dakota}}

rowspan="3" style="background:#FFB6C1;" | South

| South Atlantic

| {{flag|Delaware}}
{{flag|District of Columbia}}
{{flag|Florida}}
{{flag country|Georgia (U.S. state)}}
{{flag|Maryland}}
{{flag|North Carolina}}
{{flag|South Carolina}}
{{flag|Virginia}}
{{flag|West Virginia}}

East South Central

| {{flag|Alabama}}
{{flag|Kentucky}}
{{flag|Mississippi}}
{{flag|Tennessee}}

West South Central

| {{flag|Arkansas}}
{{flag|Louisiana}}
{{flag|Oklahoma}}
{{flag|Texas}}

rowspan="2" style="background:#FFDAB9;" | West

| Mountain

| {{flag|Arizona}}
{{flag|Colorado}}
{{flag|Idaho}}
{{flag|Montana}}
{{flag|Nevada}}
{{flag|New Mexico}}
{{flag|Utah}}
{{flag|Wyoming}}

Pacific

| {{flag|Alaska}}
{{flag|California}}
{{flag|Hawaii}}
{{flag|Oregon}}
{{flag|Washington}}

Puerto Rico and other US territories are not part of any census region or census division.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/reference/gtc/gtc_census_divreg.html|title=Geographic Terms and Concepts - Census Divisions and Census Regions|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=19 August 2015}}

=Federal Reserve Banks=

File:Federal Reserve Districts Map.svg districts]]

The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 divided the country into twelve districts with a central Federal Reserve Bank in each district. These twelve Federal Reserve Banks together form a major part of the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States. Missouri is the only U.S. state to have two Federal Reserve locations within its borders, but several other states are also divided between more than one district.

  1. Boston
  2. New York
  3. Philadelphia
  4. Cleveland
  5. Richmond
  6. Atlanta
  7. Chicago
  8. St. Louis
  9. Minneapolis
  10. Kansas City
  11. Dallas
  12. San Francisco

=Time zones=

{{main|Time in the United States}}

File:US-Timezones.svg

=Courts of Appeals circuits=

{{main|United States courts of appeals}}

File:US Court of Appeals and District Court map.svg circuits]]

The Federal Circuit is not a regional circuit. Its jurisdiction is nationwide but based on the subject matter.

=Agency administrative regions=

In 1969, the Office of Management and Budget published a list of ten "Standard Federal Regions",

name="OMB Circular A-105">{{Citation

| publisher = Office of Management and Budget

| title = Standard Federal Regions

| year = 1969

| id = Circular A-105}} to which federal agencies could be restructured as a means of standardizing government administration nationwide. Despite a finding in 1977 that this restructuring did not reduce administrative costs as initially expected,

name="GAO FPCD-77-39">{{Citation

| title = Standardized Federal Regions: Little Effect on Agency Management of Personnel

| date = 1977-08-17

| id = FPCD-77-39

| url = https://www.gao.gov/products/fpcd-77-39

| publisher = Government Accountability Office

| author = Office of Management and Budget}}

and the complete rescinding of the standard region system in 1995,{{Federal Register|60|15171}}

several agencies continue to follow the system, including the Environmental Protection Agency

name="EPA regions">{{Citation

| title = Why Are Our Regional Offices and Labs Located Where They Are? A Historical Perspective on Siting

| last = Williams

| first = Dennis C.

| date = March 1993

| publisher = U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

| url = https://www.epa.gov/history/why-are-our-regional-offices-and-labs-located-where-they-are-historical-perspective-siting

}} and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

name="HUD regions">{{Citation

| title = HUD's Regions

| date = September 20, 2017

| publisher = U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

| url = https://www.hud.gov/localoffices/regions}}

==Regions and office locations==

File:Regions of the United States EPA.svg]]

===Region I===

Office location: Boston

States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont

===Region II===

Office location: New York City

States: New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

===Region III===

Office location: Philadelphia

States: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia

===Region IV===

Office location: Atlanta

States: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee

===Region V===

Office location: Chicago

States: Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin

===Region VI===

Office location: Dallas

States: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas

===Region VII===

Office location: Kansas City

States: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska

===Region VIII===

Office location: Denver

States: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming

===Region IX===

Office location: San Francisco

States: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa

===Region X===

Office location: Seattle

States: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

=Bureau of Economic Analysis regions=

File:BEA regions.png regions]]

The Bureau of Economic Analysis defines regions for comparison of economic data.{{cite web | url=https://www.bea.gov/regional/docs/regions.cfm | title=BEA Regions | publisher=Bureau of Economic Analysis | date=February 18, 2004 | access-date=December 27, 2012}}

Unofficial regions

=Multi-state regions=

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=Multi-territory regions=

=The Belts=

{{Mainlist|List of belt regions of the United States}}

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=Interstate megalopolises=

{{See also|Megaregions of the United States}}

{{See|Megalopolis}}

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=Interstate metropolitan areas=

{{See also|Tri-state area}}

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Intrastate and intraterritory regions

=Alabama=

File:AlaCounties.png]]

Regions of Alabama include:

=Alaska=

File:Alaska Panhandle.png, also known as the Alaska Panhandle]]

Regions of Alaska include:

=American Samoa=

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Regions of American Samoa include:

=Arizona=

{{Further|List of regions of Arizona}}

File:Az strip.png]]

Regions of Arizona include:

=Arkansas=

File:Arkansas_Regions_Colored_With_Names.png]]

Regions of Arkansas include:

=California=

{{Main list|List of regions of California}}

=Colorado=

{{Further|Geography of Colorado}}

File:Front Range Urban Corridor.svg of Colorado and Wyoming]]

Regions of Colorado include:

=Connecticut=

{{mainlist|Councils of governments in Connecticut}}

File:Planning Regions of Connecticut.png

Connecticut has nine official planning regions, which operate as councils of governments and are recognized as county equivalents by the U.S. Census Bureau. The nine regions are:

Some of Connecticut's informal regions include:

=Delaware=

File:Delawarevalleymap.png, also known as metropolitan Philadelphia]]

Regions of Delaware include:

"Slower Lower":

=District of Columbia=

{{main|Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C.}}

=Florida=

{{main list|List of regions of Florida}}

File:The First Coast.PNG]]

File:Panhandle Florida.png]]

Directional regions of Florida include:

Local vernacular regions of Florida include:

=Georgia=

Regions of Georgia include:

==Physiographic regions==

Physiographic regions of Georgia include:

=Guam=

Regions of Guam include:

=Hawaii=

File:Hawaiianislandchain USGS.png

File:Hawaii islands.jpg]]

Regions of Hawaii include:

=Idaho=

File:Map of Idaho highlighting Idaho Panhandle.svg]]

Regions of Idaho include:

=Illinois=

{{main|Regions of Illinois}}

File:Littleegyptmap.PNG, also known as "Little Egypt"]]

Regions of Illinois include:

=Indiana=

{{main|Geography of Indiana}}

File:IndianaRegions.png

Regions of Indiana include:

=Iowa=

File:IowaRegions2012.png

Regions of Iowa include:

=Kansas=

Regions of Kansas include:

=Kentucky=

Regions of Kentucky include:

=Louisiana=

File:Map of regions of Louisiana.svg]]

Regions of Louisiana include:

:* Cajun Heartland

:* River Parishes

=Maine=

Regions of Maine include:

=Maryland=

File:Regions of Maryland USA.gif]]

Regions of Maryland include:

Regions of Maryland shared with other states include:

=Massachusetts=

File:Berkshire ma highlight.png region of Massachusetts]]

Regions of Massachusetts include:

=Michigan=

{{main|Geography of Michigan}}

File:Michigan Regions.png]]

Regions of Michigan include:

== Lower Peninsula ==

{{main|Lower Peninsula of Michigan}}

== Upper Peninsula ==

{{main|Upper Peninsula of Michigan}}

=Minnesota=

{{main|Geography of Minnesota}}

File:Regions_of_Minnesota.svg]]

Regions of Minnesota include:

=Mississippi=

Regions of Mississippi include:

=Missouri=

File:Map of Missouri highlighting Bootheel.gif]]

Regions of Missouri include:

=Montana=

{{main list|List of regions of Montana}}

Regions of Montana include:

=Nebraska=

File:Map of Nebraska highlighting Panhandle.svg]]

Regions of Nebraska include:

=Nevada=

Regions of Nevada include:

=New Hampshire=

Regions of New Hampshire include:

=New Jersey=

Regions of New Jersey include:

=New Mexico=

Regions of New Mexico include:

=New York=

File:Map of New York Economic Regions.svg states as defined by the Empire State Development Corporation

Regions of New York]]

The ten regions of New York, as defined by the Empire State Development Corporation:

Regions of New York state include:

=North Carolina=

File:NC regions.png]]

Regions of North Carolina include:

=North Dakota=

Regions of North Dakota include:

=Northern Mariana Islands=

File:Northern_Mariana_Islands_map.gif]]

Regions of the Northern Mariana Islands include:

=Ohio=

File:Black Swamp.svg region of Ohio]]

Regions of Ohio include:

=Oklahoma=

File:Map of Oklahoma highlighting Panhandle.svg]]

Regions of Oklahoma include:

=Oregon=

{{main|List of regions of Oregon}}

File:Oregon DEM relief map.png]]

File:Map of Oregon High Desert Country.jpg]]

Regions of Oregon include:

=Pennsylvania=

{{Main|Regions of Pennsylvania}}

Regions of Pennsylvania include:

=Puerto Rico=

File:Rico (1).png]]

Regions of Puerto Rico include:

=Rhode Island=

Regions of Rhode Island include:

=South Carolina=

Regions of South Carolina include:

=South Dakota=

File:South Dakota East River West River.png and West River in South Dakota]]

Regions of South Dakota include:

=Tennessee=

{{main|Grand Divisions of Tennessee}}

The Grand Divisions of Tennessee include:

=Texas=

{{main|List of geographical regions in Texas}}

File:Texas Panhandle.PNG]]

Regions of Texas include:

=U.S. Minor Outlying Islands=

File:United_States_Minor_Outlying_Islands.png (Navassa Island not on map)]]

Regions of United States Minor Outlying Islands include:

=U.S. Virgin Islands=

Regions of United States Virgin Islands include:

=Utah=

Regions of Utah include:

=Vermont=

Regions of Vermont include:

=Virginia=

File:Shenandoah watershed.png region of Virginia]]

Regions of Virginia include:

=Washington=

Regions of Washington include:

=West Virginia=

Regions of West Virginia include:

=Wisconsin=

File:Wisconsin geographic provinces.svg's five geographic regions]]

Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions:

=Wyoming=

Regions of Wyoming include:

See also

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Explanatory notes

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References

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External links

  • [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/regions5.html U.S. Library of Congress Map of the US Regions]

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