Eastern United States

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The area ceded to the United States by Great Britain in 1783, is universally recognized as the Eastern United States. Louisiana and Florida acquisitions were recognized as the Western and Southern frontiers in early days of the Republic. Although East of the Rockies, Texas is considered Western.

The Eastern United States, the American East, or simply the East is traditionally defined as the states east of the Mississippi River. The first two tiers of states west of the Mississippi have traditionally been considered part of the West, but can be included in the East today; usually in regional models that exclude a Central region. The estimated population of the eastern United States as of 2006 is about 148,000,000.

[edit] Major population centers

The following is a list of the 24 largest cities in the East; it does not reflect any preferencial treatment to any city not listed:

Top of Rock Cropped.jpg New York City	Chicago skyline.jpg Chicago	Penncityhall20070811.jpg philadelphia	Miamiskyline.png miami
Indianapolis USA2.jpg Indianapolis	JacksonvilleSkyline.jpg Jacksonville	Skylineohcolumbus.jpg Columbus	Memphis skyline from the air.jpg Memphis
Baltimorehab.jpg Baltimore	Skylinecharlotte2.jpg Charlotte	Nashvilleskyline.jpg Nashville	MassStateHouse.jpg Boston
WashMonument WhiteHouse.jpg Washington, D.C.	Milwaukee from the harbor.jpg Milwaukee	NWviewfromUhospital.jpg Louisville	Midtown Atlanta.JPG Atlanta
New Orleans Skyline PD.jpg New Orleans	Cleveland from Superior Viaduct.jpg Cleveland	Virginia Beach Oceanfront.jpg Virginia Beach	Minneapolis.jpg Minneapolis
Cincinnati oh skyline.jpg Cincinnati	TampaSkyline.jpg Tampa	PittSkyline082904.jpg Pittsburgh	Skyline of Toledo, Ohio.jpg Toledo
Newark Skyline.jpg Newark	Buffalo, New York from I-190 North entering downtown.jpg Buffalo	Saint paul mn.jpg St. Paul	Detroit Night Skyline.JPG Detroit

[edit] See also

East Coast of the United States, East Coast of the United States (Eastern Seaboard), List of regions of the United States

<tr><th style="white-space:nowrap;background:#ddddff;text-align:right;">Northeast</th><td colspan="1" style="text-align:left;width:100%;font-size:95%;">New England - Mid-Atlantic • East Coast - Atlantic Northeast</td></tr><tr><th style="white-space:nowrap;background:#ddddff;text-align:right;">Midwest</th><td colspan="1" style="text-align:left;width:100%;font-size:95%;background:#f7f7f7;">E North Central - W North Central • Upper Midwest • Great Lakes - Great Plains</td></tr><tr><th style="white-space:nowrap;background:#ddddff;text-align:right;">South</th><td colspan="1" style="text-align:left;width:100%;font-size:95%;">Upland South - Deep South - Gulf Coast • South Atlantic - Southeast - South Central</td></tr><tr><th style="white-space:nowrap;background:#ddddff;text-align:right;">West</th><td colspan="1" style="text-align:left;width:100%;font-size:95%;background:#f7f7f7;">Pacific/West Coast - Mountain • Northwest - Southwest • Pacific Northwest - Great Basin</td></tr><tr><th style="white-space:nowrap;background:#ddddff;text-align:right;">Other</th><td colspan="1" style="text-align:left;width:100%;font-size:95%;">North - East - Central • Coastal - International Border</td></tr>