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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 [[DelawareNew Jersey]], the [[Washington,New D.C.York (state)|DistrictNew of ColumbiaYork]], and [[MarylandPennsylvania]], with other sources including or excluding other states or areas in the Northeast and Southeast, most common among them being [[New JerseyDelaware]], the [[NewWashington, York (state)D.C.|NewDistrict Yorkof Columbia]], [[PennsylvaniaMaryland]], [[Virginia]], and [[West Virginia]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Mid-Atlantic Home : Mid–Atlantic Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |url=https://www.bls.gov/regions/mid-atlantic/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=www.bls.gov |language=en}}</ref> with other sources including or excluding other states or areas in the Northeast and Southeast.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Schultz |first=Alex |title=7 Beautiful Mid-Atlantic States |url=https://www.touropia.com/mid-atlantic-states-map/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Touropia |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Census" /><ref name=":2">Earl A. Greene et al. [http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/old.2004/3067/ "Ground-Water Vulnerability to Nitrate Contamination in the Mid-Atlantic Region".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117100713/https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/old.2004/3067/|date=November 17, 2017}} [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] Fact Sheet FS 2004-3067. 2005. Retrieved April 25, 2013. Note: Although the locator map appears to exclude part of northwestern Pennsylvania, other more detailed maps in this article include all of the state. Often, when discussing climate, southern Connecticut is included with the Middle Atlantic.</ref><ref name=":3">''EPA Region 3 (Mid-Atlantic) | Serving Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and 7 federally recognized tribes''. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (n.d.). https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-region-3-mid-atlantic</ref><ref name=":4">''Mid-Atlantic Gateway (Washington, DC)''. Mid-Atlantic Gateway (Washington, DC) | MARAD. (n.d.). https://www.maritime.dot.gov/about-us/gateway-offices/mid-atlantic-gateway-office-washington-dc</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=U.S. Department of Defense - Office of Small Business Programs |title=Mid-Atlantic Regional Council |url=https://business.defense.gov/Acquisition/DoD-Regional-Councils/MARC/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=business.defense.gov}}</ref> The region has its origin in the [[Middle Colonies]] of the 18th century when its states were among the [[Thirteen Colonies]] of pre-[[American Revolution|revolutionary]] [[British America]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the region had a population of 60,783,913, representing slightly over 18% of the nation's population.
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>
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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]],; [[Columbia University]] and [[New York University|NYU]] in New York City,; [[Princeton University]] in [[Princeton, New Jersey]],; the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in [[Philadelphia]],; [[Carnegie Mellon University]] in [[Pittsburgh]],; [[Johns Hopkins University]] in [[Baltimore]], [[Georgetown University]] in [[Washington, D.C.]],; and the [[University of Virginia]] in [[Charlottesville, Virginia]] according to [[U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking|''U.S. News & World Report'' Best Colleges Ranking]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=National University Rankings|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities|access-date=February 21, 2022|website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Best Global Universities Rankings|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings|access-date=February 21, 2022|website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities |access-date=January 14, 2024 |website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref>
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