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( Northeastern United States)
The Northeastern United States is a region of the United States.[1][2] As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, it covers nine states Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.[3] The coastal corridors of Delaware and Maryland are included in the BosWash megalopolis, but the Census Bureau classifies the states as part of the South Atlantic region[1], part of the South or Southern United States. They had a colonial history associated with the Chesapeake Bay Colony, similar economy for years, and more extensive slavery that contributed to a different culture and demographic pattern for centuries from that of most of the Northeast. Between the American Revolution and the eve of the Civil War, however, because of changing agricultural needs, Delaware freed most of its slaves, and nearly a majority of blacks in Maryland were also free by 1860.[4] A 2006 census estimate put the population of the Northeast (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau) at 54,741,353. The Northeast is bordered to the north by Canada, to the west by the Midwest, to the south by the South, and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. Its largest city, New York City, is also the largest city and metropolitan area in the United States. The Northeast is the richest region of the United States, including three of the wealthiest states by 2007 US Census Bureau figures New Jersey (1st), Connecticut (3rd), and Massachusetts (5th). [5]
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