1) Region that the U.S. Census Bureau claims is comprised of these twelve states: Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota Kansas Missouri 2) Region in the United States that is in the central time zone and north of the Mason-Dixon Line. The climate is extreme but the people are moderate.

The show was a hit in the Midwest before its popularity spread outward.

A massed region that is thought to be full of hicks and more conservative people with dull, boring accents. These are bigotted, narrow-minded people from other regions who say this. The Midwest isn't a bad place at all.

I love the Midwest and the people.

A massed region that attaches 13 states together. They include the following: Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. This is a huge area that is seen by many people in several different ways. Some think its boring, and full of hicks. Or, they love it, consider it a vacation area, and would love to raise a family there. It was mostly settled by people from the Northeast, Virginia, West Virginia, and every part of Kentucky. German and Irish immigrants also contributed heavily to settling this large area. During the Civil War the area produced some of the finest, bravest Union regiments of the conflict. Later on, the Midwest would become a strong industrial/agricultural power in the world. It's cities are now major diverse, major educational centers.

The Midwest, one of the finest and most fun places to be.

Where it's at. No plastic west-coasters, and no snobby east-coasters. In other words, the best kept secret in America. Home of deep-dish pizza, motown music, cheese, friendly faces, a bangin' theatre scene, corn, the gateway to the west, affordable living, and a hell of a lot of lakes.