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BosWash (also referred to as BoWash, BosNYwash, the Northeast Corridor, the BosWash Corridor, or simply the Northeast megalopolis) is a group of metropolitan areas in the northeastern United States, extending from Boston, Massachusetts, to Washington, D.C., including Worcester, Massachusetts; Springfield, Massachusetts; Providence, Rhode Island; Hartford, New Haven and Stamford, Connecticut; New York City, New York; Jersey City, Newark, New Jersey; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Wilmington, Delaware; and Baltimore, Maryland. The Northeast is a region of the United States. As defined by the U The Northeast Corridor ( NEC) is the busiest passenger rail line in the United States by ridership and service frequency A megalopolis (or megapolis) is defined as an extensive Metropolitan area or a long chain of roughly continuous metropolitan areas A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central The Northeast is a region of the United States. As defined by the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Worcester (ˈwʊstɚ is a City in the state of Massachusetts in the United States of America. Springfield is a City in and the County seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Jersey City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Delaware ( is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The geographic trend was first identified in French geographer Jean Gottmann's book Megalopolis: The Urbanized Northeastern Seaboard of the United States (1961). This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία - geografia) is the study of the Earth and its lands features inhabitants and phenomena (Iona Jean Gottmann ( October 10, 1915 &ndash February 28, 1994) was a French Geographer who was most widely known for coining the

U. S. speakers are more likely to use the terms Northeast Corridor or the Northeast when discussing this region. The Northeast Corridor ( NEC) is the busiest passenger rail line in the United States by ridership and service frequency

Taking into account the adjacent localities as well as the main cities, the area stretching from Bangor, Maine to Hampton Roads, Virginia is essentially a contiguously inhabited corridor that is home to more than 55 million people (based on 2006 population estimates). Bangor is the County seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine Hampton Roads is the name of both a body of water and the region of land areas which surround it in southeastern Virginia in the USA. Were this region a separate country, it would be the the 24th most-populous in the world, being almost as large as the United Kingdom or Italy. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

Population-density map of BosWash
Population-density map of BosWash

According to Gottmann, BosWash "provides the whole of America with so many essential services, of the sort a community used to obtain in its 'downtown' section, that it may well deserve the nickname of Main Street of the nation. Main Street is the generic Street name (and often the official name of the primary retail street of a Village, Town, or small City " He identified two other megalopolises in the U. S. – ChiPitts and SanSan – but these terms did not achieve wide use. ChiPitts (also called the Great Lakes Megalopolis) is a group of Metropolitan areas in the Great Lakes region or Midwest of the United States Sansan is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

In an attempt to update Gottmann's work with current trends, Virginia Tech's Metropolitan Institute outlined a "Northeast" megapolitan area extending beyond Boston and Washington, past Portland, Maine and Richmond, Virginia, and describes it as one of ten such areas in the United States. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, better known as Virginia Tech, is a public land grant polytechnic University in A Megapolitan Area is a clustered network of American cities whose population exceeds or will exceed 10 million by the Portland is the largest city in the US state of Maine and the County seat of Cumberland County. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [1]

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BosWash extends from extreme southern Maine and New Hampshire south to Northern Virginia, and incorporates a large portion of suburban Washington D. The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Northern Virginia (colloquially referred to as "NOVA" or "NoVA" consists of several C. (including Alexandria and Arlington). Alexandria is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It has a population of 55 million, or 18 percent of the population of the United States (about 0. 7 percent of the world population), three global cities (New York City, Washington, and Boston), two developing global cities (Philadelphia and Baltimore), and four of the world's 70 largest metropolitan areas (New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore-Washington). The City of New York Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The question of which are the World's largest cities is a complex one to which there is no single correct answer simply because there are many different ways of defining a "city" The Delaware Valley is a term used widely to refer to the metropolitan area centered on the city of Philadelphia in the United States. The Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area is a consolidated Metropolitan area consisting of the overlapping labor market region of the cities of Washington

The region is home to the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, the White House and United States Capitol, the UN Headquarters, the headquarters of ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, the New York Times Company, and the Washington Post, as well as six of the eight Ivy League Universities. The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. The NASDAQ (acronym of National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American Stock exchange. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence The United Nations Headquarters is a distinctive complex in New York City that has served as the headquarters of the United Nations since its completion in 1950 The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The New York Times Company ( is an American media company It is The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D The Ivy League is an Athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The headquarters of many major financial companies such as State Street, Citigroup, and Fidelity are located within the region. Fidelity Investments is a provider of investment products and services It accounts for a fifth of the economic activity in the U. S. [2] and it is home to 54 of the Fortune Global 500 companies. The Fortune Global 500 is a ranking of the top 500 Corporations worldwide as measured by Revenue. The region is also the center of the global hedge fund industry, with 47. A hedge fund is a private Investment fund open to a limited range of investors which is permitted by regulators to undertake a wider range of activities than other investment 9% of $2. 48 trillion of hedge fund assets being managed in its cities and suburbs. [3]

See also: Largest companies based in BosWash

Amtrak's fastest train, the Acela Express, runs on the Northeast Corridor, an electrified rail line extending the length of the BosWash area. This is a list of Fortune Global 500 companies headquartered in the BosWash corridor The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 Acela Express (often called simply Acela) is the name used by Amtrak for the high-speed Tilting train service operating between The Northeast Corridor ( NEC) is the busiest passenger rail line in the United States by ridership and service frequency Railway electrification supplies electrical energy to railway Locomotives and Multiple units so they can operate without having a Reciprocating Interstate 95 is a major transportation route within the BosWash area. Interstate 95 ( I-95) is the main Highway on the East Coast of the United States, paralleling the Atlantic Ocean from Maine to

List of major cities from north to south

A satellite view of the BosWash region at night. Photo courtesy of NASA.
A satellite view of the BosWash region at night. Photo courtesy of NASA. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program

The major cities in the BosWash megalopolis include the following (listed by state north to south, alphabetically within each state, largest cities in bold):

* Not always included in Boswash, usually considered part of the South

Several small and medium-sized metropolitan areas near the southwestern end of the corridor, including Harrisburg, Lancaster, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and York, Pennsylvania and Frederick and Hagerstown, Maryland are also sometimes considered part of the region, though opinions vary from geographer to geographer as to which cities are included or excluded. The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean Portland is the largest city in the US state of Maine and the County seat of Cumberland County. Augusta is the Capital of the US state of Maine, County seat of Kennebec County, and Center of population Bangor is the County seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Manchester is the largest city in the US state of New Hampshire and the largest city of northern New England, an area composed of Vermont, Nashua is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA. As of the 2000 census Nashua had a total population of 86605 making it the second largest The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. As of the 2000 census the city had a total population of 105167 Springfield is a City in and the County seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Worcester (ˈwʊstɚ is a City in the state of Massachusetts in the United States of America. Rhode Island ( officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States Central Falls is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. Cranston, once known as Pawtuxet is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. East Providence is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles (48 km south of Providence Pawtucket (pronounced Pa-TUCK-et is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. Warwick is a city in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. New London is a seaport city and a Port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States "West Haven" redirects here For other uses see West Haven (disambiguation West Haven is a city in New Haven County, New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The City of New York Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the US State of New York (behind Rochester, Buffalo, and New York City) and the largest city in New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The City of Camden is the County seat of Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, in the United States. Jersey City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County. Trenton is the Capital of the US state of New Jersey and the County seat of Mercer County. Vineland is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern For the song by Billy Joel, see " Allentown (song." For the neighborhood in Pittsburgh Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ is the county seat of Berks County Pennsylvania and the center of the Greater Reading Area. Delaware ( is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Columbia is a Census-designated place and planned community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. Rockville is the County seat of Montgomery County Maryland, United States. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Alexandria is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. This article refers to the independent city of Fairfax Va For the surrounding unincorporated area of Fairfax County with a Fairfax postal address please see Fairfax County Virginia Fredericksburg is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is located 50 miles south of Washington D Hampton is an Independent city in Virginia, and therefore not part of any Virginia county Newport News is an Independent city in Virginia. It is at the south-western end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River Norfolk is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginia Beach (pronounced /vɚˌdʒɪnjəˈbiːtʃ/ is an Independent city located in the South Hampton Roads area and one of the largest cities in Harrisburg is the Capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States of America Lancaster is a city in the South Central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is the County seat of Lancaster County. Wilkes-Barre (ˈwɪlksbɛrə or /-bɛri/ is the central city of the Wyoming Valley and County seat of Luzerne County in northeastern Pennsylvania York, known as the White Rose City (after the Wars of the Roses) is a city located in South Central Pennsylvania. Frederick is the County seat of Frederick County Maryland, United States. Hagerstown (ˈheɪgɚztaʊn is the County seat of Washington County, Maryland, United States.

Population statistics

Combined Statistical Area
(CSA)		State(s)Estimate
2006		Census
2000		Growth
1990s
New York-Newark-BridgeportNY-NJ-CT-PA21,976,22421,361,7978. Table of United States Combined Statistical AreasThe United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB defines micropolitan and metropolitan statistical areas. The New York metropolitan area, often referred to as the Tri-State Area, is the most populous Metropolitan area in the United States and is also one 4%
Washington-Baltimore-N. VirginiaDC-MD-VA-WV8,211,2137,572,64713. The Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area is a consolidated Metropolitan area consisting of the overlapping labor market region of the cities of Washington 1%
Boston-Worcester-ManchesterMA-NH-RI7,465,6347,298,6956. Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston Massachusetts. 9%
Philadelphia-Camden-VinelandPA-NJ-DE-MD6,382,7146,207,2234. The Delaware Valley is a term used widely to refer to the metropolitan area centered on the city of Philadelphia in the United States. 7%
Combined44,035,78542,440,362

Included or neighboring MSAs not in a CSA

Rank
(US)		Metropolitan Statistical Area
(MSA)		State
(s)		Estimate
2006/7/1
33Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport NewsVA1,649,457
43RichmondVA1,194,008
44Hartford-W. Hartford-E. HartfordCT1,188,841
59Albany-Schenectady-TroyNY845,269
62Allentown - Bethlehem - EastonPA-NJ803,844
70SpringfieldMA686,174
86Scranton--Wilkes-BarrePA550,841
91Harrisburg - CarlislePA525,380
96Portland-S. Portland-BiddefordME510,791
99LancasterPA513,667
117York-HanoverPA401,613
121ReadingPA416,322
164Atlantic CityNJ271,620
166Norwich-New LondonCT263,293
169Hagerstown-MartinsburgMD-WV257,619
183BarnstableMA224,816
216CharlottesvilleVA190,278
254BangorME147,180
268DoverDE147,601
275PittsfieldMA131,117
288LebanonPA126,883
311HarrisonburgVA113,449
327Lewiston-AuburnME107,552
Ocean CityNJ97,724
Combined non-CSA MSAs11,154,833
Combined CSAs and MSAs55,190,618

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Beyond Megalopolis
  2. ^ America 2050 Prospectus
  3. ^ http://www.hedgefundintelligence.com/images/590/55595/Global%20hedge%20fund%20assets%20$2.48trillion.pdf

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