The US Southeast is the eastern portion of the Southern United States, but the Census Bureau does not provide a standard definition of a "Southeast" region of the United States, and organizations that need to subdivide the US are free to define a "Southeast" region to fit their needs. The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [1] However, Georgia is almost always included, Texas is almost never included, and inclusion of other states varies. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State.
Atlanta is the central metropolis of the Southeast [2] [3] , and the Southeast roughly corresponds to an area with Atlanta centrally located, with Hartsfield as the region's airline hub. A metropolis (from the Greek μήτηρ mētēr meaning 'mother' and πόλις pólis meaning 'city/town' is a big City, in most cases with An airline hub is an Airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination Much of Virginia is associated with the Washington, Richmond or Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metropolitan areas. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The Washington DC Metropolitan Area, formally known as the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV MSA is a U This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News VA-NC MSA is a US Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget A portion of the latter extends into North Carolina. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States
The region boasts a number of prominent universities, with several large research universities of longstanding significance (such as James Madison University, University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Tech, University of Maryland, Georgetown University,UNC Chapel Hill, Florida International University, Florida State University, University of Florida, Furman University, University of Georgia, Emory University, Duke University, Wake Forest University, Medical College of Georgia, University of Miami, Medical University of South Carolina, North Carolina State University, Clemson University, University of South Carolina and Georgia Institute of Technology) exerting an influence beyond the region. The University of Virginia (also called UVa, UVA, Mr Jefferson's University, or The University) is a highly selective public research Virginia Commonwealth University, or VCU, is a large public American research University with its main campuses located in downtown Richmond, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, better known as Virginia Tech, is a public land grant polytechnic University in The University of Maryland College Park (often referred to as The University of Maryland UMD, UMCP or simply Maryland) is a public research Georgetown University is a Jesuit Private university located in Georgetown Washington D The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( UNC, North Carolina, or simply Carolina) is a public, Coeducational Research Florida International University, commonly referred to as FIU or Florida International, is a public Research University located Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research Furman University is a private, Coeducational non-sectarian University in Greenville, South Carolina, United States The University of Georgia ( UGA) is a public research University located in Athens, Georgia, the oldest and largest of the Emory University is a Private university located in the metropolitan area of the city of Atlanta and in western unincorporated DeKalb County, Duke University is a private Research University located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational University in North Carolina, founded in 1834 The Medical College of Georgia, also known as MCG, is a public medical Research university located in downtown Augusta Georgia. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida, UM, or just The U) is a private non-sectarian University founded in 1925 North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, Coeducational extensive Research University located in Raleigh North Carolina This article is about the University of South Carolina in Columbia The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, or Tech, is a public, Coeducational Research university in Research Triangle Park, in the Raleigh-Durham urban area of North Carolina has emerged (over a nearly 50-year existence) as a major hub of technology, governmental and biotechnological research and development, as has the Virginia BioTechnology Research Park in Richmond. Research Triangle Park ( RTP) is the largest Research park in the United States This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Cummings Research Park in the Huntsville, Alabama area is another of the largest research complexes in the nation, and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida is the largest laboratory in the world devoted to the study of magnetism. Cummings Research Park, located primarily in the city of Huntsville Alabama is the second largest Research park in the United States, and the fourth largest Huntsville is a city in Madison and Limestone Counties in the U The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory develops and operates high Magnetic field facilities that scientists use for basic research in Physics, Biology
Examples of definitions of the Southeast
| Defining organization | GA | FL | SC | AL | NC | VA DC | TN | MS | KY | AR | LA | WV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor | ||||||||||||
| Southeast Division (NHL) | ||||||||||||
| Atlantic Coast Conference | ||||||||||||
| Southeast Division (NBA) | ||||||||||||
| I-85 Corridor | ||||||||||||
| Southeast Conservative Baptist | ||||||||||||
| Southeast Conference, UCC | part | part | part | |||||||||
| A Look At Atlanta p. Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor ( SEHSR) is a passenger rail transportation project in the United States to extend high speed passenger rail services from The NHL 's Southeast Division was formed in 1998 as part of the Eastern Conference due to expansion The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. The Southeast Division is a division in the Eastern Conference of the NBA. The I-85 Corridor is a multi-state region that follows I-85 across the Southeastern United States. Southeast Conservative Baptists (more properly Southeast Conservative Baptist Association is one of nine regional associations fellowshipping with the Conservative Baptist The Southeast Conference of the United Church of Christ is the regional body of the United Church of Christ within the states of Alabama, northwestern 6 | ||||||||||||
| Southeastern Conference | ||||||||||||
| BellSouth Telecommunications | ||||||||||||
| VISTAS | ||||||||||||
| Atlanta Journal Constitution [4] | ||||||||||||
| Southeast Tourism Society | ||||||||||||
| Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast | ||||||||||||
| Southeast Equestrian Network | ||||||||||||
| Bureau of Economic Analysis [5] |
Largest metropolitan areas
Beyond Megalopolis by Virginia Tech's Metropolitan Institute, an attempt to update Jean Gottmann's work with current trends, defines two "megapolitan areas" contained within the Southeast, out of a total of ten such areas in the United States:
- "Piedmont" centered on Atlanta and extending from North Carolina to Alabama
- "Peninsula" covering South Florida and Central Florida
Two others tie some areas on the margins of the Southeast to urban centers in other regions:
- "Gulf Coast" extending as far east as the western tip of Florida
- "Northeast" including much of eastern Virginia
| Rank | Metropolitan Area | Population | State(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach | 5,422,200 | Florida |
| 2 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | 5,290,400 | Virginia / District of Columbia / Maryland / West Virginia |
| 3 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta | 5,249,121 | Georgia |
| 4 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | 2,589,637 | Florida |
| 5 | Orlando-Kissimmee | 1,997,437 | Florida |
| 6 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | 1,700,000 | Virginia / North Carolina |
| 7 | Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord | 1,521,278 | North Carolina / South Carolina |
| 8 | Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro | 1,498,836 | Tennessee |
| 9 | Raleigh-Durham | 1,467,434 | North Carolina |
| 10 | Jacksonville | 1,348,381 | Florida |
| 11 | Richmond | 1,300,000 | Virginia |
| 12 | Memphis | 1,260,905 | Tennessee/Mississippi/Arkansas |
| 13 | Louisville-Jefferson County | 1,245,920 | Kentucky |
| 14 | Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson | 1,203,795 | South Carolina |
References
The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern BellSouth Telecommunications Inc is the Bell Operating Company of AT&T that serves the southeastern United States The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily Newspaper in Atlanta Georgia, USA and its suburbs. Comcast Sports Southeast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS is a regional sports Cable television network based in Atlanta Georgia, and serving 5 The Bureau of Economic Analysis ( BEA) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that provides important economic statistics including the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, better known as Virginia Tech, is a public land grant polytechnic University in (Iona Jean Gottmann ( October 10, 1915 &ndash February 28, 1994) was a French Geographer who was most widely known for coining the A Megapolitan Area is a clustered network of American cities whose population exceeds or will exceed 10 million by the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Central Florida is the central region of the United States state of Florida, on the East Coast Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The Washington DC Metropolitan Area, formally known as the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV MSA is a U The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule The Tampa Bay Area, or Tampa Bay, after the body of water it surrounds is the second most populated metropolitan region in the state of Florida, the Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Greater Orlando, alternatively known as the Orlando Area or Metro Orlando, is the third most populated metropolitan region in the state of Florida, and Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News VA-NC MSA is a US Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States The Charlotte metropolitan area (also Metrolina, Metro Charlotte, or Charlotte USA) is a Metropolitan area / Region of North North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. The Nashville-Davidson – Murfreesboro – Franklin, TN Metropolitan statistical area in Middle Tennessee is the 39th largest Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area, TN-MS-AR (MSA is the 42nd largest among similarly designated areas in the United States. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. The Louisville-Jefferson County KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area, commonly called the Louisville metropolitan The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Greenville is a mid-sized city located in the upstate of South Carolina. Spartanburg is the largest city in and the County seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United Anderson is a city in and the County seat of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic