Northeast / Midwest Line (Penn, Youngstown: school, area, locations)

[bobsmith]

This has been a topic of much discussion up until now. Where is the line between the Northeast and Midwest? Is all of Pennsylvania a northeastern state, or are parts of its western side in the midwest?

[mdb06]

I don't know where it officially begins, but I have NEVER seen any list that includes PA as part of the mid-west. We are always Northeast, in our entirety.

[bobsmith]

Originally Posted by mdb06

I don't know where it officially begins, but I have NEVER seen any list that includes PA as part of the mid-west. We are always Northeast, in our entirety.

I tend to agree with you. While western PA has some things in common with the midwest, I think it still has more in common with Philly than Chicago (for instance).

[Summering]

All of PA is in the Northeast. But, sometimes I might say .....something like Pittsburg is in the Western part of the state. Meaning not in our Northern locations, or our Southern locations ........but the West area location of PA.

[nocturnal rooster]

I think the mason-dixon line should be extended north to the PA/NY line.

[ScranBarre]

Originally Posted by nocturnal rooster

I think the mason-dixon line should be extended north to the PA/NY line.

Agreed.

[wowbaby]

technically all of PA is mid-atalantic but i think that there are definitely parts of western PA with mid-west flair.

[North Beach Person]

When I was in school in Western PA in the 1960's it was considered Appalachia. WPA is not "mid-west".

[go phillies]

I'd say the line is in Ohio.....Cleveland and Youngstown are more eastern.....Columbus and Cincinnati are more midwestern.

[go phillies]

Originally Posted by nocturnal rooster

I think the mason-dixon line should be extended north to the PA/NY line.

That wouldn't make much sense, since much of NY state is very similar demographically to PA.

Although I know that was just your feeble attempt at calling PA residents a bunch of banjo-picking rednecks....