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View Poll Results: Where is the Northeast/Midwest line?
The Line is in Pennsylvania (Part of PA is in the Midwest) 11 20.75%
The Line is the Pennsylvania/Ohio border. 29 54.72%
The Line is in Ohio (part of OH is in the East) 11 20.75%
I don't know. 2 3.77%
Voters: 53. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 10-11-2008, 07:49 AM
 
Location: Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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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?
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Old 10-11-2008, 07:55 AM
 
Location: Berks Co. PA
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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.
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Old 10-11-2008, 08:20 AM
 
Location: Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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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).
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Old 10-11-2008, 05:37 PM
 
Location: Sunshine N'Blue Skies
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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.
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Old 10-12-2008, 11:56 AM
 
Location: NH
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I think the mason-dixon line should be extended north to the PA/NY line.
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Old 10-13-2008, 11:13 AM
 
Location: Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh, PA
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I think the mason-dixon line should be extended north to the PA/NY line.
Agreed.
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Old 10-13-2008, 04:07 PM
 
Location: bethlehem PA
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technically all of PA is mid-atalantic but i think that there are definitely parts of western PA with mid-west flair.
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Old 10-13-2008, 04:28 PM
 
Location: On the Chesapeake
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When I was in school in Western PA in the 1960's it was considered Appalachia. WPA is not "mid-west".
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Old 10-14-2008, 09:48 AM
 
Location: NE PA
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I'd say the line is in Ohio.....Cleveland and Youngstown are more eastern.....Columbus and Cincinnati are more midwestern.
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Old 10-14-2008, 09:50 AM
 
Location: NE PA
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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....
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