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Regional definitions vary from source to source. The states shown in dark red are usually included, while all or portions of the striped states may or may not be considered part of present-day western United States. The map does not try to represent historical definitions of the western U.S. that applied in the decades prior to the U.S. acquisition of lands once known as the [[Oregon Territory]] and the [[Mexican Cession]].]]

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I have contributed to WP without signing in since 23 June 2004. The best articles I've created are [[Civil Rights Movement in Omaha, Nebraska]] and [[adultcentrism]]. The best biographical page I've started is about [[George Counts]]. I've become interested in working on [[WP:AfD|AfD]]; the best "save" I've had a hand in was [[Culture in Omaha, Nebraska]]. Before I created the "Freechild" profile on WP, I logged in as a few different user IPs, including [[Special:Contributions/165.121.24.34|this]] and [[Special:Contributions/67.100.222.157|this]].

:''If you have been redirected here after viewing any statistical information, note that as defined by the [[United States Census Bureau|Census Bureau]], the western United States includes 13 states: [[Alaska]], [[Arizona]], [[California]], [[Colorado]], [[Hawaii]], [[Idaho]], [[Montana]], [[New Mexico]], [[Nevada]], [[Oregon]], [[Utah]], [[Washington]], and [[Wyoming]]. In the map to the right, this would correspond to the eight dark red states and the three striped states bordering the Pacific Ocean, plus Alaska and Hawaii.''

===Articles I've created or completely re-wrote===

The '''Western United States''', also referred to as the '''American West''' or simply '''The West''', traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost [[U.S. state|states]] of the [[United States]] (see [[#Geographical terminology|geographical terminology]] section for further discussion of these terms). Since the United States has [[Manifest Destiny|expanded westward]] since its founding, the definition of the West has evolved over time.

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====North Omaha in general====

# [[List of articles related to North Omaha, Nebraska]]

# [[North Omaha, Nebraska]]

# [[Architecture of North Omaha, Nebraska]]

# [[Timeline of North Omaha, Nebraska history]]

# [[Neighborhoods of North Omaha, Nebraska]]

# [[Parks of North Omaha, Nebraska|Parks]]

# [[Landmarks in North Omaha, Nebraska]]

# [[Culture of North Omaha, Nebraska|Culture]]

# [[Education in North Omaha, Nebraska]]

# [[Dodge Park]]

=====North Omaha institutions=====

The "West" had played an important part in [[American history]]; the [[Old West]] is embedded in America's folklore.

# [[Black Association for Nationalism Through Unity]]

# ''[[Omaha Star]]''

==Geography==

# [[DePorres Club]]

[[Image:Gateway arch.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Gateway Arch]] also known as the "Gateway to the West" commemorates the westward expansion of the United States.]]

# [[Great Plains Black History Museum]]

''Main article: [[Geography of the Western United States]].''

# [[Technical High School (Omaha, Nebraska)]]

# [[Logan Fontenelle Housing Project]]

# [[Omaha Blues, Jazz, & Gospel Festival]]

# [[Native Omaha Days]]

=====North Omaha figures=====

In its most expansive definition, the western U.S. is the largest region, covering more than half the land area of the United States. It is also the most geographically diverse, incorporating geographic regions such as the [[West Coast of the United States|Pacific Coast]], the temperate [[rain forest]]s of the [[Pacific Northwest|Northwest]], the [[Rocky Mountains]], the [[Great Plains]], most of the tall-grass prairie eastward to [[Illinois]], the western [[Ozark]] plateau, the western portions of the southern forests, the [[Gulf Coast]], and all of the desert areas located in the United States (the [[Mojave Desert|Mojave]], [[Sonoran Desert|Sonoran]], [[Great Basin Desert|Great Basin]], and [[Chihuahuan Desert|Chihuahua]] deserts).

# [[People from North Omaha, Nebraska]]

# [[Mildred Brown]]

# [[Ernie Chambers]]

# [[Preston Love]]

# [[Rowena Moore]]

# [[Lloyd Hunter]]

# [[Anna Mae Winburn]]

=====History of North Omaha=====

The region encompasses much of the [[Louisiana Purchase]], most of the land ceded by [[Great Britain|Britain]] in 1818, some of the land acquired when the [[Republic of Texas]] joined the U.S., all of the land ceded by Britain in 1846, all of the land ceded by [[Mexico]] in 1848, and all of the [[Gadsden Purchase]].

# [[History of North Omaha, Nebraska]]

# [[Florence Depot]]

# [[Florence Firehouse]]

# [[Florence Mill]]

# [[Fort Lisa]]

# [[Fontenelle's Post]]

# [[Fort Omaha Balloon School]]

# [[General Crook House]]

# [[Golden Hill Jewish Cemetery]]

# [[Potter's Field (Omaha)]]

===Variation=Omaha andin regionalismgeneral====

# [[Education in Omaha, Nebraska]]

As the largest region in the United States there is variation to such an extent in the west that it is often broken down into regions. Arizona, Colorado, California, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah or regions of those states are sometimes considered part of the [[Southwestern United States|Southwest]], while all or part of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming can be considered part of the [[Northwestern United States|Northwest]], more narrowly part or all of those same states, with the exception of Wyoming and the eastern portions of Montana and Idaho, and the addition of [[Northern California]], and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[British Columbia]] comprise the [[Pacific Northwest]].

# [[Economy of Omaha, Nebraska]]

# [[Culture in Omaha, Nebraska]]

# [[Music in Omaha, Nebraska]]

# [[Hospitals in Omaha, Nebraska]]

# [[Sports in Omaha, Nebraska]]

# [[Racial Tension in Omaha, Nebraska]]

# [[Civil Rights Movement in Omaha, Nebraska]]

=====History of Omaha=====

The west can be divided into the [[Pacific States]]; Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington, with the term [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] usually restricted to just California, Oregon, and Washington, and the [[Mountain States]], always Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Alaska and Hawaii, being detached from the other western states, have few similarities with them, but are usually also classified as part of the West.

# [[History of Omaha, Nebraska]]

# [[Timeline of Racial Tension in Omaha, Nebraska]]

# [[Greeks in Omaha, Nebraska]]

# [[Civil Rights Movement in Omaha, Nebraska]]

# [[Union Stockyards Company]]

# [[Union Stockyards (Omaha)]]

# [[Douglas County Historical Society]]

=====Important figures in Omaha history=====

Not all western states that could be considered part of the west are. Kansas, Nebraska and North Dakota are often included in the [[Midwest]]. Texas and particularly Oklahoma are considered part of the Southwest. Though bordering the Mississippi river to the east, [[Illinois]] and [[Wisconsin]] fall in this category as well.

# [[Founding figures of Omaha, Nebraska]]

# [[Tom Dennison (Political boss)]]

# [[Herman Kountze]]

# [[Edward Creighton]]

# [[Anna Wilson]]

# [[Logan Fontenelle]]

=====Neighborhoods=====

== Natural geography ==

# [[Neighborhoods of Omaha, Nebraska]]

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# [[List of neighborhoods in Omaha, Nebraska]]

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# [[Country Club Historic District]]

Image:Bild 478.jpg|Antelope Canyon

# [[Dahlman|Dahlman neighborhood]]

Image:Yosemite meadows 2004-09-04.jpg|Yosemite

# [[East Omaha, Nebraska|East Omaha]]

Image:Delicatearch.png|Delicate Arch

# [[Field Club Historic District]]

Image:Byrcecanyon.jpg|Bryce Canyon

# [[Florence, Nebraska|Florence]]

Image:Adams The Tetons and the Snake River.jpg|The Tetons

# [[Gifford Park]]

Image:April 17 2005 Seaside Oregon United States.JPG|Pacific Ocean

# [[Gold Coast Historic District]]

Image:Monument Valley 2.jpg|Monument Valley

# [[Hanscom Park]]

Image:Rogue River Oregon USA.jpg|Rogue River

# [[Kountze Place]]

Image:Zion angels landing view.jpg|Angels Landing in Zion NP

# [[Little Bohemia]]

Image:MtHood TrilliumLake.jpg|Mount Hood

# [[Little Italy]]

Image:Grandcanyon view1.jpg|Grand Canyon

# [[Miller Park]]

Image:Yellowstone Grand Geysir 01.jpg|Yellowstone

# [[Minne Lusa]]

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# [[Morton Meadows]]

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# [[Midtown (Omaha, Nebraska)|Midtown]]

# [[Near North Side (Omaha, Nebraska)|Near North Side]]

# [[Saratoga, Nebraska Territory]]

# [[Scriptown]]

# [[Sporting District]]

# [[West Omaha, Nebraska]]

=====Omaha landmarks=====

Along the [[Pacific Ocean]] coast lie the [[Coast Ranges]], which, while not approaching the scale of the [[Rocky Mountains|Rockies]], are formidable nevertheless. They collect a large part of the airborne moisture moving in from the ocean. Even in the relatively arid climate of central California, the Coast Ranges squeeze enough water out of the clouds to support the growth of [[coast redwood]]s. East of the Coast Ranges lie several cultivated fertile [[valley]]s, notably the [[San Joaquin Valley]] of California and the [[Willamette Valley]] of Oregon.

# [[Landmarks in Omaha, Nebraska]]

# [[Landmarks in North Omaha, Nebraska]]

# [[Bank of Florence]]

# [[Buford House]]

# [[Cabanne Archeological Site]]

# [[Calvin Memorial Presbyterian Church]]

# [[Charles Storz House]]

# [[First National Bank Building]]

# [[Fort Omaha Guardhouse]]

# [[Fort Omaha]]

# [[Garneau-Kilpatrick House]]

# [[Gen. George Crook House]]

# [[George F. Shepard House]]

# [[George H. Kelly House]]

# [[Havens-Page House]]

# [[Holy Family Church (Omaha, Nebraska)|Holy Family Church]]

# [[Jewell Building]]

# [[John P. Bay House]]

# [[Joslyn Castle]]

# [[Keirle House]]

# [[Livestock Exchange Building]]

# [[Lizzie Robinson House]]

# [[Mormon Pioneer Cemetery]]

# [[Notre Dame Academy and Convent]]

# [[Old People's Home]]

# [[Prospect Hill Cemetery]]

# [[Sacred Heart Catholic Church Complex]]

# [[St. John's African Methodist Episcopal Church]]

# [[Saunders School]]

# [[Springwell Danish Cemetery]]

# [[The Sherman]]

# [[Thomas Kilpatrick House]]

# [[Trans-Mississippi Exposition Site]]

# [[Weber Mill]]

# [[Webster Telephone Exchange Building]]

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====Youth====

Beyond the valleys lie the [[Sierra Nevada (US)|Sierra Nevada]] in the south and the [[Cascade Range]] in the north. These mountains are some of the highest in the United States. [[Mount Whitney]], at 4,421 metres (14,505 feet) the tallest peak in the contiguous 48 states, is in the Sierra Nevada. The Cascades are also volcanic. [[Mount Rainier]], a volcano in Washington, is also well over 4,392 metres (14,000 feet approx). [[Mount St. Helens]], a volcano in the Cascades [[1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens|erupted explosively in 1980]]. A major volcanic eruption at [[Mount Mazama]] around 4860 BCE, forming [[Crater Lake]]. These mountain ranges see heavy precipitation, capturing most of the moisture that remains after the Coast Ranges, and creating a [[rain shadow]] to the east forming vast stretches of arid land. These dry areas encompass much of Nevada, Utah and Arizona. The [[Mojave Desert]] and [[Sonoran Desert]] along with other deserts are found here.

# [[Youth studies]]

# [[Adultism]]

Beyond the deserts lie the Rocky Mountains. In the north, they run immediately east of the Cascade Range, so that the desert region does not reach all the way to the Canadian border. The Rockies are hundreds of miles wide, and run uninterrupted from [[New Mexico]] to Alaska. The tallest peaks of the Rockies, some of which are over 4,250 metres (14,000 feet approx.), are found in central Colorado.

# [[Adultcentrism]]

# [[Fear of youth]]

The West has several long rivers that empty into the [[Pacific Ocean]], while the eastern rivers run into the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. The [[Mississippi River]] forms the easternmost possible boundary for the West today. The [[Missouri River]], a tributary of the Mississippi, flows from its headwaters in the Rocky Mountains eastward across the [[Great Plains]], a vast [[pasture|grass]]y plateau, before sloping gradually down to the forests and hence to the Mississippi. The [[Colorado River]] snakes through the Mountain states, at one point forming the [[Grand Canyon]]. The Colorado is a major source of water in the Southwest and many dams, such as the [[Hoover Dam]], form reservoirs along it. So much water is drawn for drinking water throughout the West and irrigation in California that in some years, water from the Colorado no longer reaches the [[Gulf of California]]. The [[Columbia River]], the largest river in volume flowing into the Pacific Ocean from North America, and its tributary, the [[Snake River]], water the Pacific Northwest. The [[Platte River|Platte]] runs through Nebraska and is a mile (2 km) wide but only a half-inch (1 cm) deep. The [[Rio Grande]] forms the border between, Texas and Mexico before turning due north and splitting New Mexico in half.

# [[Fear of children]]

# [[Youth politics]]

===Climate and agriculture===

# [[Youth leadership]]

# [[Youth development]]

The seasonal temperatures vary greatly throughout the West. Annual rainfall is greater in the eastern portions, gradually tapering off until reaching the Pacific Coast where it again increases. In fact, the greatest annual rainfall in the United States falls in the coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest. The heaviest snows in the nation fall in the Rockies. Drought is much more common in the West than the rest of the United States. The driest place recorded in the U.S. is [[Death Valley]], California.

# [[Community youth development]]

# [[Positive youth development]]

Violent thunderstorms occur east of the Rockies. Tornadoes occur every spring on the southern plains, with the most common and most destructive centered on [[Tornado Alley]], which covers eastern portions of the West, ([[Texas]] to [[North Dakota]]), and all states in between and to the east.

# [[Youth voice]]

# [[Youth activism]]

Agriculture varies depending on rainfall, irrigation, soil, elevation, and temperature extremes. The arid regions generally support only livestock grazing, chiefly beef cattle. The ''[[wheat belt]]'' extends from Texas through the [[Dakotas]], producing most of the wheat and soybeans in the U.S. and exporting more to the rest of the world. Irrigation in the [[Southwestern United States|Southwest]] and allow the growing of great quantities of fruits, nuts, and vegetables as well as grain, hay, and flowers. Texas is a major cattle and sheep raising area. Washington is famous for its apples, and Idaho for its potatoes. California and Arizona are major producers of [[citrus]] crops, although growing metropolitan sprawl is absorbing much of this land.

# [[Youth participation]]

# [[Youth empowerment]]

[[Image:Bureau of Reclamation regions.png|thumb|right|Bureau of Reclamation regions]]

# [[Youth-led media]]

Government officials became convinced, after several surveys made during the latter part of the nineteenth century, that only federal action could provide water resources adequate to support the development of the West{{cite needed}}. Starting in 1902, Congress passed a series of acts authorizing the establishment of the [[United States Bureau of Reclamation]] to oversee water development projects in seventeen western states.

# [[History of Youth Rights in the United States]]

# [[Youth philanthropy]]

During the first half of the 20th century, dams and irrigation projects provided water for rapid agricultural growth throughout the West and brought prosperity for several states, where agriculture had previously only been subsistence level. Following [[World War II]], the West's cities experienced an economic and population boom, due to the cheap water and power available{{cite needed}}. The unrestrained population growth, mostly in the [[Southwestern United States|Southwest]], has strained water and power resources to the limits{{cite needed}}, with water diverted from agricultural uses to major population centers, such as [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] and Los Angeles.

# [[Aging out]]

# [[Youth movement]]

===Geology===

# [[Youth Innovation Fund]]

[[Image:US west coast physiographic regions map.jpg|right|thumb|The Geography of the Western United States is split into three [[Physiographic Regions of the United States|major physiographic divisions]]: [[Geography of the United States Rocky Mountain System|the Rocky Mountain System]] (areas 16-19 on map),[[Geography of the United States Intermontane Plateaus|the Intermontane Plateaus]] (20-22), and [[Geography of the United States Pacific Mountain System|the Pacific Mountain System]] (23-25).]]

# [[National Youth Service Day|Global/National Youth Service Day]]

# [[Youth Activism Project]]

Plains make up most of the eastern half of the West, underlain with sedimentary rock from the Upper [[Paleozoic]], [[Mesozoic]], and [[Cenozoic]] eras. The Rocky Mountains expose igneous and metamorphic rock from both the [[Precambrian]] and the Post Precambrian periods. The Inter-mountain States and Pacific Northwest have huge expanses of volcanic rock from the Cenozoic period. [[Salt flat]]s and salt lakes reveal a time when the great inland seas covered much of what is now the West. The Pacific states are the most geologically active areas in the United States. [[Earthquake]]s cause major damage every few years in California. While the Pacific states are the most volcanically active areas, extinct [[Volcano|volcanoes]] and lava flows are found throughout most of the western half of the West.

# [[Youth On Board]]

# [[Youth Service America]]

===Human geography===

# [[National Youth Leadership Council]]

Most of these states are growing rapidly. The coastal strip includes several major [[city|cities]], but the areas between the Rocky Mountains in the east and the Sierra Nevada are still thinly populated. In 2000, Wyoming was the least populous state, with population of 493,782 while California was the most populous, with 33,871,648.

# [[American Youth Congress]]

# [[The Freechild Project]]

The largest city in the region is [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], located on the West Coast. Other West Coast cities include [[San Diego, California|San Diego]], [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], and [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]. Prominent cities in the Mountain States include [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]], [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] and [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]].

# [[Youth Communications]]

Because the tide of development had not yet reached most of the West when [[Conservation ethic|conservation]] became a national issue, agencies of the [[Government of the United States|federal government]] own and manage vast areas of land. (The most important among these are the [[National Park Service]] and the [[Bureau of Land Management]] within the [[United States Department of the Interior|Interior Department]], and the [[United States Forest Service|U. S. Forest Service]] within the [[United States Department of Agriculture|Agriculture Department]].) [[National park]]s are reserved for recreational activities such as [[fishing]], [[camping]], [[hiking]], and [[boating]], but other government lands also allow commercial activities like [[ranching]], [[logging]] and [[mining]]. In recent years, some local residents who earn their livelihoods on federal land have come into conflict with the land's managers, who are required to keep land use within environmentally acceptable limits.

===Geographical terminology===

The term ''Western United States'' is not strictly interchangeable with ''American West'' or ''the West''{{cite needed}}. The latter terms almost never refer to Alaska or Hawaii, and often exclude the western portions of the Pacific Coast states, meaning, in particular, the exclusion of all of the West Coast cities.

==History and Culture==

[[Image:hollywood.jpg|right|thumb|[[Hollywood]] is a well-known area of Los Angeles and the symbolic center of the American film industry.]]

Facing both the Pacific Ocean and the [[Mexico|Mexican]] border, the West has been shaped by a variety of ethnic groups. [[Hawaii]] is the only state in the union in which [[Asian American]]s outnumber residents of [[Europe]]an Americans. Asians from many countries have settled in [[California]] and other coastal states in several waves of immigration since the 1800s, contributing to the Gold Rush, the building of the transcontinental railroad, agriculture, and more recently, high technology.

The southwestern border states &ndash; California, Arizona, and New Mexico &ndash; all have large [[Mexican American]] populations, and the many [[Spanish language|Spanish]] place names attest to their history as former Mexican territories.

The West also contains much of the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] population in the U.S., particularly in the large reservations in the mountain and desert states.

Alaska &ndash; the northernmost state in the Union &ndash; is a vast land of few, but hearty, people, many of them native; and of great stretches of wilderness, protected in [[national park]]s and [[wildlife refuge]]s. Hawaii's ___location makes it a major gateway between the U.S. and Asia, as well as a center for tourism.

In the Pacific Coast states, the wide areas filled with small towns, farms, and forests are supplemented by a few big port cities which have evolved into world centers for the media and technology industries. Now the second largest city in the nation, [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] is best known as the home of the [[Hollywood]] [[film]] industry; the area around Los Angeles also was a major center for the [[aerospace]] industry by [[World War II]], though Boeing, located in Washington state would lead the aerospace industry. Fueled by the growth of Los Angeles &ndash; as well as the [[San Francisco Bay Area]], including [[Silicon Valley]] &ndash; California has become the most populous of all the states. Oregon and Washington have also seen rapid growth with the rise of [[Boeing]] and [[Microsoft]] along with agriculture and resource based industries. The desert and mountain states have relatively low population densities, and developed as ranching and mining areas which are only recently becoming urbanized. Most of them have highly individualistic cultures, and have worked to balance the interests of urban development, recreation, and the environment.

Culturally distinctive points include the large [[Mormon]] population of Southeastern [[Idaho]], [[Utah]], Northern [[Arizona]] and [[Nevada]]; the extravagant [[casino]] resort towns of [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] and [[Reno, Nevada|Reno]], Nevada; and, of course, the many [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] tribal reservations.

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Major settlement of the western territories by migrants from the states in the east developed rapidly in the 1840s, largely{{cite needed}} through the [[Oregon Trail]] and the [[California Gold Rush]] of 1849; California experienced such a rapid growth in a few short months that it was admitted to statehood in 1850 without the normal transitory phase of becoming an official territory. The largest migration in American history occurred in the 1840s as the [[Latter Day Saint]]s left the midwest for the safety of the West. The 1850s were marked by political controversies which were part of the national [[Origins of the American Civil War (2/4)#The question of slavery in the West|issues leading to the Civil War]], though California had been established as a non-slave state in the [[Compromise of 1850]]; California played little role in the war itself due to its geographically distance from major campaigns. In the aftermath of the Civil War, many former Confederate partisans migrated to California during the end of the [[Reconstruction]] period.

[[Image:Cowboy.jpg|200px|right|thumb|American cowboy circa 1887]]

The history of the American West in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century has acquired a cultural mythos in the literature and cinema of the United States{{cite needed}}. The image of the [[cowboy]], the [[homesteader]] and [[Manifest Destiny|westward expansion]] took real events and transmuted them into a myth of the west which has influenced [[American culture]] since at least the 1920s.

Writers as diverse as [[Mark Twain]], [[Bret Harte]], and [[Zane Grey]] celebrated or derided [[cowboy]] culture, while artists such as [[Frederic Remington]] created [[western art]] as a method of recording the expansion into the west{{cite needed}}. The [[Cinema of the United States|American cinema]], in particular, created the genre of the [[western movie]], which, in many cases, use the West as a metaphor for the virtue of self-reliance and an American ethos. The contrast between the romanticism of culture about the West and the actuality of the history of the westward expansion has been a theme of late Twentieth and early Twenty-First century scholarship about the West{{cite needed}}. [[Cowboy]] culture has become embedded in the American experience as a common cultural touchstone, and modern forms as diverse as [[country and western music]] and the works of artist [[Georgia O'Keefe]] have celebrated the supposed sense of isolation and independence of spirit inspired by the unpopulated and relatively harsh climate of the region{{cite needed}}.

As a result of the various periods of rapid growth, many new residents were migrants who were seeking to make a new start after previous histories of either personal failure or hostilities developed in their previous communities{{cite needed}}. With these and other migrants who harbored more commercial goals in the opening country, the area developed a strong ethos of self-determinism and individual freedom{{cite needed}}, as communities were created whose residents shared no prior connection or common set of ideals and allegiances. The open land of the region allowed residents to live at a much greater distance from neighbors than had been possible in eastern cities, and an ethic of tolerance for the different values and goals of other residents developed. California's state constitutions (in both 1849 and 1879) were largely drafted by groups which sought a strong emphasis on individual property rights and personal freedom, arguably at the expense of ideals tending toward civic community{{cite needed}}.

===The 20th Century===

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By 1900, the frontier was gone{{cite needed}}. In the news, reports spoke of oil boom towns in [[Texas]] and [[Oklahoma]] rivaling the old mining camps for their lawlessness, of the Dust Bowl forcing children of the original homesteaders even further west. The movies replaced the dime novel as the chief entertainment source featuring western fiction{{cite needed}}.

The advent of the automobile enabled the average American to tour the West. Western businessmen promoted [[U.S. Route 66]] as a means to bring tourism and industry to the West. In the 1950s, representatives from all the western states built the [[Cowboy Hall of Fame]] and [[Western Heritage Center]] to showcase western culture and greet travelers from the East. During the latter half of the 20th century, several transcontinental interstate highways crossed the West bringing more trade and tourists from the East.

In recent decades, Western cities' reputation for diversity and tolerance has been marred by [[racial segregation|segregation]], along with accusations of [[racial profiling]] and [[police brutality]] towards minorities, sometimes leading to racially based riots. Nevertheless, perhaps because so many westerners have moved there from other regions to make a new start, as a rule interpersonal relations remain marked by a tolerant and individualistic "live and let live" attitude. The western economy is varied. California, for example, features both agriculture and high-technology manufacturing as major sectors in its economy.

==Demographics==

[[Image:Map of USA highlighting european minority.PNG|thumb|200px|right|US States in which no ethnic or racial group forms a majority]]Some geographers feel that the demographics for the West are complicated because the United States Census Bureau uses only one definition of the West in its reporting system. In the 2000 Census, the Census Bureau included the state with the second largest Hispanic population, Texas, in the [[Southern United States|South]], included the state with the second largest [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]] population, Oklahoma, also in the South, and included the Dakotas, with their large populations of Plains Indians, in with the [[Midwest (United States)|Midwest]]. However, it should be noted that the western half of Oklahoma and large portions of Texas, especially [[West Texas]], are neither culturally, geographically or socioeconomically identified with the South, as are the eastern portions of those states, and these areas are commonly understood to be part of the West or [[Southwestern United States|Southwest]], sometimes interchangeably, by residents and visitors alike.

Statistics from the 2000 United States Census, adjusted to include the second tier of States west of the Mississippi, show that, under that definition, the West would have a population of 91,457,662, including 1,611,447 Indians, or 1.8% of the total, and 22,377,288 Hispanics (the majority Mexican), or 24.5% of the total. Indians comprise 0.9% of all Americans, and Hispanics, 12.5%. Asians, important from the very beginning in the history of the West, totaled 5,161,446, or 5.6%, with most living in the Far West. African-Americans, totaled 5,929,968, or 6.5%--lower than the national proportion (12.8%). The highest concentration (12%) of black residents in the West is found in Texas--the only Western state in which slavery was established.

The West is still one of the most sparsely settled areas in the United States with 49.5 inhabitants per square mile (19/km²). Only Texas with 78.0 inhabitants/sq mi. (30/km²), Washington with 86.0 inhabitants/sq mi. (33/km²), and California with 213.4 inhabitants/sq mi. (82/km²) exceed the national average of 77.98 inhabitants/sq mi. (30/km²). Wyoming has the lowest population density in the West with only 5 inhabitants per square mile (2/km²).

[[Image:American West census maps.png|700px|thumb|center|These maps from the 2000 US Census highlight differences from state to state of three minority groups. Note that most of the Native American, Hispanic, and Asian population is in the West.]]

The entire Western region has also been strongly influenced by [[Asian]], [[Native Americans in the United States|Native]] and [[Latino]] culture; it contains the largest number of minorities in the U.S. and encompasses the only four American states where all racial groups including [[Whites|Caucasian]]s are a minority (California, Hawaii, New Mexico, and Texas). While most of the studies of racial dynamics in America such as riots in Los Angeles have been written about whites and African Americans, in many cities in the West and California, whites and African Americans together are less than half the population because of the preference for the region by Hispanics and Asians. They however continue to wield a stronger political influence because of the lower rates of citizenship and voting of Asians and Latinos.

==Major population centers==

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Image:LosAngeles06.jpg|Los Angeles

Image:Sandiego_1_bg_071302.jpg|San Diego

Image:Lightmatter sanfrancisco.jpg|San Francisco

Image:PhoenixdowntownArizonaUSA.jpg|Phoenix

Image:Downtown_Seattle.JPG|Seattle

Image:2006-07-14-Denver Skyline Midnight.jpg|Denver

Image:800px-PortlandOR allbridges.jpg|Portland

Image:Sacramento from Riverwalk.jpg|Sacramento

Image:SJPan.jpg|San Jose

Image:Las_Vegas_strip.jpg|Las Vegas

Image:092102 03.jpg|Salt Lake City

Image:DwntwnfmCapitol.jpg|Honolulu

Image:Downtown Tucson.jpg|Tucson

Image:Downtown albuquerque from e.jpg|Albuquerque

Image:Anchorage1.jpg|Anchorage

Image:Oakland_California_skyline.jpg‎|Oakland

Image:Anchorage1.jpg|Anchorage

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Some metropolitan areas can be combined into larger [[urban area]]s, they include:

*[[Greater Los Angeles Area]] (population 17.5 million)

*[[San Francisco Bay Area]] (population 8 million)

*[[Wasatch Front|Wasatch Front (Salt Lake City)]] (population 2 million).

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! Rank !! align=center |Metropolitan Area !! Population !! State(s)

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| 1 ||align=left | [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]-[[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]-[[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]] || '''12,829,272''' || [[California]]

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| 2 ||align=left | [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]-[[Oakland, California|Oakland]]-[[Fremont, California|Fremont]] || '''4,157,377''' || [[California]]

|-

| 3 ||align=left | [[Riverside, California|Riverside]]-[[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]]-[[Ontario, California|Ontario]] || '''3,642,328''' || [[California]]

|-

| 4 ||align=left | [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]-[[Mesa, Arizona|Mesa]]-[[Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale]] || '''3,593,408''' || [[Arizona]]

|-

| 5 ||align=left | [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]]-[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]]-[[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]] || '''3,141,777''' || [[Washington]]

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| 6 ||align=left | [[San Diego, California|San Diego]]- Metro area || '''2,933,462''' || [[California]]

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| 7 ||align=left | [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]]-[[Aurora, Colorado|Aurora]] || '''2,301,116''' || [[Colorado]]

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| 8 ||align=left | [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]-[[Vancouver, Washington|Vancouver]]-[[Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton]] || '''2,040,258''' || [[Oregon]]-[[Washington]]

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| 9 ||align=left | [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]|| '''1,974,810''' || [[California]]

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|10 ||align=left | [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]-[[Sunnyvale, California|Sunnyvale]]-[[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]] || '''1,734,721''' || [[California]]

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| 11 ||align=left | [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]-[[Paradise, Nevada|Paradise]] || '''1,576,541''' || [[Nevada]]

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| 12 ||align=left | [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]] || '''1,005,232''' || [[Utah]]

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| 13 ||align=left | [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]] || '''902,704''' || [[Hawaii]]

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| 14 ||align=left | [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]] || '''892,798''' || [[Arizona]]

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| 15 ||align=left | [[Fresno, California|Fresno]] || '''850,325''' || [[California]]

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| 16 ||align=left | [[Oxnard, California|Oxnard]]-[[Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks]]-[[Ventura, California|Ventura]] || '''791,130''' || [[California]]

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| 17 ||align=left | [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]] || '''764,869''' || [[New Mexico]]

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| 18 ||align=left | [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]] || '''713,087''' || [[California]]

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| 19 ||align=left | [[Stockton, California|Stockton]] || '''632,760''' || [[California]]

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| 20 ||align=left | [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]] || '''572,264''' || [[Colorado]]

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| 21 ||align=left | [[Boise, Idaho|Boise City]]-[[Nampa, Idaho|Nampa]] || '''510,876''' || [[Idaho]]

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| 22 ||align=left | [[Modesto, California|Modesto]] || '''492,233''' || [[California]]

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| 23 ||align=left | [[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]]-[[Clearfield, Utah|Clearfield]] || '''468,942''' || [[Utah]]

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| 24 ||align=left | [[Santa Rosa, California|Santa Rosa]]-[[Petaluma, California|Petaluma]] || '''466,725''' || [[California]]

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| 25 ||align=left | [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]] || '''431,027''' || [[Washington]]

|-

| 26 ||align=left | [[Salinas, California|Salinas]] || '''414,449''' || [[California]]

|-

| 27 ||align=left | [[Vallejo, California|Vallejo]]-[[Fairfield, California|Fairfield]] || '''412,336''' || [[California]]

|-

| 28 ||align=left | [[Provo, Utah|Provo]]-[[Orem, Utah|Orem]] || '''406,851''' || [[Utah]]

|-

| 29 ||align=left | [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]]-[[Santa Maria, California|Santa Maria]]-[[Goleta, California|Goleta]] || '''403,134''' || [[California]]

|-

| 30 ||align=left | [[Visalia, California|Visalia]]-[[Porterville, California|Porterville]] || '''390,791''' || [[California]]

|}

=====Youth-related people=====

==Politics==

# [[Mike Males]]

[[Image:Map of USA medicinal marijuana.PNG|thumb|200px|right|US States that allowed legal use of [[medicinal marijuana]] before ''[[Gonzales v. Raich|Gonzales&nbsp;v.&nbsp;Raich]]'' (2005)]]

# [[Steve Culbertson]]

[[Image:Map of USA same-sex unions.PNG|thumb|200px|right|US States with legal recognition of [[same-sex unions]] or considering such legislation]]

# [[Henry Giroux]]

[[Image:Map of USA highlighting euthanasia.PNG|thumb|200px|right|US States with legalized [[euthanasia]]]]

# [[Dennis Harper]]

[[Image:Map of USA highlighting prostitution.PNG|thumb|200px|right|US States with legalized [[prostitution]]]]

# [[Grace Llewellyn]]

[[Image:Map of USA highlighting states with no income tax.PNG|thumb|200px|right|US States that have no [[income tax]] at the [[State income tax|state level]]]]The region's distance from historical centers of power in the East, and the celebrated "[[frontier]] spirit" of its settlers offer two clichés for explaining the region's independent, heterogeneous politics. Historically, the West was the first region to see widespread [[History of women's suffrage in the United States|women's suffrage]]. It birthed both the [[property rights]] and [[conservation movement]]s, and spawned such phenomena as the [[California Proposition 13 (1978)|Taxpayer Revolt]] and the Berkeley [[Free Speech Movement]]. It has also produced two [[President of the United States|U.S. presidents]], [[Richard Nixon]] and [[Ronald Reagan]].

# [[Keith Hefner]]

# [[Sonia Yaco]]

# [[Wendy Schaetzel Lesko]]

====Education====

The prevalence of [[libertarian]] political thought, even if not labeled as such, can be widely observed. For example, the majority of Western states have legalized [[medicinal marijuana]] (all but New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) and some forms of [[gambling]] (except Utah); Oregon has legalized [[euthanasia]]; Utah has a long history of former [[polygamous]] territorial leaders; and most counties in Nevada have legalized [[prostitution]]. There is less resistance to the legal recognition of [[same-sex marriage|same-sex unions]]: California and Hawaii recognize them, and only 28% of all western residents are against legal recognition (compared to the 48% in southern states). California and Washington have moved to limit [[affirmative action]].

# [[Student engagement]]

# [[GenYES]]

# [[Unschooling]]

# [[Learn and Serve America]]

# [[Critical consciousness]]

# [[State education agency]]

# [[National Service Learning Partnership]]

# [[Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction]]

# [[Understanding by Design]]

# [[Adequate Yearly Progress]]

=====People in education=====

The West is far from homogeneous, however. With the notable exception of [[Orange County, California]] and [[San Diego, California]], major urban centers on the Pacific Coast lean toward the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]{{cite needed}}. San Francisco's two main political parties are the Green Party and the Democratic Party. Seattle has historically been a center of radical left-wing politics; the union [[Industrial Workers of the World]] is particularly active, and it is one of the few American cities with a monument to the Communist leader [[Vladimir Lenin|Lenin]]. The mayor of Salt Lake City, Rocky Anderson, supports same-sex marriage[http://www.glaad.org/media/release_detail.php?id=3901], and Denver's residents have voted to decriminalize marijuana completely{{cite needed}}. Hawaii has come closest to adopting [[universal health care|single payer healthcare financing]] in the U.S.{{cite needed}} Both the Democratic leaders of the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] are from the region: [[Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives|House Minority Leader]] [[Nancy Pelosi]] of California and [[United States Senate Minority Leader|Senate Minority Leader]] [[Harry Reid]] of Nevada.

# [[George Counts]]

# [[Henry Giroux]]

# [[Michael Vavrus]]

# [[James Kielsmeier]]

# [[Patricia Wasley]]

====Catron County, New Mexico====

Interior areas, especially in the Rocky Mountains, lean toward the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. Broadly speaking, the western GOP is less-influenced by conservative evangelical Christians than elsewhere in the country{{cite needed}}, notably the [[Southern United States|South]], although [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]] is a center for religious conservative activity. U.S. Senator [[John McCain]] of [[Arizona]] and California Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], arguably the Western Republicans best-known across the country, have reputations as mavericks within their party.

# [[Alma, New Mexico]]

# [[Mogollon, New Mexico]]

# [[San Francisco Plaza, New Mexico]]

# [[Tularosa, New Mexico]]

# [[Red Hill, New Mexico]]

# [[Cooney, New Mexico]]

# [[Pleasanton, New Mexico]]

# [[Battle of Tularosa]]

# [[Apache Creek, New Mexico]]

# [[Clairmont, New Mexico]]

# [[Cooney, New Mexico]]

# [[Cruzville, New Mexico]]

# [[Glenwood, New Mexico]]

# [[Old Horse Springs, New Mexico]]

# [[Pie Town, New Mexico]]

# [[Pleasanton, New Mexico]]

# [[Quemado, New Mexico]]

# [[Red Hill, New Mexico]]

# [[San Francisco Plaza, New Mexico]]

# [[Black Mountain]]

# [[Ake Site]]

====Nebraska at large====

As the fastest-growing demographic group, [[Latino]]s are hotly contested by both parties{{cite needed}}; [[immigration]] remains an important political issue for this group. Backlash against illegal immigration led to the passage of [[California Proposition 187 (1994)|California Proposition 187]] in 1994, a ballot initiative which would have denied many pubilc services to undocumented residents. Association of this proposal with the California Republicans, especially incumbent governor [[Pete Wilson]], is credited{{cite needed}} with driving many Hispanic voters to the Democrats.

# [[Ponca Fort]]

# [[Nebraskans for Peace]]

# [[Pioneer Park Nature Center]]

# [[Camp Atlanta]]

====Washington at large====

In presidential elections since 1996, starting with electoral college importance, [[California]] with its 55 votes generally favors Democratic Party candidates by a margin of 11%, [[Washington]] with its 11 votes favors Democrats by 8%, [[Arizona]] with its 10 votes favors Republican Party candidates by 5%, [[Colorado]] with its 9 votes favors Republicans by 5%, [[Oregon]] with its 7 votes favors Democrats by 4%, [[New Mexico]] with its 5 votes favors Democrats by .3%, [[Utah]] with its 5 votes favors Republicans by 36%, [[Hawaii]] with its 4 votes favors Democrats by 17%, [[Idaho]] with its 4 votes favors Republicans by 33%, [[Nevada]] with its 5 votes favors Democrats by .6%, [[Alaska]] with its 3 votes favors Republicans by 24%, Montana with its 3 votes favors Republicans by 16%, and [[Wyoming]] with its 3 votes favors Republicans by 31%.

# [[History of Olympia, Washington]]

# [[Cloverfields]]

# [[Bigelow House]]

# [[Bigelow Neighborhood]]

====Other====

This region has the most [[swing state]]s than any other part of the United States. Five states defined as having margins of 5% or less are generally called such: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Oregon.{{cite needed}}

# [[Nkiru Center for Education and Culture]]

# [[Democracy building]]

# ''[[The Night at the Museum]]''

# [[Civic engagement]]

# [[Elizabeth Mitchell (musician)]]

# [[Peter Spier]]

# [[International Sweethearts of Rhythm]]

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* [[California cuisine]]

* [[American Folklore]]

===Lists I've created===

==Additional reading==

# [[List of lists about Omaha, Nebraska]]

*Beck, Warren A., Haase, Ynez D.; ''Historical Atlas of the American West''. University of Oklahoma Press, Oklahoma, 1989. ISBN 0-8061-2193-9

# [[List of youth topics]]

*Lamar, Howard. ''The New Encyclopedia of the American West''. Yale University Press, 1998. ISBN 0-300-07088-8

# [[List of articles related to youth rights]]

*Milner II, Clyde A; O'Connor, Carol A.; Sandweiss, Martha A. ''The Oxford History of the American West''. Oxford University Press; Reprint edition, 1996. ISBN 0-19-511212-1

# [[List of articles related to youth rights]]

*Phillips, Charles; Axlerod, Alan; editor. ''The Encyclopedia of the American West''. Simon & Schuster, New York, 1996. ISBN 0-02-897495-2

# [[List of youth topics]]

*[[Richard White (historian)|White, Richard]]. ''[["It's Your Misfortune and None of My Own" (history book)|"It's Your Misfortune and None of My Own": A New History of the American West]]''. University of Oklahoma Press; Reprint edition, 1993. ISBN 0-8061-2567-5

# [[List of youth empowerment organizations]]

# [[List of television shows about school]]

# [[List of movies about school]]

# [[List of jazz clubs]]

# [[List of museums focused on African Americans]]

# [[List of African Methodist Episcopal Churches]]

# [[List of African Methodist Episcopal Churches]]

# [[List of people from North Omaha, Nebraska]]

# [[List of articles related to North Omaha, Nebraska]]

# [[List of people from North Omaha, Nebraska]]

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*[http://www.americanwest.com/ The American West]

*[http://www.autrynationalcenter.org/institute/index.php Institute for the Study of the American West]

*[http://www.westernheritagecenter.com/index.html High Plains Western Heritage Center]

*[http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/index2.html National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum]

*[http://www.museumoftheamericanwest.org/museum/ Museum of the American West]

*[http://centerwest.org/ Center of the American West]

*[http://www.westernmininghistory.com/ Western Mining History]

*[http://www.vlib.us/americanwest/ WWW-VL: History: American West]

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*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/codhtml/hawphome.html History of the American West] ''Library of Congress''

*[http://www.archives.gov/research_room/research_topics/american_west/american_west.html Photographs of the American West: 1861-1912] ''US National Archives & Records Administration''

*[http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs.html US Census Bureau Briefs]

*[http://www.bls.gov/ro9 Western Region Labor Statistics] ''Bureau of Labor Statistics''

*[http://www.vlib.us/americanwest/ WWW-VL: History: American West]

==="Did You Know...?" articles by moi===

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''Lately I've become interested in having articles featured in the [[Did You Know]] box on the front page. Articles I've created featured there include...'' [[Mogollon, New Mexico]], [[Little Italy (Omaha, Nebraska)|Little Italy]], [[Fort Tularosa]], [[Tom Dennison (political boss)]], [[Logan Fontenelle]] and [[Union Stockyards]].

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