United States Census Bureau’s East North Central division

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Census Bureau division U.S. census region subdivision statistical region

The United States Census Bureau’s East North Central division is a U.S. census region subdivision that encompasses several Midwestern states, including Illinois, for statistical and demographic analysis.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
United States Census Bureau’s East North Central division canonical	2
United States Census Bureau East North Central division	1
United States Census Bureau Midwest Region	1
United States Census Bureau Wisconsin division	1
United States Census Bureau region: Midwest	1
United States Census Bureau’s Midwest region	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7383365 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Census Bureau’s East North Central division
Context triple: [Ford County, Illinois, locatedIn, United States Census Bureau’s East North Central division]

A. United States Census Bureau’s West North Central division
The United States Census Bureau’s West North Central division is a U.S. census region subdivision encompassing several Midwestern states in the north-central part of the country.
B. United States Census Bureau East South Central division
The United States Census Bureau East South Central division is a U.S. Census-defined region that includes the states of Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee for statistical and demographic analysis.
C. U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions
U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions are a standardized geographic classification system that groups U.S. states into larger regions and smaller divisions for statistical and analytical purposes.
D. United States Census Bureau Region 3
United States Census Bureau Region 3 is a statistical region used by the U.S. Census Bureau that encompasses the South Atlantic states for data collection and analysis.
E. United States Census Bureau West South Central division
The United States Census Bureau West South Central division is a U.S. census region that includes the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas for statistical and demographic analysis.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Census Bureau’s East North Central division
Target entity description: The United States Census Bureau’s East North Central division is a U.S. census region subdivision that encompasses several Midwestern states, including Illinois, for statistical and demographic analysis.

A. United States Census Bureau’s West North Central division
The United States Census Bureau’s West North Central division is a U.S. census region subdivision encompassing several Midwestern states in the north-central part of the country.
B. United States Census Bureau East South Central division
The United States Census Bureau East South Central division is a U.S. Census-defined region that includes the states of Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee for statistical and demographic analysis.
C. U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions
U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions are a standardized geographic classification system that groups U.S. states into larger regions and smaller divisions for statistical and analytical purposes.
D. United States Census Bureau Region 3
United States Census Bureau Region 3 is a statistical region used by the U.S. Census Bureau that encompasses the South Atlantic states for data collection and analysis.
E. United States Census Bureau West South Central division
The United States Census Bureau West South Central division is a U.S. census region that includes the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas for statistical and demographic analysis.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Census Bureau division ⓘ U.S. census region subdivision ⓘ statistical region ⓘ
administeredBy	United States Census Bureau ⓘ linked to: Bureau of the Census
censusDivisionNumber	East North Central ⓘ linked to: East North Central States
classificationSystem	U.S. Census Bureau four-region, nine-division system ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
coversPartOf	Corn Belt region ⓘ linked to: Corn Belt Great Lakes region ⓘ
dataProducts	American Community Survey estimates ⓘ linked to: American Community Survey decennial census tabulations ⓘ economic census statistics ⓘ population estimates ⓘ
geographicLevel	multi-state division ⓘ
hasNeighborDivision	United States Census Bureau’s East South Central division ⓘ linked to: United States Census Bureau East South Central division United States Census Bureau’s South Atlantic division ⓘ linked to: United States Census Bureau South Atlantic division United States Census Bureau’s West North Central division ⓘ
includesState	Illinois ⓘ Indiana ⓘ Michigan ⓘ Ohio ⓘ Wisconsin ⓘ
notEquivalentTo	any metropolitan statistical area ⓘ any single state ⓘ
partOf	United States Census Bureau’s Midwest region ⓘ linked to: United States Census Bureau’s East North Central division
primaryPurpose	standardization of regional statistics ⓘ
regionType	Midwestern United States ⓘ
sectorUsage	academic research ⓘ market research ⓘ public policy planning ⓘ
subdivisionOf	United States Census Bureau census regions ⓘ linked to: U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions
timeZoneCoverage	Central Time Zone (partial) ⓘ linked to: Central Time Zone Eastern Time Zone (partial) ⓘ linked to: Eastern Time Zone
usedBy	federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government policy analysts ⓘ researchers ⓘ state governments ⓘ
usedFor	data tabulation ⓘ demographic analysis ⓘ economic analysis ⓘ statistical analysis ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ford County, Illinois → locatedIn → United States Census Bureau’s East North Central division ⓘ

Marinette, Wisconsin → locatedInCountrySubdivision → United States Census Bureau Wisconsin division ⓘ