Question: What region of the country is missouri in?

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question: What region of the country is missouri in colloquially?
short_answers: Middle West
American Midwest
Midwestern United States
Midwest
context: The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the American Midwest, Middle West, or simply the Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau (also known as "Region 2"). It occupies the northern central part of the United States. It was officially named the North Central Region by the Census Bureau until 1984. It is located between the Northeastern United States and the Western United States, with Canada to its north and the Southern United States to its south.
question: What region of the country was missouri in according to the census until 1984?
short_answers: North Central Region

Answer: The region of the country Missouri is in has a number of names, past and present. Missouri is located in the Midwestern United States, colloquially known as the Midwest, Middle West, or American Midwest, which was officially named the North Central Region by the Census Bureau until 1984. Also known as Region 2, it is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau. It is in the northern central part of the United States between the Northeastern United States and the Western United States, with Canada to its north and the Southern United States to its south.