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[[File:Us south census.png|thumb|300px|Southern United States as defined by the [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. There are other definitions of which states comprise the South as well.]]

[[File:Us south census.png|thumb|300px|Southern United States as defined by the [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. There are other definitions of which states comprise the South as well.]]

[[File:Confederate Rebel Flag.svg.png|thumb|300px|While never officially recognized during the Civil War, the flag above, a rectangular version of the flag of the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of Tennessee, is recognized today as the [[Confederate flag]]. It has been in some controversy as well.]]

[[File:Confederate Rebel Flag.svg.png|thumb|300px|While never officially recognized during the Civil War, the flag above, a rectangular version of the flag of the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of Tennessee, is recognized today as the [[Confederate flag]].]]

'''The South''' is a socio-cultural region of the [[United States]]. It includes the eleven states that made up the [[Confederate States of America]] which consisted of [[South Carolina]], [[Mississippi]], [[Florida]], [[Alabama]], [[Georgia]], [[Louisiana]], [[Texas]], [[Virginia]], [[Arkansas]], [[Tennessee]] and [[North Carolina]].  The South is currently defined by the US Census as these states, as well as [[Delaware]], [[Maryland]], [[West Virginia]], [[Kentucky]], and [[Oklahoma]].<ref>http://www.census.gov/geo/www/us_regdiv.pdf</ref>  Additionally, [[Missouri]] is sometimes considered a southern state.<ref>[http://officialcitysites.org/us/states/missouri/ Missouri]. ''officialcitysites.org''. Retrieved September 10, 2016.</ref> The '''Deep South''' consists of the states most "southern" ''in culture'':  South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, and parts of Georgia and Louisiana.

'''The South''' is a socio-cultural region of the [[United States]]. It includes the eleven states that made up the [[Confederate States of America]] which consisted of [[South Carolina]], [[Mississippi]], [[Florida]], [[Alabama]], [[Georgia]], [[Louisiana]], [[Texas]], [[Virginia]], [[Arkansas]], [[Tennessee]] and [[North Carolina]].  The South is currently defined by the US Census as these states, as well as [[Delaware]], [[Maryland]], [[West Virginia]], [[Kentucky]], and [[Oklahoma]].<ref>http://www.census.gov/geo/www/us_regdiv.pdf</ref>  Additionally, [[Missouri]] is sometimes considered a southern state.<ref>[http://officialcitysites.org/us/states/missouri/ Missouri]. ''officialcitysites.org''. Retrieved September 10, 2016.</ref> The '''Deep South''' consists of the states most "southern" ''in culture'':  South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, and parts of Georgia and Louisiana.