Since posts are listing lengthy lists of changes, I thought it was worth going for broke. Some years ago I redivided the US into 50 states based on Garreau's Nine Nations of North America. I've decided to update the maps using a few criteria. The states must be whole counties and stay within Garreau's nations except to maintain current metropolitan areas. My goal is also to keep the state's population in a range such that the largest is no more than 4 times the smallest. I've taken the liberty of naming these states after native tribes from the area (hi, Lewis 
).
My first nation is Ecotopia (with principal city) and population in millions:
Duwamish (Seattle) 4.7
Chinook (Portland) 3.6
Shasta (Sacramento) 3.6
Ohlone (San Francisco) 9.5
Ecotopia? I prefer the name "Cascadia".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascadia_%28independence_movement%29Even though I wouldn't actually support an independence movement, I think the name is amazing.
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