Heartland or Heartlands may refer to:

Businesses and organisations

* Heartland Bank, a New Zealand-based financial institution *

Heartland Inn Heartland Inn is a Waterloo, Iowa, based chain of hotels. The company operated 19 locations, with 18 in Iowa and one in Wisconsin. The company was put up for sale by Joe Minard at the start of June 2007, the sale includes Heartland Midwest Mana ...

, a chain of hotels based in Iowa, United States *

Heartland Alliance Heartland Alliance is an anti-poverty organization based in Chicago, with a historical focus on serving American immigrant communities. Heartland Alliance devotes the bulk of its funding to initiatives that address poverty through health and hou ...

, an anti-poverty organization in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. *

The Heartland Institute The Heartland Institute is an American conservative and libertarian public policy think tank known for its rejection of both the scientific consensus on climate change and the negative health impacts of smoking. Founded in 1984, it worked wit ...

, a libertarian thinktank based in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Film and television

* ''Heartland'' (film), a 1979 film starring Rip Torn and Conchata Ferrell * ''Heartland'' (1989 film), a UK television film featuring

Jane Horrocks Barbara Jane Horrocks (born 18 January 1964) is a British actress. She portrayed the roles of Bubble and Katy Grin in the BBC sitcom ''Absolutely Fabulous''. She was nominated for the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Actress for the title role in th ...

* ''Heartlands'' (film), a 2002 film starring Michael Sheen and Celia Imrie * ''Heartland'' (1989 TV series), an American comedy series starring Brian Keith * ''Heartland'' (Australian TV series), a 1994 television series starring Cate Blanchett * ''Heartland'' (Canadian TV series), a 2007 drama series * ''Heartland'' (2007 American TV series), a medical drama series *

Heartland (TV network) Heartland is an American country music-oriented digital broadcast television network owned by Get After It Media and broadcast out of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Launched on April 16, 2012, the network began as a revival of The Nashville Network (TNN) ...

, an American country music & lifestyle-focused television network * '' Heartland with John Kasich'', an American political television show * ''

The Heartland Series ''The Heartland Series'' is a series of television programs about the culture of Appalachia, produced by WBIR-TV of Knoxville, Tennessee, over the 25-year period 1984 through 2009. The series has been produced on a limited basis since 2010. Produ ...

'', a production of WBIR-TV in Tennessee * ''

TVNZ Heartland TVNZ Heartland was a pay TV channel operated by TVNZ featuring only New Zealand made shows, mostly reruns of classic shows as well as more recent shows. While TVNZ channels are traditionally available free to air, TVNZ Heartland was only availa ...

'', a Sky Digital T.V. channel that featured reruns of classic New Zealand made television shows

Literature

* ''Heartland'' (1999 novel), a novel by Daren Shiau set in Singapore * ''Heartland'' (novel series), an equestrian, young-adult series by Lauren Brooke * ''Heartland'' (comics), a comic book series by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon * ''Heartland'' (nonfiction book), a 2018 memoir by Sarah Smarsh * ''Heartland'', a 2009 football-themed novel by

Anthony Cartwright (writer) Anthony J. Cartwright (born 1973) is a British novelist. He was educated at the University of East Anglia (BA Creative Writing, 1996). He received the Betty Trask Award for his novel ''The Afterglow'' in 2004. ''The Afterglow'' was also short ...

* ''Heartland'', a 1964 novel by Wilson Harris * ''Heartland'', a 2004 novel by John MacKay

Music

* Heartland rock, a late-1970s and 1980s genre of rock music * Heartland (band), an American country music band

Albums

* ''Heartland'' (Client album) (2007) * ''Heartland'' (The Judds album) (1987) * ''Heartland'' (Nelly album) (2021) * ''Heartland'' (Owen Pallett album) (2010) * ''Heartland'' (Real Life album) (1983) * ''Heartland'' (Runrig album) (1985) * ''Heartlands'' (Kate Rusby album) (2003) * ''Heartland'' (Michael Stanley Band album) (1979) * ''Heartland'', a 2017 album by

John Tibbs John Wesley Tibbs (born March 22, 1990) is an American Christian musician, who showcases his signature southern heartland roots rock sound, with biblically-based autobiographical lyricism. He has released three independently-made extended plays, ...

Songs

* "Heartland" (George Strait song) * "Heartland" (U2 song) (1988) * "Heartland", a song by

Celtic Thunder Celtic Thunder is an Irish singing group and stage show known for its eclectic, theatrical style show. The group is backed by the Celtic Thunder Band on their concert tours, and their live shows are known for the use of dramatic set pieces (of ...

* "Heartland", a song by the Sisters of Mercy from '' Some Girls Wander by Mistake'' * "Heartland", a song by the Sound from '' Jeopardy'' * "Heartland", a song by from '' Infected''

Places

* Heartland (United States), a central U.S. cultural region *

Heartland, Texas Heartland is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community located in Kaufman County, Texas, Kaufman County, Texas, United States that was founded in 2006. The 2,000 acre master-planned community is located 25 miles east of Downtown Dallas and ...

, U.S. *

Heartlands Cornwall Heartlands Cornwall, often known simply as Heartlands, is a World Heritage Site Gateway and visitor attraction in Pool, Cornwall, Pool, Cornwall, England, UK. It has been dubbed as Cornwall's first free cultural playground. It was developed at S ...

, a mining attraction in Pool, England *

Heartland of America Park Heartland of America Park is a public park located at 800 Douglas Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. After partially closing in 2020 due to extensive renovations, the park reopened to the public on August 18, 2023. The park is situated between I ...

, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. * Heartland Village, Staten Island, New York City, U.S.

Schools

Heartlands Academy Heartlands Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in the Nechells area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. Heartlands Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs for students at Key Stage 4. It is ranked the 11th best secondary school Birmi ...

, Birmingham, England *

Heartland Community College Heartland Community College is a public community college with campuses in Normal, Lincoln, and Pontiac, Illinois. History The state of Illinois is divided into community college districts. Students desiring to attend a community college in Il ...

, Illinois, U.S. *

Heartland Elementary School Blue Valley USD 229 is a public unified school district headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, United States. Located in east central and southeast Johnson County, Kansas, covering of Overland Park including parts of Leawood and Stilwell ...

, Kansas, U.S. *

Heartland Baptist Bible College Heartland Baptist Bible College is a private independent Baptist Bible college in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Before 1998, the college was located in San Dimas, California, and was known as Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College. History In November 19 ...

, Oklahoma, U.S.

Sports

Heartland Championship The Heartland Championship competition, known for sponsorship reasons as the Bunnings Warehouse Heartland Championship, is a domestic rugby union competition in New Zealand. It was founded in 2006 as one of two successor competitions to the countr ...

, a New Zealand rugby union competition * Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference, an American N.C.A.A. league in Division III *

Heartland Conference The Heartland Conference was a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division II level, which was founded in 1999. The majority of members were in Texas, with additional members in A ...

, a defunct American N.C.A.A. league in Division II *

Heartland F.C. Heartland Football Club founded as Spartans F.C., later known as Iwuanyanwu Nationale from 1985 to 2006 is a Nigerian football club based in Owerri. The team play their home games at Dan Anyiam Stadium (but currently use the new Okigwe Stadium ...

, a Nigerian association football club * Heartland League, a defunct American baseball league * Heartland Trophy, an American-football award for Iowa–Wisconsin games

Other uses

* ''Heartland'' (video game), 1986