Template:U.S. state

{{{Fullname}}}
{{{Fullname}}}
[[File:{{{Flag}}}\|125px\|border\|alt={{{FlagAlt}}}\|Flag of {{{Name}}}]]	[[File:{{{Seal}}}\|85px\|alt={{{SealAlt}}}\|State seal of {{{Name}}}]]
[[Flag of {{{Name}}}\|Flag]]	[[Seal of {{{Name}}}\|Seal]]
	Nickname(s): {{{Nickname}}}
	Motto(s): {{{Motto}}}
	State song(s): "{{{StateAnthem}}}"
	[[File:{{{Map}}}\|center\|frameless\|upright=1.15\|alt={{{MapAlt}}}\|Map of the United States with {{{Name}}} highlighted]]
Official language	{{{OfficialLang}}}
Spoken languages	{{{Languages}}}
Demonym	{{{Demonym}}}
Capital	{{{Capital}}}
Largest city	{{{LargestCity}}}
Largest metro	{{{LargestMetro}}}
Area	Ranked {{{AreaRank}}}
• Total	{{{TotalAreaUS}}} sq mi ; ({{{TotalArea}}} km2)
• Width	{{{WidthUS}}} miles ({{{Width}}} km)
• Length	{{{LengthUS}}} miles ({{{Length}}} km)
• % water	{{{PCWater}}}
• Latitude	{{{Latitude}}}
• Longitude	{{{Longitude}}}
Population	Ranked {{{PopRank}}}
• Total	{{{2010Pop}}}
• Density	{{{2010DensityUS}}}/sq mi ({{{2010Density}}}/km2); Ranked {{{DensityRank}}}
• Median household income	{{{MedianHouseholdIncome}}} ({{{IncomeRank}}})
Elevation
• Highest point	{{{HighestPoint}}}; {{{HighestElevUS}}} ft ({{{HighestElev}}} m)
• Mean	{{{MeanElevUS}}} ft ({{{MeanElev}}} m)
• Lowest point	{{{LowestPoint}}}; {{{LowestElevUS}}} ft ({{{LowestElev}}} m)
Before statehood	Territory (country subdivision)
Admission to Union	{{{AdmittanceDate}}} ({{{AdmittanceOrder}}})
[[Governor of {{{Name}}}\|Governor]]	{{{Governor}}}
[[Lieutenant Governor of {{{Name}}}\|Lieutenant Governor]]	{{{Lieutenant Governor}}}
Legislature	{{{Legislature}}}
• Upper house	{{{Upperhouse}}}
• Lower house	{{{Lowerhouse}}}
[[List of United States Senators from {{{Name}}}\|U.S. Senators]]	{{{Senators}}}
U.S. House delegation	{{{Representative}}} ([[United States congressional delegations from {{{Name}}}\|list]])
Time zones	{{{TZDesc}}}
• {{{TZ1Where}}}	{{{TimeZone}}}
• {{{TZ2Where}}}	{{{TimeZone2}}}
ISO 3166	{{{ISOCode}}}
Abbreviations	{{{PostalAbbreviation}}}, {{{TradAbbreviation}}}
Website	{{{Website}}}
	Footnotes: {{{Footnotes}}}

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Usage[edit]

{{Infobox U.S. state
|Fullname        = 
|Name            = 
|Flag            = 
|FlagAlt         = 
|Seal            = 
|SealAlt         = 
|Nickname        = 
|Motto           = 
|StateAnthem     = 
|Map             = 
|MapAlt          = 
|OfficialLang    = 
|Languages       = 
|Demonym         = 
|Capital         = 
|LargestCity     = <!-- Set this to "capital" if the capital and the largest city are the same. --> 
|LargestMetro    = 
|AreaRank        = 
|TotalAreaUS     = 
|TotalArea       = 
|WidthUS         = 
|Width           = 
|LengthUS        = 
|Length          = 
|PCWater         = 
|Latitude        = 
|Longitude       = 
|PopRank         =
|2010Pop         = 
|2010DensityUS   = 
|2010Density     = 
|DensityRank     = 
|MedianHouseholdIncome = 
|IncomeRank      =
|HighestPoint    = 
|HighestElevUS   = 
|HighestElev     = 
|MeanElevUS      = 
|MeanElev        = 
|LowestPoint     =
|LowestElevUS    = 
|LowestElev      = 
|Former          =
|AdmittanceDate  = 
|AdmittanceOrder = 
|Governor        = 
|Lieutenant Governor =
|Lieutenant Governor_alt = <!-- OPTIONAL. For states w/o Lieutenant Governor, the title of the next in line of succession -->
|Senate President Pro Tempore = 
|Speaker of the House of Representatives =
|Legislature     = 
|Upperchamber    = 
|Lowerchamber    = 
|Senators        = 
|Representatives = 
|TimeZone        = 
|TZDesc          = 
|TZ1Where        = 
|TimeZone2       = 
|TZ2Where        = 
|ISOCode         =
|PostalAbbreviation =
|TradAbbreviation =
|Website         = <!-- OPTIONAL. Do NOT include http:// or trailing / Ex: www.anysite.com NOT http://www.anysite.com/ -->
|Footnotes       = 
}}

Parameters[edit]

The parameters below are required unless marked as optional.

Name[edit]

Name: the common name of the state
Fullname: the full name of the state (such as "State of California" or "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania")
Nickname: one or more nicknames for the state, usually separated by semicolons

Flag[edit]

Flag: file name of the state flag image; example: |Flag=Flag of California.svg
- A small border is drawn around the flag except in the case of |Name=Ohio, which is the only state with a non-rectangular flag.
FlagAlt: (optional) alt-text for the flag image; if unspecified, the alt-text defaults to "Flag of Name"
Flaglink: (optional) a link to an article about the state's flag; if unspecified, the link defaults to "[[Flag of Name|Flag]]"

Seal[edit]

Seal: file name of the state seal image; example: |Seal=Seal of California.svg
SealAlt: (optional) alt-text for the seal image; if unspecified, the alt-text defaults to "State seal of Name"
Seallink: (optional) a link to an article about the state's seal; if unspecified, the link defaults to "[[Seal of Name|Seal]]"

Motto[edit]

Motto: (optional) state motto

Song[edit]

StateAnthem: (optional) state song or anthem

Map[edit]

Map: file name of a map highlighting the state; example: |Map=California in United States.svg
MapAlt: (optional) alt-text for the map image; if unspecified, the alt-text defaults to "Map of the United States with Name highlighted"

Languages[edit]

OfficialLang: (optional) the state's official language(s)
Languages: (optional) language(s) with a significant number of speakers in the state; often listed with a percentage, such as "English 94.6%, Spanish 5.9%"

Demonym[edit]

Demonym: (optional) the name for residents of the state; in some cases editors have linked these terms to List of demonyms for U.S. states

Cities[edit]

Capital: the state's capital city
LargestCity: the largest city (by population) in the state
- Specify |LargestCity=capital if the capital is also the largest city
LargestMetro: (optional) the largest metropolitan area (by population) in the state

Area[edit]

AreaRank: where the state ranks on List of U.S. states and territories by area; example: |AreaRank=5th
TotalAreaUS: land + water area in square miles (usually rounded to a whole number)
TotalArea: land + water area in square kilometers (usually rounded to a whole number)
WidthUS: width of the state in miles (usually rounded to a whole number or approximated to the tens place, such as "360")
Width: width of the state in kilometers (usually rounded to a whole number or approximated to the tens place, such as "580")
LengthUS: length of the state in miles (usually rounded to a whole number or approximated to the tens place, such as "360")
Length: length of the state in kilometers (usually rounded to a whole number or approximated to the tens place, such as "580")
PCWater: percent of total area that is water; example: |PCWater=3.2
Latitude: range of latitudes in the state, usually given in degrees and minutes from the southernmost to the northernmost parallel

example: |Latitude=25° 50′ N to 36° 30′ N

Longitude: range of longitudes in the state, usually given in degrees and minutes from the easternmost to the westernmost meridian

example: |Longitude=93° 31′ W to 106° 39′ W

Population[edit]

PopRank: where the state ranks on List of U.S. states and territories by population; example: |PopRank=25th
2010Pop: the most recent U.S. Census population for the state; most states list the most-recent population estimate
2010DensityUS: most recent population ÷ land area in square miles
2010Density: most recent population ÷ land area in square km
2000Pop: 2000 United States Census population for the state
- Overridden by 2010Pop.
2000DensityUS: 2000 population ÷ land area in square miles
- Overridden by 2010DensityUS.
2000Density: 2000 population ÷ land area in square km
- Overridden by 2010Density.
DensityRank: where the state ranks on List of U.S. states by population density; example: |DensityRank=33rd
MedianHouseholdIncome: (optional) see Household income in the United States#Income by state
IncomeRank: where the state ranks on Household income in the United States#Income by state

Elevations[edit]

HighestPoint: text naming the location of the highest point in the state; usually it's the name of a mountain or hill
HighestElevUS: elevation of the highest point in feet
HighestElev: elevation of the highest point in meters
MeanElevUS: mean elevation of the state in feet
MeanElev: mean elevation of the state in meters
LowestPoint: (optional) text naming the location of the lowest point in the state; usually it's the name of a body of water
LowestElevUS: elevation of the lowest point in feet
LowestElev: elevation of the lowest point in meters

History[edit]

Former: (optional) the article name for the place before it became a state; example (for Oregon): |Former=Oregon Territory
AdmittanceDate: the date the state joined the U.S.
AdmittanceOrder: the rank among List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union

Government[edit]

Governor: the name and party of the current governor
Lieutenant Governor: the name and party of the current Lt. Governor/next-in-succession
Lieutenant Governor_alt: (optional, defaults to "Lieutenant Governor") the name of the title that succeeds the Governor; several states have no Lt. Gov. and instead their Secretary of State or President of the Senate is next in succession
Senate President Pro Tempore: the name and party of the current Senate President/leader of the upper legislative chamber
Speaker of the House of Representatives: the name and party of the current House Speaker/leader of the lower legislative chamber
Legislature: a link to the article about the state's legislature; example: |Legislature=[[New Mexico Legislature]]
Upperchamber: a link to the article about the state's upper legislative chamber; example: |Upperchamber=[[Wisconsin State Senate|Senate]]
Lowerchamber: a link to the article about the state's lower legislative chamber; example: |Lowerchamber=[[Wisconsin State Assembly|State Assembly]]
Senators: the two U.S. Senators from the state, listed by name and party; the two are separated by a linebreak <br />
Representatives: (optional) text that appears before the link to the list of delegates to the House of Representatives

Most states tally the number of Representatives per party (example: |Representative=6 Democrats, 6 Republicans). States with only a few Representatives usually list the people by name.

Time zones[edit]

If TimeZone2 is specified, the time zone section will consist of three rows:

Time zones	TZDesc
-TZ1Where	TimeZone
-TZ2Where	TimeZone2

Otherwise, only TimeZone should be specified (the other related parameters are ignored) and one row is rendered:

Time zones

TimeZone

Other information[edit]

ISOCode: (optional) the ISO 3166-2:US code for the state
PostalAbbreviation: (optional) the state's current standard postal abbreviation
TradAbbreviation: (optional) common traditional abbreviations for the state
Website: (optional) an official URL for the state
Footnotes: (optional) where footnotes can be placed

As of 2013, only Rhode Island uses this parameter.

Microformat[edit]

The HTML mark up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue article across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

If the place or venue has an "established", "founded", "opened" or similar date that is specific to the day, use {{start date}} unless the date is before 1583 CE. If it has a URL, use {{URL}}.

hCard uses HTML classes including:

adr
category
country-name
extended-address
fn
label
locality
nickname
note
org
street-address
url
vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them. <templatedata> { "params": { "Fullname": {}, "Flag": {}, "Name": {}, "FlagAlt": {}, "Seal": {}, "SealAlt": {}, "Flaglink": {}, "Seallink": {}, "Nickname": {}, "Motto": {}, "StateAnthem": {}, "Map": {}, "MapAlt": {}, "OfficialLang": {}, "Languages": {}, "Demonym": {}, "LargestCity": {}, "Capital": {}, "LargestMetro": {}, "AreaRank": {}, "TotalAreaUS": {}, "TotalArea": {}, "WidthUS": {}, "Width": {}, "LengthUS": {}, "Length": {}, "PCWater": {}, "Latitude": {}, "Longitude": {}, "PopRank": {}, "2010Pop": {}, "2000Pop": {}, "MedianHouseholdIncome": {}, "2010DensityUS": {}, "2000DensityUS": {}, "2010Density": {}, "2000Density": {}, "DensityRank": {}, "IncomeRank": {}, "HighestPoint": {}, "HighestElevUS": {}, "HighestElev": {}, "MeanElevUS": {}, "MeanElev": {}, "LowestPoint": {}, "LowestElev": {}, "LowestElevUS": {}, "Former": {}, "AdmittanceDate": {}, "AdmittanceOrder": {}, "Governor": {}, "Lieutenant Governor_alt": {}, "Lieutenant Governor": {},

               "Senate Pro Tem": {},
               "House Speaker": {},

"Legislature": {}, "Upperchamber": {}, "Lowerchamber": {}, "Senators": {}, "Representatives": {}, "TimeZone2": {}, "TZDesc": {}, "TZ1Where": {}, "TimeZone": {}, "TZ2Where": {}, "ISOCode": {}, "PostalAbbreviation": {}, "TradAbbreviation": {}, "Website": {}, "Footnotes": {}, }, "format": "block" } </templatedata>

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