Template:American Factfinder/doc

Template:American Factfinder generates external links to U.S. census 2000 demographic data of cities, towns, counties, and states. Its primary purpose is to simplify the creation of URL links in references for population in articles. It is meant to be used both to generate stand-alone links and as a backend for Template:Cite American Factfinder for article references.

Generates a link to a PDF from http://censtats.census.gov/data/ that includes

• General population totals, age, gender, race, and number of households.
• Social characteristics, such as ethnicity, education, and marital status.
• Economic data, such as median income, poverty levels, and employment.
• Housing data, including number and type of housing units as well as home values.

Note: Template is only for the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. It will not generate information for the other U.S. territories.

Usage

For links: {{American Factfinder|state|type|fips|source=age}}
For references: {{Cite American Factfinder|state|type|id|name=|accessdate=|source=age}}

• state: The two digit postal abbreviation for the state. Use US for United States, DC for District of Columbia and PR for Puerto Rico.

• type: Locality/Geographic Location for which data is needed. See Locality Terms below.

• id: The FIPS code for the location. For most areas, this is a 4 or 5 digit number preceded by the 2 digit state number. Exemptions are listed below. See Finding FIPS Codes for more.
  • States: 2 digit state number.
  • Counties: 5 digits, state number + county number
  • County subdivisions: 10 digits. state number + county number + location number.
  • Note: Some areas have multiple FIPS Codes. Be sure to use the FIPS code that corresponds to the particular geographic type you have selected, e.g. county, city, township, etc.

Citation

{{Cite American Factfinder}} This uses the same parameters as above to generate a citation to the census tables being cited and the following unique parameters.

• name: Name of the location you are citing. Required.
• accessdate: The date you accessed the data. Defaults to January 31, 2009.

Location types

Type	Variables	Notes
Nation	USA	For nation-level data. Use state abbreviation US and FIPS id 00
Regions	region	Census designated regions of the United States. Use state abbreviation US and FIPS ids R1 through R4.
Divisions	division	Census designated divisions of the United States. Use state abbreviation US and FIPS ids D1 through D9.
States	State, DC, PR	U.S. states, including Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico
Counties	borough_AK	County equivalents in Alaska
	borough_NY	One of the 5 boroughs of New York City that are coextensive with their respective county.
	census_area, CA	Census divisions of Alaska's Unorganized Borough
	county, cty, ind_city	All U.S. States except Alaska and Louisiana. Includes Independent Cities.
	municipio	Municipalities in Puerto Rico. County equivalent.
	parish	County equivalent in Louisiana
County subdivisions	place	Independent places that are also county subdivisions. Not to be confused with Independent city, which is a county-level equivalent.
	town_NE	Towns in New England, such as New Hampshire
	township, twp, charter_twp	Used in 20 U.S. states. See Township (United States). Charter_twp can be used for charter townships in Michigan.
Places	borough	Certain incorporated cities in New England, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
	CDP	Census designated place.
	city, town, village	Incorporated and unincorporated places in the United States. Includes Independent Cities and Independent Places. Town is not to be confused with Town (New England).
	comunidad, zona_urbana, ZU	Incorporated and unincorporated places in Puerto Rico.
	con_city	Consolidated cities in Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Montana, and Tennessee only. For other city-county governments (City and County of Denver, City and County of San Francisco, etc.) use either County or City.
American Indian/Alaska Native Lands	tribe, reservation, nation	American Indian reservations or other tribal lands in the contiguous United States.
	ANRC	Alaska Native Regional Corporations. Use in conjunction with state code AK.
	reserve, village_AK	Alaska Native Villages and Reserves. Use in conjunction with state code AK.
	native_HI	Native Hawaiian Home Lands. Use in conjunction with state code HI.
Statistical areas	metro, MSA	Metropolitan statistical areas. Includes Consolidated MSAs and Primary MSAs.

Examples

Region	Input/Output
United States	{{American Factfinder|US|USA|00}}
West Region	{{American Factfinder|US|region|R4}}
Mountain Division	{{American Factfinder|US|division|D8}}
North Dakota	{{American Factfinder|ND|state|38}}
Fort Berthold Reservation	{{American Factfinder|US|reservation|381160}}
Bismarck Metro Area	{{American Factfinder|ND|MSA|381010}}
Burleigh County	{{American Factfinder|ND|county|38015}}
Hay Creek Township	{{American Factfinder|ND|twp|3801536460}}
Bismarck, North Dakota	{{American Factfinder|ND|city|3807200}}

Citations

• {{Cite American Factfinder|ND|city|3807200}}

U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Bismarck, North Dakota" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved 2009-01-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Finding FIPS codes

• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lists state and county FIPS Codes here.
• The Missouri Census Data Center also has complied a master list of state, county, city, and other location FIPS codes.
• Search the Geographic Names Information System lists codes for individual locations. Given as "Census Code."
• Individual Wikipedia articles often list the FIPS code in the article's infobox.

Related templates

• {{American Factfinder2}} for land area and population density.
• {{Cite American Factfinder2}} citation template
• {{American Factfinder3}} Detailed, individual American Factfinder tables, including tables for geographic areas not available with the main template.
• {{Cite American Factfinder3}} citation template

See also

• American FactFinder