Wikipedia:WikiProject Iowa/Communities/Priorities

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• 1st Priority is in red print
  • restructure and rename headers
  • repair obvious flaws
  • delete obvious vandalism
• 2nd Priority is in blue print
  • image titles centered
• 3rd Priority is in green print
• Explanations and information are in black print
• 1 History (brief) (detailed)
• 2 Geography
  • 2.1 Climate
  • 2.2 Neighborhoods
• 3 Demographics
• 4 Economy
• 5 Arts and culture
  • 5.1 Annual cultural events
  • 5.2 Museums, other points of interest
  • 5.3 Landmarks & buildings
• 6 Sports
• 7 Parks and recreation
• 8 Government
• 9 Education
• 10 Media
• 11 Infrastructure
  • 11.1 Transportation
  • 11.2 Utilities
  • 11.3 Health care
• 12 Notable people
  • 12.1 Wikicode NOTICE
• 13 Other topics
• 14 Sister cities
• 15 See also
• 16 References / Notes
• 17 Further reading
• 18 External links
• 19 Footers

History

A paragraph or two establishing how the community got started, where it got its name, any significant historical facts.
It is important to set a precedent by referencing all facts.

The official city, chamber of commerce, school, city and county historical websites are good sources.

Sources found and not used as references should be listed in the External links if they are websites and Further reading if they are books or news stories, this is for future editors improving on the article, especially important for first priority run.

A more in depth accounting of the history of the community in chronological order. May require the use of book references.

A very detailed history with references cited for 100% of the facts.

More examples of what to include in this section can be found at Wikipedia:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline#History.

Geography

A standard part of the stub program but needs some additional input.

The standard stub program installed a {{Coord}} template in this area before the {{Infobox settlement}} template was created. The usefulness of this template was later replaced by the use of the {{Infobox settlement}} template.

If the {{Coord}} template is still in this location the coordinates need to be transferred to the {{Infobox settlement}} template. Place the coordinates information in the proper parameters in the {{Infobox settlement}} template and then delete the {{Coord}} template. This is more fully documented at Wikipedia:WikiProject Iowa/Communities#Coordinates for communities.

The decimal coordinates can be retained in this section and specified like this:
Hiawatha's longitude and latitude coordinates in decimal form are 42.044409, -91.681025.
The code: Hiawatha's longitude and latitude coordinates in decimal form are 42.044409, -91.681025.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

Examples of other information to place in this section:

The average elevation of Hiawatha is 850 feet above sea level.
The code: The average [[elevation]] of Hiawatha is 850 feet above [[sea level]].<ref name="citydatahiawatha">{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/city/Hiawatha-Iowa.html|title=City-Data website|publisher=Hiawatha-Iowa|accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref>

Hiawatha's population density is estimated at 1884 people per square mile which is considered low for urban areas.
The code: Hiawatha's [[Population density#Human population density|population density]] is estimated at 1884 people per square mile which is considered low for urban areas.<ref name="citydatahiawatha"/>

More examples of what to include in this section can be found at Wikipedia:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline#Geography.

Climate

{{Weather box}}

Required fields Record high, Average high, Daily mean, Average low, Record low, Precipitation
suggested Weather.com
example Davenport, Iowa for required

2nd level fields Wind chill, %Humidity, Rainfall, Snowfall, Sunshine hours
source 2nd level =

3rd level fields Avg. precipitation days, Avg. rainy days, Avg. snowy days, Humidex
source 3rd level =

Neighborhoods

Defined and officially recognized neighborhoods are to be included here.

Demographics

The population and statistical information (in prose style) from the 2000 census was a standard part of the stub program.
The original stub program did not include a Historical Population table.

Some of the blue-links have been redirected, they need to be repaired and sometimes this data has been vandalized. If the information looks suspect it needs to be verified. Two templates {{Historical populations}} and {{US Census population}} have been used to display a table of population statistics in some articles. Either template works, although all articles without tables should utilize the standardized template {{US Census population}}. If you are so inclined to convert the older {{Historical populations}} to the newer {{US Census population}} you may do so, be aware there are differences in the templates, it is not just a copy and paste. Also seen is user defined tables, these should be replaced with a {{US Census population}} template. An editor acting in good faith thought it looked more visually appealing to shorten the table if the article did not contain sufficient text content in proportion to the table. Do not assume a short population history table as correct as almost all Iowa towns were established by 1950. Any short table should be verified and extended if needed. A downloadable pdf file of incorporated city populations 1850-2000 for Iowa can be found at Iowa Data Center.

All articles should have a verified and updated population table.
The 2000 census data will remain in the articles.
The addition of 2010 statistical information will show the changes in the demographics of the community.

Example

Hiawatha
Historical Populations

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1960	1,336		—
1970	2,416		80.8%
1980	4,885		102.2%
1990	4,986		2.1%
2000	6,480		30.0%
2009 (est.)	6,697
Iowa Data Center

Hiawatha, Iowa was incorporated in 1950, therefore its first census was in 1960.

The template code for {{US Census population}} in detail:

{{US Census population
|align       = <!-- The default (blank) is for the table to float to the right. = left will float the table to the left -->
|title       = Hiawatha<br />Historical Populations
|1960        = 1336
|1970        = 2416
|1980        = 4885
|1990        = 4986
|2000        = 6480
|estyear     = 2009
|estimate    = 6697
|estref      = <ref name="citydatahiawatha"/>
|footnote    = <center>[http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/PlacesAll/plpopulation18502000.pdf Iowa Data Center]</center>
}}

The template documentation for {{US Census population}} does not show the title parameter and defaults to a title of Historical Populations. The |align= parameter does have 2 other choices (= center, = none) both are discouraged as the text will not wrap around the table leaving a lot of white space. The template can be expanded with more years for example |1950= to at least |1850= (US census data does not exist for years prior to 1850 as far as this user knows). The comma separating the thousands digits from the hundreds digits or millions digits is automatically inserted. If you prefer the US Census Bureau as a source, it can be used instead of or in conjunction with the Iowa Data Center as a reference.

Economy

An important section.

Arts and culture

• Chamber of commerce website

Sports

Parks and recreation

• Official city website
• City-Data website

Government

• Official city website
• City-Data website

Education

• City-Data website
• School district website
• High schools, middle schools, and elementary schools may have their own websites.

Media

• City-Data website

Infrastructure

• City-Data, chamber of commerce, official city or community portal websites may have information on all areas of Infrastructure.

Transportation

Health care

• City-Data website

Notable people

Change the section header to Notable people
There are many headers in use, some examples but not all:

• Notable residents
• Notable natives and residents
• Famous people

==Notable people== <!-- consensus reached to standardize this heading per WikiProject Cities/US Guideline -->
Insert Wikicode NOTICE if not already installed - make sure it is the latest version
See example of Wikicode NOTICE lower in this section.
Establish references for at least 25% of entries, NULLIFY any "red linked" listings that do not have an creditable external link

To find Notable people who may have a relationship to a community

In the Toolbox on the left side of the page selecting What links here option will give you a list of all pages with a wikilink to the page you are on. Be aware it defaults to showing only the first 50 links, you may have to change the option to more views or do a succession of next 50 views. More information can be found in the Help file at What links here. You can also reach the What links here page by Special:WhatLinksHere and entering in the page name of the article you are searching for links to. You may also bookmark the page for future use.
Establish references for at least 50% of entries
Establish references for 100% of entries and turn the list into prose.
A separate page called a List of people from CITY X can be made when the number of entries on the Notable people exceeds 25. This reduces the number of people on the main page to just the most important Notables.

Wikicode NOTICE

This is the notice to be put into all articles at the place famous people lists or prose are used.
<!-- NOTICE * * * NOTICE * * * NOTICE * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *NOTICE * * * NOTICE * * * NOTICE
Only people who already have a Wikipedia article may appear here as Notable people. This establishes notability.
All others will be deleted without further explanation.
The biographical article should say how they are associated with THIS CITY examples = born, raised, residing etc.
An external reliable source of their association with THIS CITY should be cited in their Article and MUST be cited HERE.
Alphabetical by last name please. Use a short one line description of Notability.
If the person you think is Notable and does not have a Wikipedia Article for themselves create one.
Guidelines for the Notability of a person can be found by entering WP:PEOPLE in the wiki search.
Guidelines on what is needed and how to write the Article can be found by entering WP:MOSBIO in the wiki search.
END OF NOTICE * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * END OF NOTICE * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *END OF NOTICE -->

The NULLIFY

The NULLIFY is used to deter repeated reentry of non notable people.
The NULLIFY encases the "red linked" entries therefore preventing them from appearing in the article.
Example: <!-- NULLIFIED [[Noname Person]] NULLIFIED per NOTICE above -->

Other topics

See also

• {{Portal}}

References / Notes

• {{reflist}}

Further reading

External links

• {{Commons category}}
• Official city's website (if available)
• CityData website

* * TOPICS IN ADDITION TO THE STRUCTURE * *

1st Priority

Check all references for validity.
If a reference is no longer viable do not remove it, instead place the template {{Dead link}} after the last bracket ] or } and the </ref>.
Check all links in the External links section for title correctness and website descriptions.
If the link is not informational for the community or is just for advertisement delete the link.

Infobox settlement

Many more parameters available, available at {{Infobox settlement}}.
This is basic non-metric with additional parameters and enhanced explanations.

{{Infobox settlement
<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->
| name     = <!-- at least one of the name fields must be filled in this could be original name which was changed later -->
| official_name   = <!-- at least one of the name fields must be filled in -->
| native_name             = <!--  -->
| native_name_lang        = <!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead -->
| settlement_type         = <!--  -->
| image_skyline           = <!--  -->
| imagesize               = <!--  -->
| image_alt               = <!--  -->
| image_caption           = <!--  -->
| image_flag              = <!--  -->
| flag_alt                = <!--  -->
| image_seal              = <!--  -->
| seal_alt                = <!--  -->
| image_shield            = <!--  -->
| shield_alt              = <!--  -->
| nickname                = <!--  -->
| motto                   = <!--  -->
| image_map               = <!--  -->
| mapsize                 = <!-- usually 250px200px -->
| map_alt                 = <!--  -->
| map_caption             = <!--  -->
| image_map1              = <!--  -->
| mapsize1                = <!--  -->
| map_caption1            = <!--  -->
| pushpin_map             = <!--  -->
| pushpin_label_position  = <!--  -->
| pushpin_map_alt         = <!--  -->
| pushpin_map_caption     = <!--  -->
| coordinates             = <!--  -->
| coordinates_footnotes   = <!--  -->
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = {{USA}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[Political divisions of the United States|State]]
| subdivision_name1       = {{flag|Iowa}}
| subdivision_type2       = [[List of counties in Iowa|County]]
| subdivision_name2       = <!-- Enter the county's name -->
| subdivision_type3       = <!--  -->
| subdivision_name3       = <!--  -->
| established_title       = <!--  -->
| established_date        = <!--  -->
| founder                 = <!--  -->
| seat_type               = <!--  -->
| seat                    = <!--  -->
| government_footnotes    = <!--  -->
| leader_party            = <!--  -->
| government_type         = <!--  -->
| leader_title            = <!--  -->
| leader_name             = <!--  -->
| area_magnitude          = <!--  -->
| unit_pref               = US <!-- or UK or Metric -->
| area_footnotes          = <!--  -->
| area_total_sq_mi        = <!--  -->
| area_total_km2          = <!--  -->
| area_land_sq_mi         = <!--  -->
| area_water_km2          = <!--  -->
| area_water_sq_mi        = <!--  -->
| area_water_percent      = <!--  -->
| area_note               = <!--  -->
| elevation_footnotes     = <!--  -->
| elevation_m             = <!--  -->
| elevation_ft            = <!--  -->
| population_footnotes    = <!--  -->
| population_total        = <!--  -->
| population_metro        = <!--  -->
| population_as_of        = <!--  -->
| population_density_sq_mi= auto
| population_density_km2  = <!--  -->
| population_demonym      = <!--  -->
| population_note         = <!--  -->
| timezone                = [[Central Time Zone|CST]] <!-- for Iowa USA -->
| utc_offset              = -6 <!-- for Iowa USA -->
| timezone_DST            = [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] <!-- for Iowa USA -->
| utc_offset_DST          = -5 <!-- for Iowa USA -->
| postal_code_type        = [[ZIP code]] <!-- for USA -->
| postal_code             = <!-- enter in the 5 digit zip code - multiple codes require a <br /> between them -->
| area_code_type          = <!-- telephone -->
| area_code               = <!-- use format [[Area code XXX|XXX]] -->
| blank_name              = <!-- usually [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] -->
| blank_info              = <!--  -->
| blank1_name             = <!-- usually [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID -->
| blank1_info             = <!-- the URL for GNIS [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic] to get information and ID -->
| iso_code                = <!--  -->
| website                 = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
| footnotes               = <!--  -->
}}

2nd Priority

True External links for this page

• City-Data
• Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)