Template:Infobox U.S. state

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{{Infobox U.S. state
| official_name       = 
| name               = 
| image_flag          = 
| flag_alt            = 
| image_seal         = 
| seal_alt           = 
| seal_type           = 
| nickname           = 
| motto              = 
| anthem             =            
| image_map          = 
| map_alt            = 
| seat               = 
| LargestCity        = <!-- Set this to "capital" if the capital and the largest city are the same. --> 
| LargestMetro       = 
| LargestCounty      = 
| area_rank          = 
| area_total_sq_mi   = 
| area_total_km2     = 
| area_water_percent =
| elevation_m        = 
| elevation_ft       = 
| elevation_max_m    = 
| elevation_max_ft   = 
| elevation_max_point=
| elevation_min_m    = 
| elevation_min_ft   = 
| elevation_min_point= 
| length_km          = 
| length_mi          = 
| width_km           = 
| width_mi           = 
| Latitude           = 
| Longitude          = 
| population_rank    =
| population_demonym = 
| OfficialLang        = 
| Languages          = 
| 2010Pop            = 
| population_as_of   = 
| 2010DensityUS      = 
| 2010Density        = 
| DensityRank        = 
| MedianHouseholdIncome = 
| IncomeRank         =
| 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 -->
| Legislature        = 
| Upperchamber       = 
| Lowerchamber       = 
| Senators           = 
| Representative     = 
| timezone1          = 
| utc_offset1        = 
| timezone1_DST      = 
| utc_offset1_DST    = 
| timezone1_location = 
| timezone2          = 
| utc_offset2        = 
| timezone2_DST      = 
| utc_offset2_DST    = 
| timezone2_location = 
| iso_code           =
| postal_code        =
| TradAbbreviation   =
| website            = <!-- OPTIONAL. Do NOT include http:// or trailing / Ex: www.example.com NOT http://www.example.com/ -->
| module             =
| footnotes          = 
}}

Parameters

The parameters below are required unless marked as optional.

Name

• name: the common name of the state
• official_name: (optional) The official name in English. Avoid using if it leads to redundancy with name and settlement type. Use if the official name is unusual or cannot be simply deduced from the name and settlement type.
• nickname: one or more nicknames for the state, usually separated by semicolons

Flag

• image_flag: file name of the state flag image; example: |Flag=Flag of California.svg
  • A small border is drawn around the flag unless |flag_border=no is set (for e.g. |Name=Ohio, which is the only state with a non-rectangular flag).
• flag_alt: (optional) alt-text for the flag image; if unspecified, the alt-text defaults to "Flag of Name"
• flag_link: (optional) a link to an article about the state's flag; if unspecified, the link defaults to "[[Flag of Name|Flag]]"

Seal

• image_seal: file name of the state seal image; example: |Seal=Seal of California.svg
• seal_alt: (optional) alt-text for the seal image; if unspecified, the alt-text defaults to "State seal of Name"
• seal_link: (optional) a link to an article about the state's seal; if unspecified, the link defaults to "[[Seal of Name|Seal]]"
• seal_type: (optional) alternate label for the seal if a non-seal image is used (e.g. "coat of arms", "emblem", etc.), do not link

Motto

• motto: (optional) state motto

Song

• anthem: (optional) state song or anthem

Map

• 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

• 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

• population_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 and county

• seat: 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 and urban areas (by population) in the state
• LargestCounty: (optional) the largest county or county equivalent (by population).

Area

• 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)
• width_mi: width of the state in miles (usually rounded to a whole number or approximated to the tens place, such as "360")
• width_km: width of the state in kilometers (usually rounded to a whole number or approximated to the tens place, such as "580")
• length_mi: length of the state in miles (usually rounded to a whole number or approximated to the tens place, such as "360")
• length_km: length of the state in kilometers (usually rounded to a whole number or approximated to the tens place, such as "580")
• area_water_percent: percent of total area that is water; example: |area_water_percent=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

• PopRank: where the state ranks on List of U.S. states and territories by population; example: |PopRank=25th
• 2020Pop: the most recent U.S. Census population for the state; most states list the most-recent population estimate
• population_as_of: The year for the population
• 2020DensityUS: most recent population ÷ land area in square miles
• 2020Density: most recent population ÷ land area in square km
• 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
• 2000Pop/2010Pop: 2000/2010 population for the state
  • Overridden by 2020Pop.
• 2000DensityUS/2010DensityUS: 2000/2010 population ÷ land area in square miles
  • Overridden by 2020DensityUS.
• 2000Density/2010Density: 2000/2010 population ÷ land area in square km
  • Overridden by 2020Density.

Elevations

• elevation_max_point: text naming the location of the highest point in the state; usually it's the name of a mountain or hill
• elevation_max_ft: elevation of the highest point in feet
• elevation_max_m: elevation of the highest point in meters
• elevation_ft: mean elevation of the state in feet
• elevation_m: mean elevation of the state in meters
• elevation_min_point: (optional) text naming the location of the lowest point in the state; usually it's the name of a body of water
• elevation_min_ft: elevation of the lowest point in feet
• elevation_min_m: elevation of the lowest point in meters

History

• 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

• Governor: the name and party of the current governor
• Lieutenant Governor: the name and party of the current Lt. Governor/next-in-succession. Unless Lieutenant Governor_alt is used, the header reads "Lieutenant Governor" and links to the "Lieutenant Governor of state" article.
• Lieutenant Governor_alt: (optional) the name of the title that succeeds the Governor; several states have no Lt. Gov.; instead, their Secretary of State or President of the Senate is next in succession. This value can be wiklinked to an article, for example Secretary of State of Arizona.
• 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 />
• Representative: (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

If timezone2 is specified, the time zone section will consist of four rows and the location for timezone1 and timezone2 should be specified.

Other information

• ISOCode: (optional) the ISO 3166-2:US code for the state
• postal_code: (optional) the state's current standard two-letter postal abbreviation
• TradAbbreviation: (optional) common traditional abbreviations for the state
• website: (optional) an official URL for the state
• module: (optional) used to insert other infobox
• footnotes: (optional) where footnotes can be placed

Maintenance categories

• Category:Pages using infobox U.S. state with unknown parameters (1)

Microformat

TemplateData

An infobox for States of the United States of America.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Link to seal's page	Seallink	Link to the Wikipedia page of the state's seal	Date	optional
Official language	OfficialLang	The state's official language, if it has one Example [[Template:Official languages of U.S. states and territories|English]]	Content	optional
Languages spoken	Languages	no description Example Language spoken at home<ref name="StatisticalAtlas">{{cite web |url= https://statisticalatlas.com/state/California/Languages|title=Languages in California (State)|work=Statistical Atlas|access-date=August 15, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180815233304/https://statisticalatlas.com/state/California/Languages|archive-date=August 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[English language|English]]: 58.1% * [[Spanish language|Spanish]]: 28.8% * [[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 3.0% * [[Filipino language|Filipino]]: 2.2% * Other: 7.9%	Content	optional
Largest city	LargestCity	The state's largest city by population Example Los Angeles	Page name	suggested
Capital	Capital	The state's capital city Example Sacramento	Page name	required
Largest metropolitan area	LargestMetro	The state's largest metropolitan area and urban area by population Example [[Greater Los Angeles]]	String	suggested
Largest county	LargestCounty	The state's largest county or county equivalent (by population) Example [[Los Angeles County, California]]	String	suggested
TotalAreaUS	TotalAreaUS	no description	Unknown	optional
WidthUS	WidthUS	no description	Unknown	optional
Width	Width	no description	Unknown	optional
LengthUS	LengthUS	no description	Unknown	optional
Length	Length	no description	Unknown	optional
PCWater	PCWater	no description	Unknown	optional
Latitude	Latitude	no description	Unknown	optional
Longitude	Longitude	no description	Unknown	optional
Population rank	PopRank population_rank	no description Example 1st	String	optional
2010Pop	2010Pop	no description	Unknown	optional
population_as_of	population_as_of	no description	Unknown	optional
2000Pop	2000Pop	no description	Unknown	optional
Median household income	MedianHouseholdIncome	no description Example $71,805 (2017)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://kff.org/other/state-indicator/median-annual-income/?currentTimeframe=0 |website=The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation |title=Median Annual Household Income |access-date=May 19, 2018}}</ref>	Content	optional
2010DensityUS	2010DensityUS	no description	Unknown	optional
2000DensityUS	2000DensityUS	no description	Unknown	optional
2010Density	2010Density	no description	Unknown	optional
2000Density	2000Density	no description	Unknown	optional
DensityRank	DensityRank	no description	Unknown	optional
IncomeRank	IncomeRank	no description	Unknown	optional
HighestPoint	HighestPoint	no description	Unknown	optional
HighestElevUS	HighestElevUS	no description	Unknown	optional
HighestElev	HighestElev	no description	Unknown	optional
MeanElevUS	MeanElevUS	no description	Unknown	optional
MeanElev	MeanElev	no description	Unknown	optional
LowestPoint	LowestPoint	no description	Unknown	optional
LowestElev	LowestElev	no description	Unknown	optional
LowestElevUS	LowestElevUS	no description	Unknown	optional
Former name	Former	The state's former name(s) Example [[California Republic]]	String	optional
Admittance date	AdmittanceDate	Date the state was admitted to the union	Date	optional
Admittance order	AdmittanceOrder	no description	String	optional
Governor	Governor	no description Example {{nowrap|[[Gavin Newsom]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])}}	Content	optional
Lieutenant Governor alt title	Lieutenant Governor_alt	no description	String	optional
Lieutenant Governor	Lieutenant Governor	no description Example {{nowrap|[[Eleni Kounalakis]] (D)}}	Content	suggested
Senate Pro Tem	Senate Pro Tem	no description	Unknown	optional
House Speaker	House Speaker	no description	Unknown	optional
Legislature	Legislature	no description	Unknown	optional
Upper chamber	Upperchamber Upperhouse	The state's upper legislative chamber Example [[California State Senate|State Senate]]	Content	suggested
Lower chamber	Lowerchamber Lowerhouse	The state's lower legislative chamber Example [[California State Assembly|State Assembly]]	Content	suggested
Senators	Senators	The state's Senators in the US Senate Example {{ublist|[[Dianne Feinstein]] (D)|[[Kamala Harris]] (D)}}	Content	required
Representatives	Representatives	The state's number of representatives in the House of Representatives by political party Example {{ublist|46 Democrats|7 Republicans}}	Content	required
timezone1	timezone1	no description	Unknown	optional
utc_offset1	utc_offset1	no description	Unknown	optional
timezone1_DST	timezone1_DST	no description	Unknown	optional
utc_offset1_DST	utc_offset1_DST	no description	Unknown	optional
timezone1_location	timezone1_location	no description	Unknown	optional
timezone2	timezone2	no description	Unknown	optional
utc_offset2	utc_offset2	no description	Unknown	optional
timezone2_DST	timezone2_DST	no description	Unknown	optional
utc_offset2_DST	utc_offset2_DST	no description	Unknown	optional
timezone2_location	timezone2_location	no description	Unknown	optional
Postal abbreviation	PostalAbbreviation	Official 2-letter abbreviation of the state Example CA	String	optional
Traditional abbreviation(s)	TradAbbreviation	The state's traditional abbreviation(s) Example Calif., Cal.	String	optional
Official name	official_name	The state's official name. Use only when not of the form 'State of X' Example Commonwealth of Virginia	String	optional
Area codes	area_code	A list of the state's telephone area codes Example 209 213 310 323 408 415 510 530 559 562 619 626 650 661 707 714 760 805 818 831 858 909 916 925 949	String	optional
ISO code	iso_code	no description Example US-CA	String	optional
Official website	website	The state's official website Example https://www.ca.gov/	URL	optional
Seal alternate text	seal_alt	no description	String	optional
Link to flag's page	flag_link	Link to the Wikipedia page of the state's flag Example Flag of California	Page name	optional
Seal image	image_seal	An image of the state's seal	File	optional
Name	name	The state's name Example California	String	optional
Flag image	image_flag	An image of the state's flag Example Flag of California.svg	File	optional
Flag alternate text	flag_alt	no description	String	optional
State nickname	nickname	The state's nickname Example The Golden State	String	optional
State nicknames	nicknames	The state's nicknames, if there are more than one Example The Constitution State (official), The Nutmeg State	Content	optional
Footnotes	footnotes	no description	Content	optional
Map alternate text	map_alt	no description	String	optional
Map image	image_map	no description Example California in United States.svg	File	optional
State anthem	anthem	The state's anthem Example "[[I Love You, California]]"<br />[[File:"I Love You, California" - Regional anthem of California.ogg|center]]	Content	optional
State motto	motto	The state's motto(s) Example "[[Eureka (word)|Eureka]]"<ref name="motto-symbols">{{cite web |url= http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&division=2.&title=1.&part=&chapter=2.&article=|title=Chapter 2 of Division 2 of Title 1 of the California Government Code|work=[[California Office of Legislative Counsel]]|access-date=February 23, 2019 }}</ref>	Content	optional
Demonym	population_demonym	What the state's residents are called Example Californian	String	suggested
Area rank	area_rank	no description Example 3rd	String	optional
Total area	total_area	no description	Number	optional
Module	module	no description	String	optional

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