Template:Geographic reference/doc

40px

This is a documentation subpage for :Template:Geographic reference.
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

wikipedia:Category:Template documentation pages

This template {{geographic reference}} or its shortcut {{GR}} is used on a very large number of Wikipedia articles to provide citations for Geographic references, mainly for locations in North America.

Census Abbreviations
Abbreviation	Meaning
STUSPS	United States Postal Service State Abbreviation
GEOID	Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (State FIPS and Place FIPS)
ANSICODE	American National Standards Insititute code
NAME	Name
LSAD	Legal/Statistical area descriptor.
FUNCSTAT	Functional status of entity.
POP10	2010 Census population count.
HU10	2010 Census housing unit count.
ALAND	Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only.
AWATER	Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only.
ALAND_SQMI	Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only.
AWATER_SQMI	Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only.
INTPTLAT	Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively
INTPTLONG	Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively.

"American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. – Now obsolete. Use {{GR|r8}} instead.

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

"Geographic Names Information System". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

"NGA GEOnet Names Server". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

"Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.

"American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.

"Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-03-04.

To use one of these citations, pass the number of the reference to the template as a parameter: {{GR|1}} produces the first citation, {{GR|4}} produces the fourth one, and so forth. To use the Indian reference, pass the name "India" to the template: {{GR|india}}, producing:

"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

{{GR}} can be used either inside or outside <ref> tags. The default options, as shown above, are for use when the template is not enclosed in ref tags. The code for these options automatically includes the ref tags. If the ref tags are not required or desired, they can be omitted by adding an "r" before the reference number. So while {{GR|1}} produces ^[1], a properly-formatted citation, {{GR|r1}} outputs ""US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23. ", the complete citation inline. Note that this option is not available with the Indian reference: {{GR|India}} does not include the <ref> tags, and typing {{GR|rIndia}} simply produces an error.

Date format

The optional dateform parameter is used to set the format for dates. Setting this parameter to "dateform=dmy" gives the date in the day month year format (e.g. 16 June 2004); "mdy" gives the date in the month day, year format (e.g. June 16, 2004); and "dateform=ymd" or "dateform=iso" give the date in the iso format (e.g. 2004-06-16). When this parameter is excluded, the date will default to ymd/iso format.

Example

Input

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.{{GR|1}} Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.<ref>{{GR|r2}}</ref> Curabitur pretium tincidunt lacus. Nulla gravida orci a odio. Nullam varius, turpis et commodo pharetra, est eros bibendum elit, nec luctus magna felis sollicitudin mauris.<ref>{{GR|india}}</ref> Integer in mauris eu nibh euismod gravida. Duis ac tellus et risus vulputate vehicula. Donec lobortis risus a elit. Etiam tempor.<ref>{{GR|3}}</ref> Ut ullamcorper, ligula eu tempor congue, eros est euismod turpis, id tincidunt sapien risus a quam. Maecenas fermentum consequat mi. Donec fermentum. Pellentesque malesuada nulla a mi. Duis sapien sem, aliquet nec, commodo eget, consequat quis, neque.{{GR|r4}} Aliquam faucibus, elit ut dictum aliquet, felis nisl adipiscing sapien, sed malesuada diam lacus eget erat. Cras mollis scelerisque nunc. Nullam arcu. Aliquam consequat.<ref>{{GR|rIndia}}</ref> Curabitur augue lorem, dapibus quis, laoreet et, pretium ac, nisi.{{GR|india}} Aenean magna nisl, mollis quis, molestie eu, feugiat in, orci.{{GR|7|dateform=mdy}} In hac habitasse platea dictumst.{{GR}}

Output

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.^[1] Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.^[2]

Curabitur pretium tincidunt lacus. Nulla gravida orci a odio. Nullam varius, turpis et commodo pharetra, est eros bibendum elit, nec luctus magna felis sollicitudin mauris.^[3] Integer in mauris eu nibh euismod gravida. Duis ac tellus et risus vulputate vehicula. Donec lobortis risus a elit. Etiam tempor.^[4] Ut ullamcorper, ligula eu tempor congue, eros est euismod turpis, id tincidunt sapien risus a quam. Maecenas fermentum consequat mi. Donec fermentum. Pellentesque malesuada nulla a mi. Duis sapien sem, aliquet nec, commodo eget, consequat quis, neque."Geographic Names Information System". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-01-31. Aliquam faucibus, elit ut dictum aliquet, felis nisl adipiscing sapien, sed malesuada diam lacus eget erat. Cras mollis scelerisque nunc. Nullam arcu. Aliquam consequat.^[5] Curabitur augue lorem, dapibus quis, laoreet et, pretium ac, nisi."Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01. Aenean magna nisl, mollis quis, molestie eu, feugiat in, orci.^[6] In hac habitasse platea dictumst.Geographic reference error: 1=

Parameters

{{GR}} parameters
Parameter	Mandatory or Optional	Default	Description
{1}	Mandatory	Undefined
dateformat	Optional	ymd	Formats the date in dmy, mdy, or ymd/iso format.

Parameter {1} values
Value	Produces	Code
India or india	"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.	{{cite web\|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999%7Carchiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999%7Carchivedate={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=16 June 2004\|mdy=June 16, 2004\|ymd\|iso\|2004-06-16}}\|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)\|accessdate={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=1 November 2008\|mdy=November 1, 2008\|ymd\|iso\|2008-11-01}}\|work= \|publisher= Census Commission of India}}
1	^[1]	`{{#tag:ref\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html\|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]\|accessdate={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=23 April 2011\|mdy=April 23, 2011\|ymd\|iso\|2011-04-23}}\|date={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=12 February 2011\|mdy=February 12, 2011\|ymd\|iso\|2011-02-12}}\|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}\|name="GR1"}}`
2	^[7]	`{{#tag:ref\|{{cite web\|url=http://factfinder.census.gov\|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]\|accessdate={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=31 January 2008\|mdy=January 31, 2008\|ymd\|iso\|2008-01-31}}\|title=American FactFinder}}\|name="GR2"}}`
3	^[8]	`{{#tag:ref\|{{cite web\|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov\|accessdate={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=31 January 2008\|mdy=January 31, 2008\|ymd\|iso\|2008-01-31}}\|title=US Board on Geographic Names\|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]\|date={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=25 October 2007\|mdy=October 25, 2007\|ymd\|iso\|2007-10-25}}}}\|name="GR3"}}`
4	^[9]	`{{#tag:ref\|{{cite web\|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic\|accessdate={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=31 January 2008\|mdy=January 31, 2008\|ymd\|iso\|2008-01-31}}\|title=Geographic Names Information System\|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]}}\|name="GR4"}}`
5	^[10]	`{{#tag:ref\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.nima.mil/gns/html/index.html\|accessdate={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=31 January 2008\|mdy=January 31, 2008\|ymd\|iso\|2008-01-31}}\|title=NGA GEOnet Names Server\|publisher=[[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]\|date={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=31 January 2008\|mdy=January 31, 2008\|ymd\|iso\|2008-01-30}}}}\|name="GR5"}}`
6	^[11]	`{{#tag:ref\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx\|accessdate={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=7 June 2011\|mdy=June 7, 2011\|ymd\|iso\|2011-06-07}}\|title=Find a County\|publisher=National Association of Counties}}\|name="GR6"}}`
7	^[6]	`{{#tag:ref\|{{cite web \|url=http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action \|title=USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code \|accessdate={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=15 February 2012\|mdy=February 15, 2012\|ymd\|iso\|2012-02-15}} \|author=United States Postal Service}}\|name="GR7"}}`
8	^[12]	`{{#tag:ref\|{{cite web\|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov\|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]\|accessdate={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=14 May 2011\|mdy=May 14, 2011\|ymd\|iso\|2011-05-14}}\|title=American FactFinder}}\|name="GR8"}}`
9	^[13]	`{{#tag:ref\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/\|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]\|accessdate={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=4 March 2012\|mdy=March 4, 2012\|ymd\|iso\|2012-03-04}}\|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses}}\|name="GR9"}}`
r1	"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.	`{{cite web\|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html%7Cpublisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]\|accessdate={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=23 April 2011\|mdy=April 23, 2011\|ymd\|iso\|2011-04-23}}\|date={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=12 February 2011\|mdy=February 12, 2011\|ymd\|iso\|2011-02-12}}\|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}`
r2	"American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.	`{{cite web\|url=http://factfinder.census.gov%7Cpublisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]\|accessdate={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=31 January 2008\|mdy=January 31, 2008\|ymd\|iso\|2008-01-31}}\|title=American FactFinder}}`
r3	"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.	`{{cite web\|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov%7Caccessdate={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=31 January 2008\|mdy=January 31, 2008\|ymd\|iso\|2008-01-31}}\|title=US Board on Geographic Names\|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]\|date={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=25 October 2007\|mdy=October 25, 2007\|ymd\|iso\|2007-10-25}}}}`
r4	"Geographic Names Information System". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-01-31.	`{{cite web\|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic%7Caccessdate={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=31 January 2008\|mdy=January 31, 2008\|ymd\|iso\|2008-01-31}}\|title=Geographic Names Information System\|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]}}`
r5	"NGA GEOnet Names Server". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2008-01-31.	`{{cite web\|url=http://www.nima.mil/gns/html/index.html%7Caccessdate={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=31 January 2008\|mdy=January 31, 2008\|ymd\|iso\|2008-01-31}}\|title=NGA GEOnet Names Server\|publisher=[[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]\|date={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=31 January 2008\|mdy=January 31, 2008\|ymd\|iso\|2008-01-30}}}}`
r6	"Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.	`{{cite web\|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx%7Caccessdate={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=7 June 2011\|mdy=June 7, 2011\|ymd\|iso\|2011-06-07}}\|title=Find a County\|publisher=National Association of Counties}}`
r7	United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.	`{{cite web\|url=http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action%7Ctitle=USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code \|accessdate={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=15 February 2012\|mdy=February 15, 2012\|ymd\|iso\|2012-02-15}} \|author=United States Postal Service}}`
r8	"American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.	`{{cite web\|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov%7Cpublisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]\|accessdate={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=14 May 2011\|mdy=May 14, 2011\|ymd\|iso\|2011-05-14}}\|title=American FactFinder}}`
r9	"Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-03-04.	`{{cite web\|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/%7Cpublisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]\|accessdate={{#switch:{{lc:{{{dateform\|{{{2\|}}}}}}}}\|dmy=4 March 2012\|mdy=March 4, 2012\|ymd\|iso\|2012-03-04}}\|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses}}`

References produced

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
↑
↑ Geographic reference error: 1=rIndia
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "Geographic Names Information System". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "NGA GEOnet Names Server". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-03-04.

[GR1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

[2] "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[3] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

[4] ↑

[5] Geographic reference error: 1=rIndia

[GR7-6] 6.0 ^6.1 United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.

[GR2-7] "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[GR3-8] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[GR4-9] "Geographic Names Information System". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[GR5-10] "NGA GEOnet Names Server". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[GR6-11] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[GR8-12] "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.

[GR9-13] "Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-03-04.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

Track changes made to this page

Geographic reference/doc

Contents

Usage

Date format

Example

Parameters

References produced