Template:US Census population/doc

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This template is used as an information box on pages, showing each census year with a population, and a percent gain/loss comparison. See Alabama as an example of how this template is rendered.

Usage

{{US Census population
| align=
| 1790=
| 1800=
| 1810=
| 1820=
| 1830=
| 1840=
| 1850=
| 1860=
| 1870=
| 1880=
| 1890=
| 1900=
| 1910=
| 1920=
| 1930=
| 1940=
| 1950=
| 1960=
| 1970=
| 1980=
| 1990=
| 2000=
| 2010=
| 2020= <!--As of April 2021, the template should be used with either 2020= or estimate=, but not both.-->
| estyear=
| estimate=
| estref=
| align-fn=
| footnote=
}}


Example

{{US Census population
|align=center
|title=Alabama Census Results 1800-2020
|1800= 1250
|1810= 9046
|1820= 144317 |1820n= {{refn|1=Forstall, Richard L. (1996). ''[https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/population-of-states-and-counties-us-1790-1990/population-of-states-and-counties-of-the-united-states-1790-1990.pdf#page=21 Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990]''. Washington: U.S. Bureau of the Census, pp. 8–11. ISBN 0-934213-48-8. Retrieved 19 May 2021. Due to the late arrival of returns from the counties of [[Lawrence County, Alabama|Lawrence]], [[Perry County, Alabama|Perry]], and [[Washington County, Alabama|Washington]], the population of the state for 1820 was incorrectly listed as 127,901 in the official state total.{{refn|group=subnote|1=The relevant note on p. 10 erroneously switches the population values for Perry and Washington counties. The correct values can be found on [https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1820/1820a-02.pdf#page=109 page 121] of the final census report for 1820.}}}}
|1830= 309527
|1840= 590756
|1850= 771623
|1860= 964201
|1870= 996992
|1880= 1262505
|1890= 1513401
|1900= 1828697
|1910= 2138093
|1920= 2348174
|1930= 2646248
|1940= 2832961
|1950= 3061743
|1960= 3266740
|1970= 3444165
|1980= 3893888
|1990= 4040587
|2000= 4447100
|2010= 4779736
|2020= 5024279
|estimate=5039877
|estyear=2021
|align-fn=center
|footnote=Sources: 1910–2020<ref name="Census2010">[https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/dec/popchange-data-text.html Historical Population Change Data (1910–2020)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429012609/https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/dec/popchange-data-text.html |date=April 29, 2021}}</ref>
}}
Alabama Census Results 1800-2020
CensusPop.Note
18001,250
18109,046623.7%
1820144,317[1]1,495.4%
1830309,527114.5%
1840590,75690.9%
1850771,62330.6%
1860964,20125.0%
1870996,9923.4%
18801,262,50526.6%
18901,513,40119.9%
19001,828,69720.8%
19102,138,09316.9%
19202,348,1749.8%
19302,646,24812.7%
19402,832,9617.1%
19503,061,7438.1%
19603,266,7406.7%
19703,444,1655.4%
19803,893,88813.1%
19904,040,5873.8%
20004,447,10010.1%
20104,779,7367.5%
20205,024,2795.1%
2021 (est.)5,039,8770.3%
Sources: 1910–2020[2]

Parameters

  • |align= sets infobox alignment; values:
    • right float on the right side of the page; default
    • left to float it to the left
    • center for center alignment
    • none for left alignment, without wrapping text
  • |align-fn=: alignment of footnote
    • left
    • right
    • center default
  • |deleted= (or |extinct=): set to "yes" or "true" for places that are no longer measured by the US Census. Types of places that have been deleted from the Census's list of populated places include ghost towns (e.g. Manganese, Minnesota), places that have merged into another place (e.g. Borough of Princeton, New Jersey), and places that have been formally deorganized (e.g. Atkinson, Maine). Use this parameter to prevent an article from incorrectly appearing in Category:Pages using US Census population needing update.

Tracking category

See also

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TemplateData for US Census population

This template is used as an information box on pages, showing each census year with a population, and a percent gain/loss comparison. Also includes functionality for a custom title/footer for the infobox, easy-to-insert citations for each census year, and population estimates for a single non-census year (with an easy-to-insert citation thing for this as well).

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Titletitle

Sets a title for the infobox. If unspecified, defaults to 'Historical Population'

Default
Historical Population
Example
Census data for Alabama
Stringsuggested
infobox alignmentalign

sets infobox alignment. right -> float on the right side of the page; default. left -> to float it to the left. center -> center alignment. none -> left alignment, without wrapping text

Suggested values
right left center none
Default
right
Example
right
Stringsuggested
Footnotefootnote

Can be used to add a footnote to this infobox. Use cases include adding a citation to a single consolidated reference for the census data in the entire infobox, along the lines of 'sources 1910-2022[REF GOES HERE]'

Contentsuggested
alignment of footnotealign-fn

Can be used to set the alignment of the footnote. left -> left-aligned. right -> right-aligned. center -> content centered (default).

Suggested values
left right center
Default
center
Stringoptional
1790 Census result (population)1790

How many people were recorded by the 1790 census?

Numberoptional
1790 census citation1790n

Cite your source for the 1790 Census

Contentoptional
1800 Census result (population)1800

How many people were recorded by the 1800 census?

Numberoptional
1800 Census citation1800n

Cite your source for the 1800 Census

Contentoptional
1810 Census result (population)1810

How many people were recorded by the 1810 census?

Numberoptional
1810 Census citation1810n

Cite your source for the 1810 Census

Contentoptional
1820 Census result (population)1820

How many people were recorded by the 1820 census?

Numberoptional
1820 Census citation1820n

Cite your source for the 1820 Census

Contentoptional
1830 Census result (population)1830

How many people were recorded by the 1830 census?

Numberoptional
1830 Census citation1830n

Cite your source for the 1830 Census

Contentoptional
1840 Census result (population)1840

How many people were recorded by the 1840 census?

Numberoptional
1840 Census citation1840n

Cite your source for the 1840 Census

Contentoptional
1850 Census result (population)1850

How many people were recorded by the 1850 census?

Numberoptional
1850 Census citation1850n

Cite your source for the 1850 Census

Contentoptional
1860 Census result (population)1860

How many people were recorded by the 1860 census?

Numberoptional
1860 Census citation1860n

Cite your source for the 1860 Census

Contentoptional
1870 Census result (population)1870

How many people were recorded by the 1870 census?

Numberoptional
1870 Census citation1870n

Cite your source for the 1870 Census

Contentoptional
1880 Census result (population)1880

How many people were recorded by the 1880 census?

Numberoptional
1880 Census citation1880n

Cite your source for the 1880 Census

Contentoptional
1890 Census result (population)1890

How many people were recorded by the 1890 census?

Numberoptional
1890 Census citation1890n

Cite your source for the 1890 Census

Contentoptional
1900 Census result (population)1900

How many people were recorded by the 1900 census?

Numberoptional
1900 Census citation1900n

Cite your source for the 1900 Census

Contentoptional
1910 Census result (population)1910

How many people were recorded by the 1910 census?

Numberoptional
1910 Census citation1910n

Cite your source for the 1910 Census

Contentoptional
1920 Census result (population)1920

How many people were recorded by the 1920 census?

Numberoptional
1920 Census citation1920n

Cite your source for the 1920 Census

Contentoptional
1930 Census result (population)1930

How many people were recorded by the 1930 census?

Numberoptional
1930 Census citation1930n

Cite your source for the 1930 Census

Contentoptional
1940 Census result (population)1940

How many people were recorded by the 1940 census?

Numberoptional
1940 Census citation1940n

Cite your source for the 1940 Census

Contentoptional
1950 Census result (population)1950

How many people were recorded by the 1950 census?

Numberoptional
1950 Census citation1950n

Cite your source for the 1950 Census

Contentoptional
1960 Census result (population)1960

How many people were recorded by the 1960 census?

Numberoptional
1960 Census citation1960n

Cite your source for the 1960 Census

Contentoptional
1970 Census result (population)1970

How many people were recorded by the 1970 census?

Numberoptional
1970 Census citation1970n

Cite your source for the 1970 Census

Contentoptional
1980 Census result (population)1980

How many people were recorded by the 1980 census?

Numberoptional
1980 Census citation1980n

Cite your source for the 1980 Census

Contentoptional
1990 Census result (population)1990

How many people were recorded by the 1990 census?

Numberoptional
1990 Census citation1990n

Cite your source for the 1990 Census

Contentoptional
2000 Census result (population)2000

How many people were recorded by the 2000 census?

Numberoptional
2000 Census citation2000n

Cite your source for the 2000 Census

Contentoptional
2010 Census result (population)2010

How many people were recorded by the 2010 census?

Numberoptional
2010 Census citation2010n

Cite your source for the 2010 Census

Contentoptional
2020 Census result (population)2020

How many people were recorded by the 2020 census?

Numberoptional
2020 Census citation2020n

Cite your source for the 2020 Census

Contentoptional
Year of population estimateestyear

The year which the specified 'estimated population' is an estimate for. (If you have an estimate for the 2022 population, enter '2022').

Example
2022
Numberoptional
Estimated population (number of people) for a year which didn't have a census. Generally used for 'estimated current population'.estimate

MUST BE USED WITH estyear (year of population estimate) AND estref (estimated population reference) VALUES!. Generally used for 'estimated current population'.

Example
241,000
Numberoptional
Population estimate citationestref

Enter the citation for the population estimate (if population estimate has been specified)

Contentoptional

References and Notes (used in the example)

Notes

  1. The relevant note on p. 10 erroneously switches the population values for Perry and Washington counties. The correct values can be found on page 121 of the final census report for 1820.

References

  1. Forstall, Richard L. (1996). Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990. Washington: U.S. Bureau of the Census, pp. 8–11. ISBN 0-934213-48-8. Retrieved 19 May 2021. Due to the late arrival of returns from the counties of Lawrence, Perry, and Washington, the population of the state for 1820 was incorrectly listed as 127,901 in the official state total.[subnote 1]
  2. Historical Population Change Data (1910–2020) Archived April 29, 2021, at the Wayback Machine