Template:Cite United States census

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Usage

Cite template to deal with citing individual records found in the United States census. U.S. Census data is publicly available for years 1790 to 1950. For years 1850 to 1950, these records often contain names, addresses, ages, national origins, and occupations.

Parameters (no required parameters)

Horizontal format:

{{cite United States census | url = | title = | year = | location = | roll = | page = | line = | enumdist = | filmnum = | nafilm = | accessdate = }}

Vertical format:

{{cite United States census
 | url =
 | title = 
 | year = 
 | location = 
 | roll = 
 | page = 
 | line = 
 | enumdist = 
 | filmnum = 
 | nafilm = 
 | accessdate = 
}}

Example usage

{{cite United States census
 | url = https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X44C-62N
 | title = Charles Jacobs
 | year = 1900
 | location = Orange, Cuyahoga, Ohio
 | roll = T623 1261
 | page = 4A
 | line = 34
 | enumdist = 22
 | filmnum = 1254075
 | nafilm = T9-0075
 | accessdate = 2008-09-10
}}

The entry above will produce the following:

"Charles Jacobs", United States census, 1900; Orange, Cuyahoga, Ohio; roll T623 1261, page 4A, line 34, enumeration district 22, Family History film 1254075, National Archives film number T9-0075. Retrieved on 2008-09-10.

Description of parameters

• title: title of the census record
• url: URL of the source record

• year: year the census was taken
• location: the census place (town or city, township or county, state)
• roll: microfilm roll number
• page: census page number
• line: entry line number
• enumdist : census enumeration district
• filmnum: LDS Family History Center film or microfiche image number
• nafilm: National Archives film number
• accessdate: when you looked it up

Cite template to deal with citing individual records found in the United States census.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Title	title	Title of the census record	Unknown	optional
URL	url	URL of the source record	URL	optional
Year	year	Year the census was taken	Unknown	optional
Location	location	The census place (town or city, township or county, state)	Unknown	optional
Roll	roll	Microfilm roll number	Unknown	optional
Page	page	Census page number	Unknown	optional
Line	line	Entry line number	Unknown	optional
Enumeration district	enumdist	Census enumeration district	Unknown	optional
Film number	filmnum	LDS Family History Center film or microfiche image number	Unknown	optional
National Archives film number	nafilm	National Archives film number	Unknown	optional
Access date	accessdate	Date of URL access	Date	optional

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