Template:Countyrow/doc

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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Countyrow (see that page for the template itself).
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This creates an entry in a table of counties in the United States. Features:

1 Normal usage
2 Required parameters
3 Optional parameters
4 See also

[edit] Normal usage

{{Countyrow|Name= |N= |Num= |Seat= |Data1= |Data2= ... |Data6= |Population=|Area=}}

[edit] Required parameters

Name= is the name of the county without the word "County" as used in the link, e.g. Los Angeles County, California or Arlington County, Virginia you would use Name=Los Angeles or Name=Arlington etc.
N= is the two-digit FIPS state code of the county's state, e.g. N=04 for Arizona, N=10 for Delaware, etc. The name of the state will be composed from this number.
Num= is the three-digit fips county code for that county, e.g. N=001 or N=037 etc.
Seat= is the county seat. The state's name is included automatically in the wikilink. Can be replaced with noseat parameter (see below)
Population= is the population of the county. This must be given as a raw number without any commas, as the etmplate formats this value using the {{nts}} template.
Area= is the total area of the county:
- If this is a raw number, then the template will assume its the area in square miles, format it with {{nts}}, and also give the area in square kilometers.
- If this isn't a raw number, then then the value is dsiplayed unaltered
A map is automically generated, using the information from the parameters given, with a size of 150px. See also map and size paramets below.

[edit] Optional parameters

Type= Normally, the county link is of the form [['name' county, state|'name' county]]. If non-empty, then link becomes [['name' 'type', state|'name' 'type']].
- Notype=yes results in no addition being apended to the county name. (e.g. for City and County of Honolulu).
Noseat= is used when a county doesn't have one seat. The value of this parameter is displayed instead. (For example, a note about the lack of seat, or the details of multiple seats)
Data1=... Data6= up to six columsn of additional information can be included. Convention is to include (in the following order):
1. The county's licence plate code (where applicable)
2. County's creation date/year
3. The county's origin (which counties it was formed out of)
4. The etymolgy of the county name
Map= is the name of the image to used for the county map when the autmatically generated version doesn't work. The Image: prefix must not be included. Default size is 150px.
Size= is used when 150px produces a map that is too big. Example: Size=100px
Showstate=yes results in the state's name being appended to the county name, and the full FIPS code for the county being displayed (i.e. including state two digit code).