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DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics, American FactFinder, United States Census Bureau (2000)

1 Description
2 Usage
- 2.1 Locality Terms
- 2.2 Note on FIPS Codes
3 Examples

[edit] Description

Template is used to generating links to U.S. Census 2000 demographic data of cities, towns, counties, and states. It's primary purpose is to simplify the cretion of URL links in references for population in articles.

[edit] Usage

Use: {{CensusPop|{{{1}}}|{{{2}}}|{{{3}}}}}

{{{1}}}: Locality/Geographic Location for which data is needed. See Locality Terms below.

{{{2}}}: FIPS Code. Include county numeric code for townships. Find County FIPS Codes here. Search Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) for individual areas. See Note on FIPS Codes below.

{{{3}}}: Census Profile Type. Alphanumeric code that corresponds to specific Census summary tables.
- DP-1 = General Demographics. Includes Population, Age, Sex, Race, and Household data.
- DP-2 = Social Characteristics. Includes School Enrollment, Education, and Marital Status.
- DP-3 = Economic Characteristics. Includes Employment Status, Occupations, Income.
- DP-4 = Housing Characteristics. Includes Housing units, Mortgages, and Rent.
- QT-P13 = Ancestry

[edit] Locality Terms

Type	Variables	Notes
State	State	U.S. states
Counties	Borough_AK	County equivelents in Alaska
	Borough_NY	One of the 5 boroughs of New York City that are coextensive with their respective county.
	Census_Area, CA	Census divisions of Alaska's Unorganized Borough
	County, Cty, Ind_City	All U.S. States except Alaska and Louisiana. Includes Independent Cities.
	Parish	County equivelent in Louisiana
County Subdivisions	CCD	Census County Divisions
	Census_Subarea, Sub	Subdivision within Alaska Census Areas
	Place	Indpendent places that are separate county subdivisions. Not to be confused with Independent city, which is a county-level equivelant.
	Town_NE	Towns in New England, such as New Hampshire
	Township, Twp	Used in 20 U.S. states. See Township (United States)
	Unorganized, UT	Census designated Unorganized Territory
Places	Borough	Certain incorporated cities in New England, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
	CDP	Census Designated Place.
	City	Incorporated and unincorporated places in the United States. Includes Independent Cities and Indpendent Places. Town is not to be confused with Town (New England).
	Town
	Village, Vil
	ConCity	Consolidated cities in Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Montana, and Tennesee only. For other city-county governments (City and County of Denver, City and County of San Francisco, etc.) use either County or City.
American Indian/Alaska Native Lands	Tribal	American Indian reservations or other tribal lands in the Continental United States
	ANRC	Alaska Native Regional Corporations
	Native_HI	Native Hawaiian Home Lands
Statistical Areas	Metro	Metropolitan Statistical Areas. Includes Consolidated MSAs and Primary MSAs.
Statistical Areas	NECMA	New England County Metropolitan Areas

[edit] Note on FIPS Codes

Since some areas have multiple names, they also have multiple FIPS Codes. Be sure to use the correct FIPS code that corresponds to the particular geographic type you have selected (county, city, township, etc.)