Usage edit

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) edit

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 edit

{{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 edit

  • 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

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Titletitle

Title of the census record

Unknownoptional
URLurl

URL of the source record

URLoptional
Yearyear

Year the census was taken

Unknownoptional
Locationlocation

The census place (town or city, township or county, state)

Unknownoptional
Rollroll

Microfilm roll number

Unknownoptional
Pagepage

Census page number

Unknownoptional
Lineline

Entry line number

Unknownoptional
Enumeration districtenumdist

Census enumeration district

Unknownoptional
Film numberfilmnum

LDS Family History Center film or microfiche image number

Unknownoptional
National Archives film numbernafilm

National Archives film number

Unknownoptional
Access dateaccessdate

Date of URL access

Dateoptional