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The {{Tl|Cite US Gazetteer}} template generates a citation for one of the [[United States Census Bureau]]'s '''US Gazetteer''' files.

==Usage examples==
* <nowiki>{{</nowiki>Cite US Gazetteer|2010|places|CA}}
* <nowiki>{{</nowiki>Cite US Gazetteer|vintage=2010|type=places|state=CA}}

==Parameters==
===1st parameter (vintage)===
The 1st parameter specifies the vintage of the data file. Alternatively, the vintage can be specified using {{Para|vintage}}.

Currently the only supported values for this parameter are:
* {{Para|vintage|2010}} — which specifies the [[2010 United States Census|2010 Census]] data
* {{Para|vintage|2014}} — which specifies the 2014 [[American Community Survey]] data

===2nd parameter (type)===
The 2nd parameter specifies the types of geographical units included in the data file. Alternatively, the types can be specified using <code>type=</code>.

Currently the only supported value for this parameter is:
* {{Para|type|places}} — which specifies [[Municipal corporation|incorporated]] and [[Census designated place|census designated]] places.

===3rd parameter (state)===
The 3rd parameter specifies which [[U.S. state]]. Alternatively, the state can be specified using <code>state=</code>.

Currently the only supported value for this parameter is:
* {{Para|state|CA}}, to specify the data file for [[California]].

==See also==
*[[Template:Cite gnis]]
*[[Template:FIPS]]
*[[Template:USCensus2010CA]]

==External links==
* [https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer.html index to US Gazetteer files at census.gov]

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