Usage  {{Infobox U.S. state | official_name       =  | name               =  | image_flag          =  | flag_alt            =  | image_seal         =  | seal_alt           =  | nickname           =  | motto              =  | anthem             =  | image_map          =  | map_alt            =  | seat               =  | LargestCity        = <!-- Set this to "capital" if the capital and the largest city are the same. -->  | LargestMetro       =  | area_rank          =  | area_total_sq_mi   =  | area_total_km2     =  | area_water_percent = | elevation_m        =  | elevation_ft       =  | elevation_max_m    =  | elevation_max_ft   =  | elevation_max_point= | elevation_min_m    =  | elevation_min_ft   =  | elevation_min_point=  | length_km          =  | length_mi          =  | width_km           =  | width_mi           =  | Latitude           =  | Longitude          =  | population_rank    = | population_demonym =  | OfficialLang        =  | Languages          =  | 2010Pop            =  | population_as_of   =  2010DensityUS      =  | 2010Density        =  | DensityRank        =  | MedianHouseholdIncome =  | IncomeRank         = | Former             = | AdmittanceDate     =  | AdmittanceOrder    =  | Governor           =  | Lieutenant Governor = | Lieutenant Governor_alt = <!-- OPTIONAL. For states w/o Lieutenant Governor, the title of the next in line of succession --> | Senate President Pro Tempore =  | Speaker of the House of Representatives = | Legislature        =  | Upperchamber       =  | Lowerchamber       =  | Senators           =  | Representatives    =  | timezone1          =  | utc_offset1        =  | timezone1_DST      =  | utc_offset1_DST    =  | timezone1_location =  | timezone2          =  | utc_offset2        =  | timezone2_DST      =  | utc_offset2_DST    =  | timezone2_location =  | iso_code           = | postal_code        = | TradAbbreviation   = | website            = <!-- OPTIONAL. Do NOT include http:// or trailing / Ex: www.example.com NOT http://www.example.com/ --> | footnotes          =  }}  Parameters The parameters below are required unless marked as optional.  Name Name: the common name of the state Fullname: the full name of the state (such as "State of California" or "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania") Nickname: one or more nicknames for the state, usually separated by semicolons  Flag Flag: file name of the state flag image; example:   A small border is drawn around the flag except in the case of , which is the only state with a non-rectangular flag. FlagAlt: (optional) alt-text for the flag image; if unspecified, the alt-text defaults to "Flag of Name" Flaglink: (optional) a link to an article about the state's flag; if unspecified, the link defaults to "[[Flag of Name|Flag]]"  Seal Seal: file name of the state seal image; example:  SealAlt: (optional) alt-text for the seal image; if unspecified, the alt-text defaults to "State seal of Name" Seallink: (optional) a link to an article about the state's seal; if unspecified, the link defaults to "[[Seal of Name|Seal]]"  Motto Motto: (optional) state motto  Song StateAnthem: (optional) state song or anthem  Map Map: file name of a map highlighting the state; example:  MapAlt: (optional) alt-text for the map image; if unspecified, the alt-text defaults to "Map of the United States with Name highlighted"  Languages OfficialLang: (optional) the state's official language(s) Languages: (optional) language(s) with a significant number of speakers in the state; often listed with a percentage, such as "English 94.6%, Spanish 5.9%"  Demonym Demonym: (optional) the name for residents of the state; in some cases editors have linked these terms to List of demonyms for U.S. states  Cities Capital: the state's capital city LargestCity: the largest city (by population) in the state  Specify  if the capital is also the largest city LargestMetro: (optional) the largest metropolitan area (by population) in the state  Area AreaRank: where the state ranks on List of U.S. states and territories by area; example:  TotalAreaUS: land + water area in square miles (usually rounded to a whole number) TotalArea: land + water area in square kilometers (usually rounded to a whole number) WidthUS: width of the state in miles (usually rounded to a whole number or approximated to the tens place, such as "360") Width: width of the state in kilometers (usually rounded to a whole number or approximated to the tens place, such as "580") LengthUS: length of the state in miles (usually rounded to a whole number or approximated to the tens place, such as "360") Length: length of the state in kilometers (usually rounded to a whole number or approximated to the tens place, such as "580") PCWater: percent of total area that is water; example:  Latitude: range of latitudes in the state, usually given in degrees and minutes from the southernmost to the northernmost parallel example:  Longitude: range of longitudes in the state, usually given in degrees and minutes from the easternmost to the westernmost meridian example:   Population PopRank: where the state ranks on List of U.S. states and territories by population; example:  2010Pop: the most recent U.S. Census population for the state; most states list the most-recent population estimate population_as_of: The year for the population 2010DensityUS: most recent population ÷ land area in square miles 2010Density: most recent population ÷ land area in square km 2000Pop: 2000 United States Census population for the state  Overridden by 2010Pop. 2000DensityUS: 2000 population ÷ land area in square miles  Overridden by 2010DensityUS. 2000Density: 2000 population ÷ land area in square km  Overridden by 2010Density. DensityRank: where the state ranks on List of U.S. states by population density; example:  MedianHouseholdIncome: (optional) see Household income in the United States#Income by state IncomeRank: where the state ranks on Household income in the United States#Income by state  Elevations HighestPoint: text naming the location of the highest point in the state; usually it's the name of a mountain or hill HighestElevUS: elevation of the highest point in feet HighestElev: elevation of the highest point in meters MeanElevUS: mean elevation of the state in feet MeanElev: mean elevation of the state in meters LowestPoint: (optional) text naming the location of the lowest point in the state; usually it's the name of a body of water LowestElevUS: elevation of the lowest point in feet LowestElev: elevation of the lowest point in meters  History Former: (optional) the article name for the place before it became a state; example (for Oregon):  AdmittanceDate: the date the state joined the U.S. AdmittanceOrder: the rank among List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union  Government Governor: the name and party of the current governor Lieutenant Governor: the name and party of the current Lt. Governor/next-in-succession Lieutenant Governor_alt: (optional, defaults to "Lieutenant Governor") the name of the title that succeeds the Governor; several states have no Lt. Gov. and instead their Secretary of State or President of the Senate is next in succession Senate President Pro Tempore: the name and party of the current Senate President/leader of the upper legislative chamber Speaker of the House of Representatives: the name and party of the current House Speaker/leader of the lower legislative chamber Legislature: a link to the article about the state's legislature; example:  Upperchamber: a link to the article about the state's upper legislative chamber; example:  Lowerchamber: a link to the article about the state's lower legislative chamber; example:  Senators: the two U.S. Senators from the state, listed by name and party; the two are separated by a linebreak <br /> Representatives: (optional) text that appears before the link to the list of delegates to the House of Representatives Most states tally the number of Representatives per party (example: ). States with only a few  Representatives usually list the people by name.  Time zones If timezone2 is specified, the time zone section will consist of four rows and the location for timezone1 and timezone2 should be specified.  Other information ISOCode: (optional) the ISO 3166-2:US code for the state PostalAbbreviation: (optional) the state's current standard postal abbreviation TradAbbreviation: (optional) common traditional abbreviations for the state Website: (optional) an official URL for the state Footnotes: (optional) where footnotes can be placed As of 2013, only Rhode Island uses this parameter.   Microformat