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| Idaho = {{#ifexpr:{{{year}}} <1890|Idaho Territory|{{{place}}}}}

| Louisiana = {{#ifexpr:{{{year}}} <1812|Territory of Orleans|{{{place}}}}}

| Michigan = {{#ifexpr:{{{year}}} <1837|Michigan Territory|{{{place}}}}}

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| Nebraska = {{#ifexpr:{{{year}}} <1867|Nebraska Territory|{{{place}}}}}

| Ohio = {{#ifexpr:{{{year}}} <1803|Northwest Territory|{{{place}}}}}

| Utah = {{#ifexpr:{{{year}}} <1896|Utah Territory|{{{place}}}}}

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By using a subtemplate it reduces the number of string parserfunction calls.

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