Profile for Lancaster, California, CA

Lancaster is in the Antelope Valley.

Public transportation: Antelope Valley Transit Authority (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 1,270. The number of murders and homicides was 18. The violent crime rate was 10.1 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1992 movie, "Lethal Weapon 3"
· 1991 movie, "Terminator 2: Judgment Day"

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Antelope Valley Fair & Alfalfa Festival - Aug. 24-Sept. 3, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park, Saddleback Butte State Park

Sports teams: JetHawks (minor league baseball)

Historic sites and museums: Antelope Valley Indian Museum

Colleges and universities: Antelope Valley College

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 86

Listed places near Lancaster

Airports (1)

Archives (3)

Cemeteries (2)

Colleges (1)

Communities (1)

Hotels (10)

Libraries (2)

Parks (1)

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12% of Lancaster residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Lancaster ancestry & family history guide.

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Post a query on a message board:

• Los Angeles County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - CA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
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Recommendations: Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve from mid-March to mid-May, when the valley is carpeted in flowers

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• Americans with Disabilities Act
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Lancaster was $16,935, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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16% of Lancaster residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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Lancaster festival dates:

• Antelope Valley Fair & Alfalfa Festival - Aug. 24-Sept. 3, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Lancaster festival web sites:

• Antelope Valley Fair

• ePodunk festival listings
• California county fairs
• California festivals (California tourism department)
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• Post history questions in Los Angeles County genealogy forum

Median rent in Lancaster, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $563.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,101.

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Libraries in Lancaster include Lancaster Library ... View libraries

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Los Angeles County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Lancaster political report.

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The average commute time for Lancaster workers is 32 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 45 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Lancaster between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 3.8 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was slightly lower than the national norm.

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