Profile for Lancaster, Pennsylvania, PA

Centre Square & Soldiers Monument, Lancaster, PA

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The center of Pennsylvania Dutch country

Lancaster is a city in Lancaster County.

It is the county seat.

The community was named after a town and county in England.
[NOTE: This is not the only community in Pennsylvania named Lancaster. For links to other places called Lancaster, PA, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]

The latitude of Lancaster is 40.037N. The longitude is -76.305W.

It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 361 feet.

The estimated population, in 2003, was 55,351.

INCOME SNAPSHOT

Median household income

Local

$29,770

National

$41,994

Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

For more census details and comparisons, see our Lancaster demographic reports

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PEOPLE:
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Lancaster is near the Susquehanna River

Once a gun-manufacturing center

Public transportation: Red Rose Transit Authority (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 557. The number of murders and homicides was 8. The violent crime rate was 10 per 1,000 people.

Ranked among the top 10 cities, February 2001 in the ePodunk Home Towns Index

Filming location for:
· 1998 movie, "Beloved"
· 1985 movie, "Witness"

Well-known residents have included:
· Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat
· Charles Demuth, artist
· President James Buchanan

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Panera Bread, Seattle's Best Coffee, Starbucks

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Local festivals include:

Artwalk - April 21-22, 2007

Dates often change. Check Lancaster web sites and events links in the sections below.

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Performing arts: American Music Theater, Lancaster Symphony Orchestra

Lancaster attractions: Dutch Wonderland Family Amusement Park, Central Market

Historic sites and museums: Demuth Museum & Garden, Discover Lancaster County History Museum, Heritage Center Museum, Landis Valley Museum, Wheatland (James Buchanan House), Lancaster Museum of Art

Colleges and universities: Franklin & Marshall College, Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster, Lancaster Bible College, Lancaster Theological Seminary, Pennsylvania School of Art and Design

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Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 131

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Quotes:
Penn Square, heart of the two-mile square municipality, might have been designed by some master scenewright.
-- WPA Guide to Pennsylvania, 1940

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