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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

US county information
NameLancaster County
StatePennsylvania
SeatLancaster
Largest cityLancaster
US Area
Total Area984 sq mi (2548.6 km2)
Land Area949 sq mi (2457.9 km2)
Water Area35 sq mi (90.7 km2)
Population470658 (2000)
Density191/km2 (494.7/sq mi)
FoundedMay 10, 1729

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Lancaster County, known as the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county located in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States. With an estimated 2005 population of 490,562, Lancaster County forms the Lancaster Metropolitan Statistical Area, the 99th largest of 361 MSAs in the U.S. The city of Lancaster is the county seat.

Locally, Lancaster is pronounced -enˈlæŋkɨstər , like the city in England for which it was named.

Lancaster County is a popular tourist destination, due mostly to the many plain sect residents, known as the Amish or Pennsylvania Dutch. The term 'Pennsylvania Dutch' comes from the earlier use of "Dutch" to apply to all immigrants from Europe speaking German. They are the descendants of Germans ("Deutsch") who immigrated in the 18th and 19th centuries for the freedom of religion offered by William Penn, and were attracted by the rich soil and mild climate of the area. Freedom from poverty and political uncertainty also was a major factor. Also attracted to promises of religious freedom, French Huguenots fleeing religious persecution with significant numbers of English, Welsh and Scotch-Irish settled this area in 1710.

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Court Documents Detail Lancaster County Fatal Crash - WGAL Lancaster Tweet this news
WGAL Lancaster--LANCASTER, -Pa-. -- A driver involved in a fatal crash in -Lancaster County- that killed five motorcyclists in June has been charged, according to court ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:48:08 GMT+00:00
Steel City Gets Its Own Ice Cream Flavor - PerishableNews (press release) Tweet this news
PerishableNews (press release)--by Turkey Hill Dairy -LANCASTER COUNTY-, -Pa-. -- Here we go Steelers. Pennsylvania's number one ice cream brand, Turkey Hill Dairy, is introducing a brand new ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:33:42 GMT+00:00
Largest Solar Project on East Coast Planned for Pennsylvania - GetSolar.com (blog) Tweet this news
GetSolar.com (blog)--The solar array is slated to be built on a farm in -Lancaster County-, and the county's planning commission had recommended that the project be disapproved. ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:12:03 GMT+00:00
Lancaster County tourism rebounds - Lancaster Newspapers Tweet this news
Lancaster Newspapers--Occupancy rates in 2010 in -Lancaster County- hotels and motels are up 7.8 percent over last year at this time. Demand for rooms is up 9.5 percent over last ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:02:14 GMT+00:00
Brush fire in Manor Township still smoldering - Lancaster Newspapers Tweet this news
Lancaster Newspapers--The area is owned by Manor Township and is near property where the -Lancaster County- landfill is located, Deppen said. On Thursday, about 20 firefighters dug ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:52:04 GMT+00:00
TASER and jail time for man who punched Pa. cops - Police News Tweet this news
Police News--copsA child-custody issue became violent when police became involved By Larry Alexander -LANCASTER-, -Pa-. � What began as a child-custody matter, police say, ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:26:34 GMT+00:00
Police Searching For Lancaster County Thieves - WGAL Lancaster Tweet this news
WGAL Lancaster--NEW HOLLAND, -Pa-. -- Thieves targeted four businesses in -Lancaster County- this month for money, lottery tickets, food and liquor. State police are searching ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:28:07 GMT+00:00
Two Lancaster County Rental Stores Burglarized - WGAL Lancaster Tweet this news
WGAL Lancaster--MANHEIM TOWNSHIP, -Pa-. -- Police in -Lancaster County- are investigating whether two robberies during the weekend are related. Someone smashed the windows at ... - Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:53:00 GMT+00:00
10 nonprofit groups get $500K grants - Lancaster Newspapers Tweet this news
Lancaster Newspapers--That's what the -Lancaster County- Community Foundation believes will happen for the 10 nonprofit organizations receiving ... - Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:21:32 GMT+00:00
New US egg rules got start in county - Lancaster Newspapers Tweet this news
Lancaster Newspapers---Pennsylvania's- program, in turn, came about after two years of groundbreaking research into the sources of salmonella on -Lancaster County- egg farms. ... - Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:06:48 GMT+00:00

Elected officials :
Presidential Election results in Lancaster County
Democrats Republicans
Registration Votes Registration Votes
1980 40505 29.86% 30026 27.30% 95124 70.14% 79963 72.70%
1984 47235 29.31% 31308 24.01% 113906 70.69% 99090 75.99%
1988 41919 26.91% 38982 28.67% 113843 73.09% 96979 71.33%
1992 47206 28.03% 44255 33.35% 121190 71.97% 88447 66.65%
1996 56036 28.27% 49120 34.59% 142170 71.73% 92875 65.41%
2000 67932 29.01% 54968 32.17% 166272 70.99% 115900 67.83%
2004 74328 33.59% 145591 65.80%
2008 99586 43.44% 126568 55.21%
Source: The Committee of Seventy

Transportation :

Transportation :
Population & Growth
Population Growth Rate
Decade County U.S. County U.S.
1790 36,081 3,929,214
1800 43,403 5,308,483 20.29% 35.10%
1810 53,927 7,239,881 24.25% 36.38%
1820 68,336 9,638,453 26.72% 33.13%
1830 76,631 12,866,020 12.14% 33.49%
1840 84,203 17,069,453 9.88% 32.67%
1850 98,944 23,191,876 17.51% 35.87%
1860 116,314 31,443,321 17.56% 35.58%
1870 121,340 38,558,371 4.32% 22.63%
1880 139,447 50,189,209 14.92% 30.16%
1890 149,095 62,979,766 6.92% 25.48%
1900 159,241 76,212,168 6.81% 21.01%
1910 167,029 92,228,496 4.89% 21.02%
1920 173,797 106,021,537 4.05% 14.96%
1930 196,882 123,202,624 13.28% 16.21%
1940 212,504 132,164,569 7.93% 7.27%
1950 234,717 151,325,798 10.45% 14.50%
1960 278,359 179,323,175 18.59% 18.50%
1970 319,693 203,302,031 14.85% 13.37%
1980 362,346 226,542,199 13.34% 11.43%
1990 422,822 248,709,873 16.69% 9.79%
2000 470,658 281,421,906 11.31% 13.15%
2008 502,370 304,059,724 6.7% 8.0%

Transportation :
Lancaster County Demographics
2004 County State U.S.
White 93.6% 86.2% 80.4%
African American 3.4% 10.5% 12.8%
Native American 0.2% 0.2% 1.0%
Asian 1.6% 2.2% 4.2%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.0% 0.2%
Two or more races 1.1% 0.9% 1.5%
Hispanic/Latino of any race 6.5% 3.8% 14.1%

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Other communities :

Municipalities and communities of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

County seat: Lancaster
CityLancaster
BoroughsAdamstown � * Akron * Christiana * Columbia * Denver * East Petersburg * Elizabethtown * Ephrata * Lititz * Manheim * Marietta * Millersville * Mount Joy * Mountville * New Holland * Quarryville * Strasburg * Terre Hill
TownshipsBart * Brecknock * Caernarvon * Clay * Colerain * Conestoga * Conoy * Drumore * Earl * East Cocalico * East Donegal * East Drumore * East Earl * East Hempfield * East Lampeter * Eden * Elizabeth * Ephrata * Fulton * Lancaster * Leacock * Little Britain * Manheim * Manor * Martic * Mount Joy * Paradise * Penn * Pequea * Providence * Rapho * Sadsbury * Salisbury * Strasburg * Upper Leacock * Warwick * West Cocalico * West Donegal * West Earl * West Hempfield * West Lampeter
CDPsBrickerville * Gap * Leacock-Leola-Bareville * Maytown * Paradise * Reamstown * Rheems * Rothsville * Salunga-Landisville * Willow Street
Unincorporated
communities		Bainbridge * Bausman * Bird-in-Hand * Brownstown * Blainsport * Blue Ball * Bowmansville * Buck * Central Manor * Churchtown * Cocalico * Conestoga * Conewago * Creswell * Dillerville * Elm * Falmouth * Farmersville * Fivepointville * Georgetown * Goodville * Gordonville * Hempfield * Hinkletown * Holtwood * Hopeland * Intercourse * Kinzers * Kirkwood * Kissel Hill * Lampeter * Leaman Place * Lyndon * Martindale * Mastersonville * Mechanics Grove * New Danville * Neffsville * Nickel Mines * Penryn * Pequea * Rawlinsville * Refton * Reinholds * Ronks * Safe Harbor * Schoeneck * Silver Spring * Smoketown * Stevens * Talmage * Wakefield * Washington Boro * White Horse
Footnotes�This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties



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