Editing Lancaster, Texas (section)

=== Recent history ===
[[File:WhiteBankBldg LancasterTX.JPG|thumb|right|200px|1994 Tornado damage and repair are evident in the brick color on the former White Bank Building on Lancaster's Historic Town Square.]]
On the night of [[April 1994 tornado outbreak|April 25, 1994]], a violent F4 tornado ripped through Lancaster, killing three and injuring nearly 50 others. More than 250 homes and every building on the town square were heavily damaged or completely destroyed by the roughly half-mile-wide tornado.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070613043117/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/CLIMO/annreview/1990s.html#1994 National Weather Service - North Central Texas Weather Calendar -April] Retrieved 17 September 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Disaster Leaves Imprint on Town|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=27 December 1994|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/27/us/disaster-leaves-imprint-on-town.html |access-date=17 February 2014 | first=Sam | last=Verhovek}}</ref> The White and Company Bank building, a local landmark since 1898, was severely damaged in the tornado, but was rebuilt, and in 1998, reopened as headquarters for the Lancaster Economic Development Corporation.<ref>[http://lancastertexas.org/core/lancaster-history Lancaster Chamber of Commerce - A Bit of Our History]  Retrieved 18 February 2014.</ref>

In 2005 and 2006, Lancaster was a finalist for the All-America City Award.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070322180206/http://www.ncl.org/aac/past_winners/past_winners.html National Civic League - All-America City: Past Winners]  Retrieved 17 September 2007.</ref> In 2007 the [[National Arbor Day Foundation]] designated Lancaster a [[Tree City USA]].<ref>[http://www.lancaster-tx.com/images/stories/City_Manager/pdfs/treecityusadesignation.pdf City of Lancaster - Press Release]  Retrieved 17 September 2007.</ref>

Between 2000 and 2010, Lancaster's population increased by 40%, making it one of the fastest-growing cities in Dallas County during the decade.

On April 3, 2012, an EF-2 tornado struck the city as part of the [[Tornado outbreak of April 3, 2012|tornado outbreak]]; 300 structures were reported damaged. A [[tornado emergency]] was not called for Lancaster, but a tornado emergency was called for the nearby cities of Dallas, [[Greenville, Texas|Greenville]], and [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]].<ref name="status">{{cite web |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/04/tornado-hits-dallas-county-heading-toward-city-/1?csp=34news#.T3vHt3HkZfM |title=Tornadoes rip through Dallas area, northeast Texas |website=content.usatoday.com |access-date=3 April 2012}}</ref> No deaths were reported from either the Lancaster tornado or any other tornado that day.

On June 23, 2019, Lancaster was one of 10 U.S. communities selected to receive the [[All-America City Award]] from the [[National Civic League]].<ref>[http://www.lancaster-tx.com/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3100 Lancaster, Texas Named 2019 All-America City Award Winner] - Press Release. Retrieved 15 March 2020.</ref> The city was recognized for its civic engagement and communications to address community health concerns through: the development of new and improvement of existing parks; a community health challenge with runs, walks and health fairs; and a [[workplace wellness]] program.<ref>[https://www.nationalcivicleague.org/2019-all-america-city-finalist-lancaster-tx/ 2019 All-America City Finalist - Lancaster, TX - National Civic League] Retrieved 15 March 2020.</ref>