Editing Lancaster, Kentucky

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Lancaster, Kentucky
| settlement_type    = [[list of Ky cities|City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = 
| named_for          = [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]]

<!-- Images -->| image_skyline      = Garrard County Kentucky Courthouse.jpg
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| image_caption      = Garrard County courthouse in Lancaster
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| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map          = File:Garrard County Kentucky Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Lancaster Highlighted 2143840.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Lancaster in Garrard County, Kentucky.
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| map_caption1       = <!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Kentucky]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Kentucky|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = 
| leader_name        = Hayden Trent
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1797
| established_title2 = Incorporated
| established_date2  = 1837

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_21.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 18, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 5.96
| area_land_km2      = 5.91
| area_water_km2     = 0.05
| area_total_sq_mi   = 2.30
| area_land_sq_mi    = 2.28
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.02

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 3901
| population_density_km2 = 660.13
| population_density_sq_mi = 1710.09

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 1007
| coordinates        = {{coord|37|36|53|N|84|34|53|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code        = 40444, 40446
| area_code          = [[Area code 859|859]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 21-43840
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2404880<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2404880}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|www.cityoflancasterky.com}}
| footnotes          = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 2022
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date= May 26, 2023}}</ref>
| population_est     = 4010
}}
'''Lancaster''' {{IPAc-en|local|ˈ|l|æ|ŋ|k|ə|s|t|ər}}<ref name=ren/> is a [[list of Kentucky cities|home rule-class city]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.klc.org/UserFiles/files/ClassificationReformFACT(3).pdf |title=Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform |publisher=Kentucky League of Cities |access-date=December 30, 2014}}</ref> in [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard County]], [[Kentucky]], in the United States. It is the [[county seat|seat]] of its county.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web| url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx| access-date=2011-06-07| title=Find a County| publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> As of the year [[2020 U.S. census]], the city population was 3,901.<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx| title=
Incorporated Places: 2020 to 2022: Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=October 18, 2023}}</ref>

Located south of [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]], Lancaster is the site of the Kennedy House, sometimes said to have been the setting for ''[[Uncle Tom's Cabin]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article43984359.html|title=In Garrard, murky history as tourist lure |author=Kocher, Greg|date=30 November 2008|access-date=6 January 2016|work=Lexington Herald-Leader}}</ref>   The [[American Civil War|Civil War]] training base [[Camp Dick Robinson]] was located nearby.

==Geography==
Lancaster is located west of the center of Garrard County. [[U.S. Route 27 in Kentucky|U.S. Route 27]] passes through the city, leading north {{convert|35|mi}} to Lexington and south {{convert|39|mi}} to [[Somerset, Kentucky|Somerset]]. [[Kentucky Route 52]] crosses US 27 in the center of Lancaster, leading east and northeast {{convert|23|mi}} to [[Richmond, Kentucky|Richmond]], and west {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Danville, Kentucky|Danville]]. Lancaster is {{convert|3|mi|0}} east of the [[Dix River]], a north-flowing tributary of the [[Kentucky River]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Lancaster has a total area of {{convert|5.0|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2143840| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lancaster city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=December 6, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Lancaster has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=26451&cityname=Lancaster%2C+Kentucky%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Lancaster, Kentucky]</ref>

==History==
In 1797, [[captain (United States)|Captain]] William Buford donated land for the establishment of a town around the site of [[Major (United States)|Major]] Andrew Wallace's settlement at Wallace Crossroads. The surveying and platting was completed over the next year by Joseph Bledsoe Jr., and the community was named "Lancaster" for the [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania town]], either because one of its settlers came from there<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hAVlVS29NKIC&pg=PA237 | title=Kentucky Ancestry: A Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research | publisher=Ancestry Publishing | date=1992 | access-date=26 July 2013 | author=Hogan, Roseann Reinemuth | pages=237}}</ref> or because the town was designed on a similar plan.<ref name=ren>Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA165 p. 165]. University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 6 August 2013.</ref> The post office was established in 1801 and operated under the name "Lancaster Court House" until 1811.<ref name=ren/> The city was formally incorporated by the [[Kentucky Assembly|state assembly]] in 1837.<ref name=sos>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Lancaster, Kentucky". Accessed 1 August 2013.</ref>

Lancaster was briefly occupied by the Confederate States of America before being expelled after the [[Battle of Perryville]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1800 = 103
| 1810 = 260
| 1830 = 570
| 1840 = 480
| 1860 = 721
| 1870 = 741
| 1880 = 1234
| 1900 = 1640
| 1910 = 1507
| 1920 = 2166
| 1930 = 1630
| 1940 = 1999
| 1950 = 2402
| 1960 = 3021
| 1970 = 3230
| 1980 = 3365
| 1990 = 3421
| 2000 = 3734
| 2010 = 3442
| 2020 = 3899
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 4010
| estref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date= May 26, 2023}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 3,734 people, 1,585 households, and 1,020 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,100.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,758 housing units at an average density of {{convert|988.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 88.14% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 9.61% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.04% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.96% of the population.

There were 1,585 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,175, and the median income for a family was $31,355. Males had a median income of $26,849 versus $21,108 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,793. About 16.9% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Public education in Lancaster is administered by Garrard County Schools, which operates [[Garrard County High School]], Garrard Middle School, and Lancaster Elementary School within the city limits.

Lancaster has a [[lending library]], the Garrard County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111202017/https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 January 2019 | title=Kentucky Public Library Directory | publisher=Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives | access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Simeon H. Anderson]] was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. congressman]] from Kentucky.
* [[Elizabeth Fouse]] was an activist dedicated to gaining equality for African American women.
* [[William J. Landram]] was an attorney and the [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] of the [[19th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry|19th Kentucky Infantry]]; [[Brevet (military)|brevet]] [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]], March 13, 1865.
* [[William Owsley]] was a politician and jurist who became the sixteenth [[governor of Kentucky]].
* [[Jonathan Shell]] is the former representative for House District 36 in the [[Kentucky House of Representatives]].
* [[Lewis L. Walker]] was a U.S. congressman from 1928 to 1930.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.cityoflancasterky.com/ City of Lancaster official website]

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