Editing Lancaster, Missouri

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|official_name            = Lancaster, Missouri
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Schuyler County, Missouri|Schuyler]]
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|population_total         = 675
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|postal_code              = 63548
|area_code                = [[Area code 660|660]]
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'''Lancaster''' is a city in [[Schuyler County, Missouri|Schuyler County]], [[Missouri]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population was 675.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=redistricting&g=1600000US2940610&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1&hidePreview=true|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 18, 2021}}</ref> It is the [[county seat]] of Schuyler 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>

Lancaster is part of the [[Kirksville, Missouri|Kirksville]] [[Kirksville micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
[[File:WilliamPHallHouse1.jpg|thumb|left|William P. Hall home in Lancaster. It now serves as the Schuyler County Historical Society museum.]]
[[File:Schuyler County Missouri Courthouse 20151003-028.jpg|thumb|left|Schuyler County court house in Lancaster]]
A post office called Lancaster has been in operation since 1846.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Schuyler | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref> According to one tradition, the community was named after [[Lancaster, Ohio]], the former home of a first settler.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_schuyler.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070404/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_schuyler.html |archive-date=June 24, 2016 |url-status=live |title=Schuyler County Place Names, 1928–1945 |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |access-date=December 23, 2016 }}</ref>

The [[William P. Hall House]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1975.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Lancaster is located at {{coord|40|31|27|N|92|31|45|W|type:city}} (40.524087, -92.529190).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.50|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.49|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-07-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 427
|1880= 528
|1890= 811
|1900= 980
|1910= 964
|1920= 859
|1930= 807
|1940= 886
|1950= 856
|1960= 740
|1970= 821
|1980= 855
|1990= 785
|2000= 737
|2010= 728
|2020= 675
|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>
}}

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 728 people, 326 households, and 187 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|488.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 367 housing units at an average density of {{convert|246.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makup]] of the city was 98.2% White, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7%.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-08}}</ref>

Of the 326 households 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.6% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.6% were non-families. 38.0% of households were one person and 20.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.96.

The median age was 38.3 years. 26.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.6% were from 25 to 44; 22.9% were from 45 to 64; and 20.2% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.4% male and 53.6% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 737 people, 319 households, and 203 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|494.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 370 housing units at an average density of {{convert|248.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makup]] of the city was 99.46% White, 0.14% Native American, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 319 households 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 33.5% of households were one person and 21.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.93.

The age distribution was 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.4 males.

The median household income was $27,202 and the median family income  was $37,083. Males had a median income of $28,889 versus $19,063 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,263. About 13.8% of families and 18.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.3% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Lancaster has a [[public library]], the Schuyler County Library District.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610012728/http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=10 June 2017 | title=Missouri Public Libraries | publisher=PublicLibraries.com | access-date=2 June 2019}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[William Preston Hall]] Circus impresario, dealer in exotic animals
* [[Howard R. Hughes Sr.]], co-founder of the Hughes Tool Company
* [[Rupert Hughes]], well known novelist and Oscar-winning screenwriter
* [[Isabel Grimes Richey]] (1858–1910), writer

==References==
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==External links==
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* Historic maps of Lancaster in the [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138852 Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] at the [[University of Missouri]]

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