Editing Lancaster, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Lancaster, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = The City of Trees
| image_skyline      = Downtown Lancaster 3 Wiki (1 of 1).jpg
| imagesize          = 250px
| image_caption      = Lancaster's Historic Town Square
| image_flag         = 
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| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Lancaster in [[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas County]], [[Texas]]
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{Flagicon|USA}}United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{Flagicon|Texas}}[[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = {{Flagicon image|Flag of Dallas County, Texas.svg}} [[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas]]
| government_type    = [[Council-manager government|Council-Manager]]
| leader_title       = [[City Council]]
| leader_name        = [[Mayor]] Clyde C. Hairston <br />Carol Strain-Burk  <br /> Stanley Jaglowski <br />Marco Mejia <br />Derrick D. Robinson  <br />Mitchell Cheatham <br />Betty Gooden-Davis
| leader_title1      = [[City Manager]]
| leader_name1       = Opal Mauldin Robertson
| established_date   = 
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_total_sq_mi   = 33.11
| area_land_sq_mi    = 33.06
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.05
| area_water_percent = 
| area_total_km2     = 85.77
| area_land_km2      = 85.63
| area_water_km2     = 0.14
| elevation_m        = 159
| elevation_ft       = 522
| coordinates        = {{coord|32|36|8|N|96|46|30|W|type:city_region:US|display=inline,title}}
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_note    = 
| population_total   = 41,275
| population_density_km2 = 458.10
| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central]]
| utc_offset         = −6
| timezone_DST       = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central]]
| utc_offset_DST     = −5
| website            = [http://www.lancaster-tx.com/ Lancaster-TX.com]
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code        = 75134, 75146
| area_code          = [[Area codes 214, 469, 972, and 945|214, 469, 945, 972]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-41212<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>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1339599<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
| footnotes          = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 2023
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| population_density_sq_mi = 1186.50
| population_est     = 40215
}}

'''Lancaster''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|æ|ŋ|k|ɪ|s|t|ər}} {{Respell|LANK|is|tər}}) is a [[city]] in [[Dallas County, Texas]], United States. Its population was 41,275 according to the [[2010 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Lancaster city, Texas| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=13 January 2012}}</ref> Founded in 1852 as a frontier post, Lancaster is one of Dallas County's earliest settlements. Today, it is a suburban community located in the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]], about {{convert|15|mi|km|abbr=on}} south of [[downtown Dallas]].<ref name="Just The Facts">[http://www.lancaster-tx.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/321 Just The Facts Brochure] - Department of Economic Development. City of Lancaster. Retrieved 14 February 2014.</ref>

Lancaster is part of the Best Southwest area, which includes Lancaster, [[Cedar Hill, Texas|Cedar Hill]], [[DeSoto, Texas|DeSoto]], and [[Duncanville, Texas|Duncanville]].

== History ==
=== Early settlement ===
In 1841, an act of the [[Republic of Texas]] [[Congress of the Republic of Texas|Congress]] authorized President [[Mirabeau Lamar]] to enter into a contract with William S. Peters and 19 associates to promote settlement in [[North Texas]], and paid the company with free land in exchange for recruiting new settlers. Around 600 families settled in what became known as [[Peters Colony]] from 1841 through 1844. The Peters' group advertised heavily in [[Kentucky]], [[Illinois]], [[Missouri]], and [[Tennessee]], so many of the earliest settlers were from those states.<ref name="Images of America">{{cite book |author=Lancaster Historical Society |title= Lancaster (Images of America)|url=http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/9780738578767/Lancaster |publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]] |date=2009-11-30 |isbn=9780738578767 |access-date= 2014-02-17}}</ref> The first group to settle in the Lancaster area was Roderick Rawlins and his family from [[Greene County, Illinois]]. They left for Texas in September 1844. Rawlins and two of his sons-in-law came ahead to select the general area where they would settle. They chose an uninhabited area south of Dallas along the north bank of Ten Mile Creek as the site of their new settlement. In December 1844, the three men went back to [[Lamar County, Texas|Lamar County]] near the [[Red River of the South|Red River]] to bring the rest of their wagon train.<ref name="Images of America"/> All of the settlers had arrived by January 2, 1845, and they formed a community known as Hardscrabble. It consisted of two rows of log cabins with a street running north and south. In total, 30 men, women, and children lived in Hardscrabble.<ref name="Images of America"/>

Several miles north of Hardscrabble, a second community called Pleasant Run was established in 1846 by Polly Rawlins, one of Roderick's daughters, and her husband Madison Moultrie "M.M." Miller.<ref name="Historic District Study">{{cite web | url = http://www.lancaster-tx.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/182 | title = DESIGN GUIDELINES. Historic Residential Landmarks and Properties within the Historic District of Lancaster, Texas | publisher = City of Lancaster, Texas; Quimby McCoy Preservation Architecture, LLP  | access-date = 2014-02-12}}</ref> Together, the Millers built a two-room structure, with one room used as a general store and the other for living. By 1848, the structure had grown to 15 rooms, a separate store, and a warehouse. A post office was established with biweekly mail delivery and Miller as postmaster. By 1850, he had laid out a town and sold lots, but never filed a plat of the community with Dallas County. At its peak, Pleasant Run boasted a stage stop, school, and steam-powered grist mill in addition to Miller's store. Accelerated by the death of M.M. Miller in 1860, Pleasant Run declined. Shortly after the Rawlins' settlers abandoned the Hardscrabble settlement, Lancaster became the dominant community in the area.<ref name="1998 DCHC">{{cite web | url = http://lhsweb.org/wp-content/uploads/1998-DCHC-Resource-Survey-Part1.pdf | title = 1998 Dallas County Historic Resource Survey | publisher = Dallas County Historical Commission | access-date = 2014-02-12}}</ref>

=== Founding of Lancaster ===
The founder of Lancaster was "A" Bledsoe (Some sources list his name as Abram Bledsoe.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.therestorationmovement.com/bledsoe.htm | title = Captain Abram Bledsoe | publisher = The Restoration Movement | access-date = 2014-02-12}}</ref> or Albert A. Bledsoe<ref>{{cite web | url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fbl19 | title = Bledsoe, Albert A. | publisher = [[The Handbook of Texas]] online | access-date = 2014-02-12}}</ref>). He was born in [[Lancaster, Kentucky]], in 1801. According to family lore, when his father Moses first looked at his newborn son, he is said to have remarked, "he looks like a Bledsoe." Thus his name, A Bledsoe, is unmarked by a period.<ref name="Historic District Study"/>

Bledsoe surveyed and staked off the original town of Lancaster in 1852.<ref name="Lancaster Genealogical Society">{{cite web | url = http://lancastergenealogy.wikispaces.com/Lancaster+History | title = History of Lancaster, Texas | publisher = Lancaster Genealogical Society | access-date = 2014-02-17}}</ref> He purchased 430 acres of land from the widow of Roderick Rawlins, and modeled it after his Kentucky hometown. The layout featured a town square with streets entering from the center of each side rather than from the corners. Bledsoe began selling lots at a public auction in 1853, reportedly giving as many as two-thirds of them to settlers from the nearby Pleasant Run community.<ref name="Images of America"/> The official plat of the town of Lancaster was not filed with Dallas County until 1857. Bledsoe later served as Dallas County judge and [[Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts|state comptroller]]. He died in 1882.

In 1860, a post office was established in Lancaster.<ref name="Texas Handbook">{{cite web | url = https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hel05 | title = Lancaster, Texas (Dallas County) | publisher = [[The Handbook of Texas]] online | access-date = 2014-02-17}}</ref>

=== Progress and challenges ===
[[File:MKTDepot LancasterTX.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Lancaster's Historic MKT Depot and Rose Garden]]
During the [[American Civil War]], the Tucker, Sherrod &and Company contracted with the State of Texas to manufacture replicas of the .44 caliber [[Colt Dragoon]] from a factory on West Main Street in Lancaster.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/dlg01 | title = Gun Manufacturing During The Civil War  | publisher = [[The Handbook of Texas]] online | access-date = 2014-02-12}}</ref> [[John M. Crockett]], former mayor of Dallas and lieutenant governor of Texas, served as superintendent of the arms factory.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fcr25 | title = Crockett, John McClannahan | publisher = [[The Handbook of Texas]] online | access-date = 2014-02-12}}</ref> In the early years of [[Reconstruction Era|Reconstruction]], a drought crippled the economy to such an extent that few residents could afford more than the most basic of necessities.  The economy did not fully recover until well into the 1870s, due in large part to the town's proximity to heavily trafficked cattle trails. The first public well was dug in the city's town square in 1876. Fires destroyed parts of the square in 1877, 1889, and again in 1918, each time being promptly rebuilt.<ref name="Historic District Study"/> Local telephone service came to Lancaster in 1881. Lancaster was incorporated on May 5, 1886.<ref name="1998 DCHC"/> One year later, the ''Lancaster Herald'' newspaper began printing.<ref name="Texas Handbook"/>

In December 1888, Lancaster's train depot opened as a stop on the [[Dallas and Waco Railway]]. In 1891, it became part of the [[Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad]] (MKT) line, running from Dallas to the [[Gulf Coast]] of Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lhsweb.org/depot.htm |title=MKT Depot and Rose Garden |work=Internet Archive |publisher=Lancaster Historical Society |access-date=2014-02-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211135623/http://www.lhsweb.org/depot.htm |archive-date=February 11, 2012 }}</ref> The [[Lancaster Tap Railroad]], completed in 1890, connected the MKT line in Lancaster with the Dallas-[[Houston]] line of the [[Houston and Texas Central Railway]] (H&TC) in [[Hutchins, Texas|Hutchins]], 4.5 miles away. It operated for 44 years.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eql03 | title = Lancaster Tap Railroad | publisher = [[The Handbook of Texas]] online | access-date = 2014-02-12}}</ref> Rene Paul "R.P." Henry opened the first official bank in 1889. By 1897, the town had a public school, [[Masonic Temple]], a chapter of the [[International Order of Odd Fellows]], and a variety of Christian churches. From 1898 to 1901, [[Texas Christian University]] founder [[Randolph Clark]] established Randolph College in Lancaster.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fcl12 | title = Clark, Randolph | publisher = [[The Handbook of Texas]] online | access-date = 2014-02-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/kbr01 | title = Randolph College | publisher = [[The Handbook of Texas]] online | access-date = 2014-02-12}}</ref> After its closure, the facilities were used continuously until they burned in a 1912 fire.<ref name="Comprehensive Plan">{{cite web | url = http://tx-lancaster.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/365 | title = Comprehensive Plan | work = Historical Background | publisher = City of Lancaster, Texas | date =  2002-02-25 | access-date = 2014-02-12}}</ref>

=== Early 20th century ===
At the start of the 20th century, Lancaster had 1,045 residents and served hundreds more from the surrounding rural areas who worked, worshiped, attended school, and made their purchases in the town. The [[Texas Legislature]] created the [[Lancaster Independent School District]] in March 1905, and voters approved several bond elections over the next decade that improved educational facilities. Electric lighting was introduced in 1911 via the Texas Power and Light Company, when the interurban [[Texas Electric Railway]] (Dallas to [[Waco, Texas|Waco]]) ran through town.<ref name="Lancaster Genealogical Society"/> Lancaster remained tied to its surrounding agricultural lands. Farmers produced a wide range of crops, including wheat, cotton, beans, peas, and sweet potatoes. Many agricultural-related businesses also thrived until the [[Dust Bowl]] and [[Great Depression]] caused the economy to contract.<ref name="Comprehensive Plan"/> On February 27, 1934, Clyde Barrow of [[Bonnie & Clyde]] fame robbed the R.P. Henry and Sons Bank that was then located near the southeast corner of the town square. Bonnie Parker waited in the getaway car on Malloy Bridge Road while Clyde and Raymond Hamilton walked in, robbed the bank, and walked out with over $4,000. In June 1936, a storm toppled Lancaster's 50,000-gallon water tower, brought down utility poles, and damaged many homes. In the early 1940s, the economic climate began to show improvement.<ref name="Lancaster Genealogical Society"/>

=== Suburbanization ===
Between 1900 and 1940, Lancaster's population grew slowly, ranging between 1,000 and 1,200 at each census. In 1950, the population had risen to just over 2,600. Soon after, the growth rate rapidly increased as Lancaster began to transform from a small town into a suburban [[Commuter town|bedroom community]] of Dallas. By 1960,  7,501 residents were living in the city, a 185% increase over the 1950 figure.<ref name="Historic District Study"/> Highlights of the 1970s included a 1975 urban renewal project to improve the town square, which had suffered a loss of businesses to areas outside of downtown, and the opening of [[Cedar Valley College]] in 1977.<ref name="Historic District Study"/> Significant development continued into the 1980s. A hospital, two shopping centers, four schools, several apartment complexes, and a number of new residential subdivisions were built to accommodate the growing population.

=== 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>

== Geography ==
Lancaster is located in southern Dallas County and is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the largest metropolitan area in Texas. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|30.35|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|30.28|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} are land and {{convert|0.07|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} is covered by water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lancaster city, Texas| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=January 13, 2012}}</ref> On November 14, 2011, a tract of land covering {{convert|2.9|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} within Lancaster's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) was annexed to the city.<ref>[http://www.lancaster-tx.com/Archive.aspx?ADID=234 November 14, 2011 Minutes] - Lancaster City Council Meeting. Retrieved 17 February 2014.</ref>

Lancaster is situated within the [[Texas blackland prairies|Blackland Prairie]] region of Texas, which is characterized by level to gently rolling topography. [[Ten Mile Creek (Texas)|Ten Mile Creek]] and its tributaries are  major drainage features in and around the city. Because the area was used for farming and other agricultural businesses, much of the natural vegetation has been cleared. Areas near creeks have retained some of their original tree cover, which includes pecan trees, cedar elms, and several species of oaks.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://tx-lancaster.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/365 | title = Comprehensive Plan | work = Natural Features | publisher = City of Lancaster, Texas | date =  2002-02-25 | access-date = 2014-02-12}}</ref>

=== Climate ===
Lancaster is located within the [[humid subtropical climate]] zone ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Cfa''), which is characterized by hot, humid summers and mild to cool winters. Typically, July is the warmest month and January is the coolest month. The maximum average precipitation occurs in May.

{{Weather box
|location = Lancaster, Texas
|single line = y
|Jan high F = 57
|Feb high F = 61
|Mar high F = 69
|Apr high F = 77
|May high F = 84
|Jun high F = 92
|Jul high F = 96
|Aug high F = 96
|Sep high F = 89
|Oct high F = 79
|Nov high F = 67
|Dec high F = 58
|Jan low F = 37
|Feb low F = 41
|Mar low F = 49
|Apr low F = 56
|May low F = 65
|Jun low F = 73
|Jul low F = 77
|Aug low F = 77
|Sep low F = 69
|Oct low F = 58
|Nov low F = 48
|Dec low F = 39
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.06 
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.70 
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.49 
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.07 
|May precipitation inch = 4.92 
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.11 
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.21 
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.87 
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.84 
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.79 
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.88 
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.74 
|source 1 = The Weather Channel (extremes)<ref name= TWC>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/USTX0733
| title = Monthly Averages for Lancaster, TX 
| access-date = 2014-02-17
| publisher = The Weather Channel
}}</ref>
}}

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1880= 497
|1890= 741
|1900= 1045
|1910= 1115
|1920= 1190
|1930= 1133
|1940= 1151
|1950= 2632
|1960= 7501
|1970= 10522
|1980= 14807
|1990= 22117
|2000= 25894
|2010= 36361
|2020= 41275
|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>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Lancaster city, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lancaster city, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4841212&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Lancaster city, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4841212&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|4,689
|3,144
|12.90%
|7.62%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|24,827
|27,078
|68.28%
|65.60%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|64
|83
|0.18%
|0.20%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|99
|145
|0.27%
|0.35%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|10
|10
|0.03%
|0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|27
|182
|0.07%
|0.44%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|481
|833
|1.32%
|2.02%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|6,164
|9,800
|16.95%
|23.74%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''36,361'''
|'''41,275'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 41,275 people, 13,646 households, and 9,660 families residing in the city.

== Economy ==
In its early years, Lancaster was an agrarian market center for the surrounding area. The arrival of railroads in the late 19th century transformed the community into a transportation hub. As the city has grown, the economic base has diversified. Today, light industrial manufacturing, distribution, health care, education, residential development, and retail services are all significant components of the local economy.<ref name="Community Information">{{cite web | url = http://lancaster-tx.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/511 | title = Community Information | publisher = City of Lancaster, Texas | access-date = 2014-02-19}}</ref>

Lancaster has attracted the attention of logistics-related companies in recent years. The city's location in the fast-growing Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex region, land availability, easy access to three major interstate highways, Lancaster Regional Airport, and a planned 200-acre [[BNSF Railway|BNSF]] intermodal freight facility round out the logistic options of road, rail, and air for the transport of goods.<ref name="Community Information"/> Park 20/35 at the northeast corner of Houston School Road and Cedardale Road is the largest logistics business park in Lancaster. It was developed in 2006 and now houses manufacturing and warehouse facilities for [[Quaker Oats Company|Quaker Oats/PepsiCo]], [[Mars, Incorporated#Mars Petcare|Mars Petcare]] and [[BMW]] among others.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/print-edition/2012/11/16/prologis-to-build-35m-quaker-oats-hub.html?page=all | title = ProLogis to build $35M Quaker Oats hub in Lancaster | newspaper = [[Dallas Business Journal]] | date = 2012-11-16 | access-date = 2014-02-19}}</ref><ref>[http://www.lancaster-tx.com/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/1026 November 5, 2013 Work Session Agenda] - Lancaster Planning & Zoning Commission. Retrieved 19 February 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wfaa.com/news/business/BMW-opens-regional-distribution-hub-in-Lancaster-242282601.html | title = BMW opens regional distribution hub in Lancaster | publisher = [[WFAA]]-TV | date = 2014-01-27 | access-date = 2014-02-19}}</ref>

According to Lancaster's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref name="CAFR 2022">{{cite web | url = https://www.lancaster-tx.com/DocumentCenter/View/17129/FY-2022- | title = Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the Year Ended September 30, 2022  | publisher = Department of Finance of the City of Lancaster, Texas | date = 2023-02-22  | access-date = 2023-11-20}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! #
! Employer
! Employees
|-
| 1
| [[Lancaster Independent School District]]
| 966
|-
| 2
| [[Walmart|Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.]]
| 558
|-
| 3
| [[United Natural Foods|United Natural Foods, Inc.]]
| 402
|-
| 4
| Oak Creek Homes / American Homestar
| 312
|-
| 5
| City of Lancaster
| 310
|-
| 6
| [[Cedar Valley College]]
| 296
|-
| 7
| [[AT&T]] Material Distribution Center
| 271
|-
| 8
| [[FFE Transportation|FFE Transportation Services, Inc.]]
| 253
|-
| 9
| [[Ollie's Bargain Outlet]] Distribution Center
| 238
|-
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== Government ==
=== Local government ===
The City of Lancaster is a home-rule city with a [[council–manager government]]. Under this type of local government, the day-to-day management of the city is directed by a [[city manager]], who is appointed by the city council and serves as chief administrative officer for the city. Opal Mauldin Robertson is the current city manager of Lancaster.

The seven-member city council consists of the mayor, who represents the city as a whole and is elected at-large, and six members elected in single-member districts. The current electoral system was implemented in 1994.<ref>{{cite news|title=Storm Warning|newspaper=[[Dallas Observer]]|date=2 May 1996|url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/1996-05-02/news/storm-warning/ |access-date=17 February 2014 | first=Denise | last=Mcvea}}</ref> The mayor and city council members serve staggered three-year terms.<ref>[http://www.lancaster-tx.com/documentcenter/view/489 Lancaster City Charter] - City of Lancaster, Texas. Retrieved 22 May 2008.</ref> Clyde C. Hairston is the current mayor of Lancaster.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! District
! Council member
|-
| 1
| Carol Strain-Burk
|-
| 2
| Stanley Jaglowski
|-
| 3
| Marco Mejia
|-
| 4
| Derrick D. Robinson
|-
| 5
| Mitchell Cheatham, Mayor Pro Tem
|-
| 6
| Betty Gooden-Davis, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem
|}

Lancaster is a voluntary member of the [[North Central Texas Council of Governments]], the purpose of which is to co-ordinate individual and collective local governments and facilitate regional solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions.

=== State and national representation ===
Lancaster is located in [[Texas's 30th congressional district|Texas' 30th congressional district]] of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] and is represented by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Jasmine Crockett]]. In the [[Texas Legislature]], Lancaster is in [[Texas Senate, District 23|District 23]] of the [[Texas Senate]], represented by Democrat [[Royce West]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Senate/Members.htm |title=The Texas State Senate: Current Members of the Texas Senate |publisher=[[Texas Senate]]|access-date=2014-02-17}}</ref> In the [[Texas House of Representatives]], the city is part of [[Texas House of Representatives, District 109|District 109]], which is represented by Democrat [[Carl Sherman (Texas politician)|Carl Sherman, Sr]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.capitol.state.tx.us/Members/MemberInfo.aspx?Leg=86&Chamber=H&Code=A3675 |title=Texas Legislature Online &ndash; Information for Rep. Carl Sherman, Sr. |publisher=Texas Legislature Online |access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref>

== Education ==
=== Primary and secondary schools ===
[[File:LancasterHS01.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Lancaster High School (Lancaster, Texas)|Lancaster High School]]]]
Lancaster is served mainly by the [[Lancaster Independent School District]] (LISD). The school district consists of 11 campuses: seven elementary schools, one sixth grade center, one middle school, one [[Lancaster High School (Lancaster, Texas)|high school]], and an alternative school.<ref name="Community Information"/> Approximately 6,800 students were enrolled in LISD as of Fall 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lancasterisd.org/ourpages/auto/2012/10/15/49615586/2013%20Lancaster%20ISD%20State%20of%20Schools%20Report.pdf | title = Lancaster ISD 2013 State of Schools Report | publisher = [[Lancaster Independent School District]] | access-date = 2014-02-25}}</ref>

The [[Dallas Independent School District]] (DISD) serves a small portion of the city that includes the subdivisions of Cedardale Highlands, Taylor Brothers, and Lancaster Gardens.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dallasisd.org/cms/lib/TX01001475/Centricity/Domain/89/schoolinfo/demoupdates/Development-Overview-of-Carter-High-SchooL-Zone.pdf | title = Dallas I.S.D. Development Overview | work = Wilmer-Hutchins High School Attendance Zone | publisher = [[Dallas Independent School District]] | date = March 2012 | access-date = 2014-02-25}}</ref> Students living in this area are zoned to Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary School,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dallasisd.org/cms/lib/TX01001475/Centricity/Domain/89/schoolinfo/eszones2013/WH2013.pdf | title = Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary Attendance Zone | work = 2013-14 Elementary School Attendance Zone Maps | publisher = Demographic Studies Department, [[Dallas Independent School District]] | access-date = 2014-02-25}}</ref> Kennedy-Curry Middle School,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dallasisd.org/cms/lib/TX01001475/Centricity/Domain/89/schoolinfo/midzones2013/KennedyCurry2013.pdf | title = Kennedy-Curry Middle Attendance Zone | work = 2013-14 Middle School Attendance Zone Maps | publisher = Demographic Studies Department, [[Dallas Independent School District]] | access-date = 2014-02-25}}</ref> and [[Wilmer-Hutchins High School]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dallasisd.org/cms/lib/TX01001475/Centricity/Domain/89/schoolinfo/highzones2013/Wilmer-HutchinsHS2013.pdf | title = Wilmer-Hutchins High Attendance Zone | work = 2013-14 High School Attendance Zone Maps | publisher = Demographic Studies Department, [[Dallas Independent School District]] | access-date = 2014-02-25}}</ref> The area had been part of the [[Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District]] (WHISD) until the district was ordered closed prior to the start of the 2005–2006 school year. Dallas ISD agreed to absorb WHISD after Lancaster, which was given the first option to take over the district, declined.<ref name="HopeChest1">Schutze, Jim. "Hope Chest." ''[[Dallas Observer]]''. July 21, 2005. [http://www.dallasobserver.com/2005-07-21/news/hope-chest/ 1]. Retrieved on 22 August 2009.</ref>

Two public charter schools are in the city. [[Life School|Life School Lancaster]] opened in 2007 and serves students from kindergarten through sixth grade. In January 2012, the [http://www.aiacharterschools.org/index.cfm?pID=5656 Accelerated Intermediate Academy] (AIA) opened an elementary campus in Lancaster on East Belt Line Road.

=== Colleges and universities ===
[[Cedar Valley College]], a two-year accredited institution affiliated with the [[Dallas County Community College District]] (DCCCD) is located on the border of Lancaster and Dallas. The college offers workforce training, continuing education, and college preparatory programs.<ref name="Community Information"/> As of spring 2013, 6,375 students were enrolled at the campus.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dcccd.edu/Emp/Departments/Public%20and%20Governmental%20Affairs/PGA%20Depts/IR/IR/FactsBriefs/Documents/fbsta_spring2013.pdf | title = Facts Briefs: Student Statistics | publisher = Office of Institutional Research, [[Dallas County Community College District]] | access-date = 2014-02-25}}</ref>

The [[University of North Texas at Dallas]] campus is located just north of the Lancaster city limits in far southern Dallas.

=== Public library ===
Lancaster Veterans Memorial Library is located in Lancaster Community Park. The library relocated from a building on West Main Street in downtown to its present location in May 2001.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lancaster-tx.com/index.aspx?nid=545 | title = About the Library | work = History of the Lancaster Veterans Memorial Library | publisher = City of Lancaster, Texas | access-date = 2014-02-25}}</ref> The 23,000 square foot facility includes a public meeting room, reading lounge, and genealogical center.<ref name="Community Information"/> Lancaster residents can obtain a library card free of charge, which entitles the bearer to borrow materials and use the public-access internet computers. Nonresidents may purchase a library card for a nominal, annual fee.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lancaster-tx.com/index.aspx?nid=546 | title = Getting a Library Card | work = Lancaster Veterans Memorial Library | publisher = City of Lancaster, Texas | access-date = 2014-02-25}}</ref>

Just north of the library is a paved contemplative garden funded by the nonprofit Friends of the Lancaster Veterans Memorial Library organization.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lancaster-tx.com/index.aspx?nid=552 | title = Friends of the Library | work = Lancaster Veterans Memorial Library | publisher = City of Lancaster, Texas | access-date = 2014-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lancaster-tx.com/index.aspx?nid=554 | title = Contemplative Garden | work = Lancaster Veterans Memorial Library | publisher = City of Lancaster, Texas | access-date = 2014-02-25}}</ref>

== Media ==
Lancaster's [[newspaper of record]] is the ''[[Focus Daily News]]''. The DeSoto-based daily newspaper serves the southern suburbs of Dallas and is currently the largest circulation suburban daily newspaper in Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://focusdailynews.com/index1.htm |title=''Focus Daily News'' |publisher=[[Focus Daily News]] |access-date=18 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815015642/http://focusdailynews.com/index1.htm |archive-date=15 August 2012 }}</ref>

== Parks and recreation ==
The responsibilities of Lancaster's Parks and Recreation Department include park maintenance, recreation programs, and management of recreational facilities.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lancaster-tx.com/index.aspx?NID=123 | title = Parks & Recreation | work = About the Parks & Recreation Department | publisher = Parks & Recreation Department, City of Lancaster, Texas | access-date = 2014-03-05}}</ref>

=== Parks ===
The system of public parks in Lancaster covers more than 600 acres.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lancaster-tx.com/index.aspx?NID=219 | title = Parks Division | publisher = Parks & Recreation Department, City of Lancaster, Texas | access-date = 2014-03-05}}</ref>  The 170-acre Lancaster Community Park is the most-used park in the city. It features a 6-acre pond known as Contemplation Lake with a fishing pier, lighted football and soccer fields, hiking/biking trails, playground, amphitheater, and the Royce Clayton Baseball Field, which has a covered grandstand that can seat 500 spectators.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://tx-lancaster.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/117 | title = Lancaster Community Park | publisher = Parks & Recreation Department, City of Lancaster, Texas | access-date = 2014-03-05}}</ref> The Recreation Center, Senior Life Center, Library, and Public Safety Building are located in the park.

Lancaster City Park is another highly used park in the city with four baseball/softball fields, two playgrounds, two tennis courts, a basketball court, walking trail, and an off-leash area for dogs. The park also has two concession stands and two large pavilions, each with 15 tables.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://tx-lancaster.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/116 | title = Lancaster City Park | publisher = Parks & Recreation Department, City of Lancaster, Texas | access-date = 2014-03-05}}</ref> The Cedardale Park and Complex in northern Lancaster contains baseball/softball fields, a basketball court, playground, and concession stand.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://tx-lancaster.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/115 | title = Cedardale Park & Complex | publisher = Parks & Recreation Department, City of Lancaster, Texas | access-date = 2014-03-05}}</ref> There are smaller neighborhood parks located throughout the city with playgrounds and other amenities. They are J.A. Dewberry Park, Jaycee Park, Kids Square Park, Meadowcreek Park, Rocky Crest Park, Stanford Park, and Verona Park. Heritage Park, which contains an iconic gazebo, is located north of the historic town square in downtown Lancaster.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://tx-lancaster.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/118 | title = Heritage Park | publisher = Parks & Recreation Department, City of Lancaster, Texas | access-date = 2014-03-05}}</ref> The newest addition to the park system is the 2.4 mile Pleasant Run Hike and Bike Trail, which opened in the spring of 2010 and is routed through neighborhoods in central Lancaster.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lancaster-tx.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/119 | title = Pleasant Run Hike & Bike Trail | publisher = Parks & Recreation Department, City of Lancaster, Texas | access-date = 2014-03-05}}</ref>

Two [[Nature reserve|nature preserves]] have been established in Lancaster, Bear Creek Nature Park and the Ten Mile Creek Preserve. The 189-acre Bear Creek Nature Park was created on land purchased with a $500,000 matching grant from the [[Texas Parks and Wildlife Department]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lancaster-tx.com/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/58 | title = City of Lancaster 2007-2008 Annual Budget | publisher = City of Lancaster, Texas | access-date = 2014-03-05}}</ref> Features of the park site include equestrian and walking trails with interpretive signage, a fishing pond, climbing rock, [[Butterfly gardening|butterfly garden]], and a large pavilion for picnics.<ref name="Community Information"/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lancaster-tx.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/114 | title = Bear Creek Nature Park | publisher = Parks & Recreation Department, City of Lancaster, Texas | access-date = 2014-03-05}}</ref> Additionally, there is an outdoor classroom and educational programs available for children. The Ten Mile Creek Preserve sits on land donated to the city by Dallas County. It remains largely undeveloped to protect the natural meadows and wooded areas. A two-mile unpaved trail runs through the preserve.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dallascounty.org/department/plandev/locations/15-tenmile-creek.php | title = Tenmile Creek Preserve | publisher = Planning & Development Department, [[Dallas County, Texas]] | access-date = 2014-03-05}}</ref>

=== Facilities ===
The 64,000-sq-ft Lancaster Recreation Center features an indoor water park, gymnasium, elevated jogging track, and  fitness atrium with an aerobics/dance room. The building also includes a banquet room and catering kitchen that can be used for meetings and other social events. The banquet room has a covered outdoor terrace and courtyard that overlooks Contemplation Lake.<ref name="Community Information"/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lancaster-tx.com/index.aspx?NID=214 | title = Recreation Center | work = About the Recreation Center | publisher = Parks & Recreation Department, City of Lancaster, Texas | access-date = 2014-03-05}}</ref>

The Senior Life Center is a full-service activity center serving adults aged 50 years and older. The 11,500-sq-ft building opened in December 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Life Center opens today |publisher=[[Focus Daily News]]|date=December 2008|url=http://focusdailynews.com/new-life-center-opens-today-p1048-1.htm |access-date=2014-03-06 }}</ref> The facility includes a dining hall, commercial kitchen, classrooms, computer lab, and reading lounge.<ref name="Community Information"/> Transportation to and from the center is available for Lancaster residents in need.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lancaster-tx.com/index.aspx?NID=215 | title = Senior Life Center | work = About the Senior Life Center | publisher = Parks & Recreation Department, City of Lancaster, Texas | access-date = 2014-03-05}}</ref>

Country View Golf Course is an 18-hole, par-70 public golf course located on West Belt Line Road. It was designed by Florida architect Ron Garl, and opened for play in 1989. The course spans 6,461 yards from the back tee with Bermuda grass fairways.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.countryviewgolfcourse.com/course/ | title = Country View Course Details | publisher = Country View Golf Course | access-date = 2014-03-05}}</ref> It has a chipping area, putting green, and driving range, as well as on-site golf pro shop and sports bar.

== Culture ==

=== Landmarks ===

Lancaster has three properties listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]: the [[Randlett House]], the [[Captain R. A. Rawlins House]], and the [[W. A. Strain Farm-Strain House]].
[[File:RockyCrestMarker.png|thumb|Texas Historical Marker at the site of Rocky Crest School, which served Lancaster's African-American students prior to [[desegregation]].]]
The [[Texas Historical Commission]] has designated 14 sites in the Lancaster area with historical markers.<ref name="Historic District Study"/> Listed below are the sites in Lancaster with state historical markers and the year they received the designation:
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*'''Towns/communities'''
**Town of Lancaster (1974)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details?atlasnumber=5113006754 | title = Lancaster, Town of | publisher = [[Texas Historical Commission]] | access-date = 2024-03-04}}</ref> – This marker commemorates the founding of Lancaster and is located in the Historic Town Square.
**Pleasant Run (1974)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details?atlasnumber=5113006841 | title = Pleasant Run | publisher = [[Texas Historical Commission]] | access-date = 2024-03-04}}</ref> – This marker commemorates the former Pleasant Run community and is located at the Regions Bank building on North Dallas Avenue.
*'''Historic Homes'''
**Captain R. A. Rawlins House (1964)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details?atlasnumber=5113006833 | title = Rawlins House, Captain R. A. ''(Rawlins Homestead)'' | publisher = [[Texas Historical Commission]] | access-date = 2024-03-04}}</ref>
**W. A. Strain House (1977)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details?atlasnumber=5113006891 | title = Strain House, W. A. | publisher = [[Texas Historical Commission]] | access-date = 2024-03-04}}</ref>
**Winniford House (1994)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details?atlasnumber=5113006925 | title = Winniford House | publisher = [[Texas Historical Commission]] | access-date = 2024-03-04}}</ref>
*'''Educational Institution'''
**Rocky Crest School (2012)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details?atlasnumber=5507016923 | title = Rocky Crest School | publisher = [[Texas Historical Commission]] | access-date = 2024-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rocky Crest Museum receives historical marker | publisher=[[Focus Daily News]] | date=2012-09-07 | url=http://focusdailynews.com/new-life-center-opens-today-p1048-1.htm | access-date=2014-03-22 }}</ref>
*'''Graveyard'''
**Edgewood Cemetery (1974)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details?atlasnumber=5113006688 | title = Edgewood Cemetery | publisher = [[Texas Historical Commission]] | access-date = 2024-03-04}}</ref>
*'''Places of worship'''
**First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster (1976)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details?atlasnumber=5113006703 | title = First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster | publisher = [[Texas Historical Commission]] | access-date = 2024-03-04}}</ref>
**First United Methodist Church of Lancaster (1976)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details?atlasnumber=5113006707 | title = First United Methodist Church of Lancaster | publisher = [[Texas Historical Commission]] | access-date = 2024-03-04}}</ref>
**First Baptist Church of Lancaster (1977)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details?atlasnumber=5113006691 | title = First Baptist Church of Lancaster | publisher = [[Texas Historical Commission]] | access-date = 2024-03-04}}</ref>
**First Christian Church of Lancaster (1979)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details?atlasnumber=5113006696 | title = First Christian Church of Lancaster | publisher = [[Texas Historical Commission]] | access-date = 2024-03-04}}</ref>
**St. Paul Freewill Baptist Church (1985)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details?atlasnumber=5113006874 | title = St. Paul Freewill Baptist Church | publisher = [[Texas Historical Commission]] | access-date = 2024-03-04}}</ref>
*'''Former sites'''
**Site of the Confederate Arms Factory (1936)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details?atlasnumber=5113006655 | title = Site of the Confederate Arms Factory | publisher = [[Texas Historical Commission]] | access-date = 2024-03-04}}</ref>
**Former Site of Head House (1978)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details?atlasnumber=5113006733 | title = Head House, Former Site of | publisher = [[Texas Historical Commission]] | access-date = 2024-03-04}}</ref>
{{Div col end}}

== Infrastructure ==
=== Transportation ===
Lancaster is served by two [[Interstate Highway|interstate highways]]. [[Interstate 35E (Texas)|Interstate 35E]] forms the western boundary of the city and east–west access is provided by [[Interstate 20 in Texas|Interstate 20]], located on the far-north side of Lancaster. [[Interstate 45]] is situated approximately five miles to the east.

[[Arterial road|Principal thoroughfares]] within the city include [[Texas State Highway 342|State Highway 342]] (running north–south, also known as Dallas Avenue), Houston School Road (north-south), Pleasant Run Road (east-west), and [[Belt Line Road (Texas)|Belt Line Road]] (east-west).<ref>[http://tx-lancaster.civicplus.com/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/1077 Master Thoroughfare Plan] (Comprehensive Plan). City of Lancaster, Texas. Retrieved 10 February 2014.</ref>

[[Lancaster Regional Airport]] is a public-use [[airport]] located two miles southeast of the central business district of Lancaster. Currently used for [[general aviation]] purposes, the airport is publicly owned by City of Lancaster and serves as a [[reliever airport]] for [[Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport]] and [[Dallas Love Field]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://lancaster-tx.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/2765 | title = Lancaster Regional Airport Master Plan | publisher = City of Lancaster, Texas | access-date = 2014-02-17}}</ref> It has one [[runway]] designated 13/31 with an [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] surface measuring 6,502 by 100 feet (1,982 x 30 m).<ref>[http://www.airnav.com/airport/KLNC Airport information for KLNC] – AirNav. Retrieved 17 February 2014.</ref>

The city has public transportation, and  is not a member of [[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]] (DART). The Cedar Valley College campus is served by Bus Route 553, which is currently the southernmost stop on DART.<ref>[https://www.dcccd.edu/maps/transportation-options/pages/publictransp.aspx Public Transportation] - Dallas County Community College District. Retrieved 17 February 2014.</ref>

=== Health care ===
Crescent Medical Center Lancaster is an 84-bed acute-care general hospital located at 2600 West Pleasant Run Road. The hospital was formerly known as the Medical Center at Lancaster, which closed in 2008. After being purchased by new owners and undergoing major renovations, Crescent Medical Center opened on June 17, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lancaster hospital reopens, commits to excellence |publisher=[[Focus Daily News]]|date=14 June 2013|url=http://focusdailynews.com/lancaster-hospital-reopens-commits-to-excellence-p10170-1.htm |access-date=17 February 2014 | first=Joshua | last=Johnson}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==

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* {{Official website|http://www.lancaster-tx.com/|City of Lancaster official website}}
* [http://www.lancastertexas.org/ Lancaster Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.lancaster-tx.com/index.aspx?nid=145 Lancaster Economic Development Corporation]
* [http://www.lancasterisd.org/ Lancaster Independent School District]
* [http://www.lhsweb.org/ Lancaster Historical Society]
* [http://tx-lancaster.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=118 Lancaster Regional Airport]
** [http://www.contrails.us/caf_dfw_wing/index.htm Commemorative Air Force – DFW Wing]
** [http://www.cwam.org/ Cold War Air Museum]
* [http://tx-lancaster.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=149 Lancaster Veterans Memorial Library]

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