Lancaster, Wisconsin

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Lancaster
The Grant County Courthouse in Lancaster, listed on the NRHP since 1978 [1]
The Grant County Courthouse in Lancaster, listed on the NRHP since 1978
Location in Wisconsin
Lancaster, Wisconsin
Lancaster
Lancaster
Basic data
Foundation : 1837
State : United States
State : Wisconsin
County : Grant County
Coordinates : 42 ° 51 ′  N , 90 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 51 ′  N , 90 ° 43 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 3,868 (as of 2010)
Population density : 529.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 7.3 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of
which 7.3 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 335 m
Postal code : 53813
FIPS : 55-42250
GNIS ID : 1567823
Website : www.lancasterwisconsin.com
Mayor : Jerry Wehrle

Lancaster is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Grant County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Lancaster had 3868 inhabitants.

geography

Lancaster is located in southwestern Wisconsin at 42 ° 50'55 "north latitude and 90 ° 42'38" west longitude. The city extends over an area of ​​7.3 km 2 , which only includes land.

In contrast to most of Wisconsin, Lancaster is located in the older Driftless Area , which was not shaped by the last Ice Age .

Lancaster is 21 miles east of the Mississippi River , which forms the border with Iowa . 46 km south of the city is the border with the state of Illinois .

US Highway 61 runs through Lancaster and runs through the entire Mississippi area in a north-south direction . 132 km to the east is Wisconsin's capital, Madison . To the southeast, Chicago is 336 km . The Quad Cities are 164 km to the south.

history

Mayor GM Price , a land speculator, laid out the town in 1837. A relative from Lancaster , Pennsylvania persuaded him to name the place Lancaster. One of the first African-American communities in Wisconsin arose on Pleasant Ridge . It was founded in 1849 by a shepherd family. Lancaster was long the residence of Nelson Dewey , the first governor of Wisconsin.

Since 2010 there has been an official city partnership with the German village of Heiden .

population

According to the 2010 census , Lancaster had 3,868 people in 1,659 households. The population density was 529.9 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.27 people lived in each of the 1659 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.3 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.8 percent of the population.

23.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.8 percent were 65 years or older. 52.6 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 42,391  USD . The per capita income was $ 21,717. 3.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 78000096.Retrieved September 13, 2013
  2. ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 13, 2013
  3. ↑ Answers.com
  4. ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - J. Allen Barber.Retrieved September 13, 2013
  5. ^ Find a Grave - J. Allen Barber. Retrieved September 13, 2013
  6. ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Allen R. Bushnell.Retrieved September 13, 2013
  7. ^ Find a Grave - Allen R. Bushnell.Retrieved September 13, 2013
  8. ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - John Benton Callis.Retrieved September 13, 2013
  9. ^ Find a Grave - John Benton Callis.Retrieved September 13, 2013

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