Editing Lancaster, Pennsylvania (section)

{{short description|City in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{About|the Pennsylvania city}}
{{use mdy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Lancaster
| native_name        = 
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
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| image1                   = Lancaster Pennsylvania downtown.jpg
| caption1                 = Lancaster skyline
| image2                   = Lancaster Soldiers and Sailors Monument - IMG 7743.JPG
| caption2                 = [[Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)|Soldiers and Sailors Monument]]
| image3                   = Wheatland PA rear.JPG
| caption3                 = [[Wheatland (James Buchanan House)|Wheatland]]
| image4                   = F&M.jpg
| caption4                 = [[Franklin & Marshall College]]
| image5                   = Central Market, Lancaster, PA - IMG 7734.JPG
| caption5                 = [[Central Market (Lancaster)|Central Market]]
| spacing = 2
| color = #FFFFFF}}
| imagesize          = 
| image_flag         = Flag of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.svg
| flag_alt           = Flag of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
| image_seal         = Lancaster PA seal.png
| seal_alt           = Seal of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
| image_shield       = 
| shield_alt         = 
| nickname           = The Red Rose City
| motto              = 
| image_map          = Lancaster County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Lancaster Highlighted.svg
| map_caption        = Location of Lancaster in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. 
| pushpin_map        = Pennsylvania#USA
| pushpin_relief     = yes
| pushpin_label      = Lancaster
| coordinates        = {{coord|40|2|23|N|76|18|16|W|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint      = Penn Square
| coordinates_footnotes = 
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flagicon|Pennsylvania}} [[Pennsylvania]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]]
| subdivision_type3  = 
| subdivision_name3  = 
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1729
| established_title1 = Incorporated (borough)
| established_date1  = 1742
| established_title2 = Incorporated (city)
| established_date2  = 1818
| founder            = [[James Hamilton (Pennsylvania)|James Hamilton]]
| named_for          = [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster, Lancashire, England]]
| seat_type          = Seat
| seat               = Lancaster County
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = [[Mayor–council government|Strong mayor&nbsp;−&nbsp;council]]
| leader_party       = [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayoralty in the United States|Mayor]]
| leader_name        = [[Danene Sorace]]
| leader_title1      = [[City Council]]
| leader_name1       = {{Collapsible list
| title       = Member List
| frame_style=border:none; padding: 0;
| title_style =
| list_style  = text-align:left;display:none;
| 1=Amanda Bakay - President<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cityoflancasterpa.com/city-council/|title = City Council}}</ref>
| 2=Jamie Arroyo 
| 3=Lochard Calixte
| 4=Faith Craig 
| 5=Janet Diaz
| 6=John Hursh
}}
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='42'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi   = 7.35
| area_land_sq_mi    = 7.23
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.12
| area_water_percent = 
| area_metro_sq_mi   = 802
| area_note          = 
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_ft       = 368
| population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
| population_total   = 58039
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_urban   = 394,531 (US: [[List of United States urban areas|107th]])
| population_density_urban_km2 = 839.1
| population_density_urban_sq_mi = 2,173.3
| population_metro   = 552,984 (US: [[Metropolitan statistical area|104th]])
| population_rank    = [[List of municipalities in Pennsylvania|10th in Pennsylvania]]
| population_density_sq_mi = 8030.86
| population_demonym = Lancastrians
| population_note    = 
| timezone1          = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset1        = &minus;5
| timezone1_DST      = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST    = &minus;4
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code        = 17573, 17601−17608, 17611, 17622, 17699
| area_code_type     = 
| area_codes         = [[Area codes 717 and 223|717 and 223]]
| iso_code           = 
| website            = {{URL|cityoflancasterpa.gov}}
| footnotes          = 
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 42-41216
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| population_est     = 
| area_total_km2     = 19.03
| area_land_km2      = 18.72
| area_water_km2     = 0.31
| population_density_km2 = 3100.60
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}}

'''Lancaster''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|æ|ŋ|k|ɪ|s|t|ər}} {{respell|LANG|kih|stər}}) is a city in [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]], United States, and its [[county seat]].<ref>{{cite web|title=History of the City of Lancaster|url=http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lancastercity/cwp/browse.asp?a=3&bc=0&c=42722|publisher=City of Lancaster|access-date=21 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318022523/http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lancastercity/cwp/browse.asp?a=3&bc=0&c=42722|archive-date=18 March 2012}}</ref> With a population of 58,039 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref>{{cite web|title=The Most Populous Counties and the Most Populous Cities and Townships in 2010 in Pennsylvania|url=http://2010.census.gov/news/xls/cb11cn74_pa_2010redistr.xls|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=5 April 2011|format=xls|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409093805/http://2010.census.gov/news/xls/cb11cn74_pa_2010redistr.xls|archive-date=9 April 2011}}</ref> it is the [[List of municipalities in Pennsylvania|eighth-most populous city]] in the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=GCT-T1-R. Population Estimates (geographies ranked by estimate)|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?-ds_name=PEP_2009_EST&-mt_name=PEP_2009_EST_GCTT1R_ST9S&-geo_id=04000US42|work=Pennsylvania – Place and County Subdivision|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=31 March 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212033624/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?-ds_name=PEP_2009_EST&-mt_name=PEP_2009_EST_GCTT1R_ST9S&-geo_id=04000US42|archive-date=12 February 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is a core city within [[South Central Pennsylvania]], with 552,984 residents in the Lancaster [[Metropolitan statistical area|metropolitan area]].

Settled in the 1720s, Lancaster is one of the oldest inland cities in the US. It served as the capital of Pennsylvania from 1799 to 1812. The city's primary industries include healthcare, tourism, public administration, manufacturing, and both professional and semi-professional services. Lancaster is located {{convert|59|mi|km}} southwest of [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] and {{convert|61|mi|km}} west of [[Philadelphia]] and is a hub of [[Pennsylvania Dutch Country]].