Editing Lancaster, Pennsylvania

{{short description|City in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{About|the Pennsylvania city}}
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| 3=Lochard Calixte
| 4=Faith Craig 
| 5=Janet Diaz
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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]].

==History==
{{more citations needed section|date=September 2018}}<!--many paragraphs without citations-->

===18th century===
{{See also|Pennsylvania in the American Revolution}}
Originally called Hickory Town, Lancaster was renamed after the English city of [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]] by native [[John Wright (businessman)|John Wright]]. Its symbol, the [[Red Rose of Lancaster|red rose]], is from the [[House of Lancaster]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vacationsmadeeasy.com/LancasterPA/articles/AHistoryofLancasterPA.cfm|title=A History of Lancaster, PA|access-date=1 July 2016}}</ref> Lancaster was part of the 1681 Penn's Woods Charter of [[William Penn]], and was laid out by [[James Hamilton (Pennsylvania)|James Hamilton]] in 1734. It was incorporated as a borough in 1742 and incorporated as a city in 1818.<ref>{{cite web | title=Lancaster County History | work=PHMC | url=http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/BAH/dam/counties/browse.asp?catid=36 | access-date=August 1, 2006 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060908093030/http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/counties/browse.asp?catid=36 | archive-date=September 8, 2006 }}</ref>

In the summer of 1744 the Lancaster courthouse was the venue for an important colonial treaty between the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Provinces of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia.  Conrad Weiser served as interpreter, and the text of the treaty was soon after published by Benjamin Franklin.<ref>''A Treaty, Held at the Town of Lancaster, in Pennsylvania, By the Honourable the Lieutenant-Governor of the Province, And the Honourable the Commissioners for the Provinces of Virginia and Maryland, With the Indians of the Six Nations, In June, 1744''.  Philadelphia: B. Franklin, 1744.</ref>

During the [[American Revolution]], Lancaster served for one day as the temporary [[List of capitals in the United States|capital of the United States]], seated at the Court House (built 1739, destroyed by fire in 1784 and rebuilt before relocating to current Lancaster County Courthouse in 1852; original site is now the [[Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)|Soldiers & Sailors Monument]] at Penn Square c. 1874),<ref name="unchartedlancaster.com">{{Cite web|url=https://unchartedlancaster.com/2020/06/12/lancasters-old-courthouse-witness-to-great-moments-in-american-history/|title = Lancaster's old Courthouse: Witness to Great Moments in American History|date = June 12, 2020}}</ref> on September 27, 1777, after the [[Continental Congress]] fled [[Philadelphia]], which had been captured by the British. The revolutionary government then moved still farther away to [[York, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="capital">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cityoflancasterpa.com/lancastercity/cwp/browse.asp?a=3&bc=0&c=42722|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708160949/http://www.cityoflancasterpa.com/lancastercity/cwp/browse.asp?a=3&bc=0&c=42722|url-status=dead|title=City of Lancaster, PA|archivedate=July 8, 2011}}</ref>

===19th century===
{{See also|Pennsylvania in the American Civil War}}
Lancaster was the capital of Pennsylvania from 1799 to 1812, with the state capital located at the Court House (built 1784 and demolished 1852 and now site of Soldiers & Sailors Monument at Penn Square).<ref name="unchartedlancaster.com"/> In 1812, the capital was moved to [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]], where it has remained since.<ref name="capital" />

U.S. census reports show that, from 1800 to 1900, Lancaster ranked among the nation's top 100 most populous urban areas.

In 1851, the current [[Lancaster County Prison]], known locally as Lancaster Castle, was built in the city but shares no visual similarities with the [[Lancaster Castle]] in England. The prison remains in use, and was used for public hangings until 1912.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lcprison/cwp/view.asp?a=705&q=521776|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118203232/http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lcprison/cwp/view.asp?a=705&q=521776|url-status=dead|title=Lancaster County Prison overview|archivedate=January 18, 2009}}</ref>  It replaced a 1737 structure on a [[Fulton Opera House|different site]].

The first long-distance paved road in the United States was the former [[Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike]], which connected the cities of Lancaster and Philadelphia. Opened in 1795, the turnpike was paved with stone the whole way, and overlaid with gravel. The sixty-two-mile turnpike cost more than $450,000, a staggering sum for the time. The route followed what is now [[Pennsylvania Route 340]] (also called the "Old Philadelphia Pike") from Lancaster to Thorndale and [[U.S. Route 30 Business (Downingtown, Pennsylvania)|U.S. Route 30 Business]] and [[U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 30]] from Thorndale to Philadelphia.

The city of Lancaster was home to several important figures in American history. [[Wheatland (Lancaster)|Wheatland]], the estate of [[James Buchanan]], the fifteenth President of the United States, is one of Lancaster's most popular attractions. [[Thaddeus Stevens]], considered among the most powerful members of the [[United States House of Representatives]], lived in Lancaster as an attorney. Stevens gained notoriety as a [[Radical Republicans|Radical Republican]] and for his [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionism]]. The [[Fulton Opera House]] in the city was named for Lancaster native [[Robert Fulton]], a renaissance man who created the first fully functional steamboat. All of these individuals have had local schools named after them.

After the [[American Revolutionary War]], Lancaster became an iron-foundry center. Two of the most common products needed by pioneers to settle the Frontier were manufactured in Lancaster: the [[Conestoga wagon]] and the [[Long rifle|Pennsylvania long rifle]]. The Conestoga wagon was named after the [[Conestoga River]], which runs through the city.<ref name="britannica.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/328979/Lancaster|title=Lancaster - Pennsylvania, United States|access-date=1 July 2016}}</ref>  The innovative gunsmith [[William Henry (gunsmith)|William Henry]] lived in Lancaster and was a U.S. Congressman and leader during and after the American Revolution.

In 1803, [[Meriwether Lewis]] visited Lancaster to be educated in survey methods by the well-known surveyor [[Andrew Ellicott]]. During his visit, Lewis learned to plot latitude and longitude as part of his overall training needed to lead the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/archive/jeff/LewisClark2/Timelines/1803/1803Timeline.htm|title=Lewis and Clark Expo timeline}}</ref>

In 1879, [[Franklin Winfield Woolworth]] opened his first successful [[Variety store|five and dime]] store in the city of Lancaster, the [[F. W. Woolworth Company]].<ref name="britannica.com"/>

===20th and 21st centuries===
Lancaster was one of the winning communities for the [[All-America City]] award in 2000.<ref>http://www.ncl.org/aac/past_winners/past_winners.html {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707222907/http://www.ncl.org/aac/past_winners/past_winners.html|date=July 7, 2010}}</ref>

In 2009, a community organization installed and began monitoring 164 closed-circuit cameras in Lancaster, which engendered some local opposition.<ref name=lancol1>{{Cite web|url=http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/241024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819024113/http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/241024|url-status=dead|title="Lancaster's candid cameras: Who funds them and what the controversial videos show"|archivedate=August 19, 2009}}</ref><ref name=lat622/><ref name=lancol2>[http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/239161 "Keeping watch on the city's cameras"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627093946/http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/239161 |date=2009-06-27 }}, ''Lancaster Online''</ref>

On October 13, 2011, Lancaster's City Council officially recognized September 27 as Capital Day, a holiday recognizing Lancaster's one day as capital of the United States in 1777.

Lancaster receives 20 times more refugees per capita than the rest of the United States, leading it to be dubbed "America's refugee capital" in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |title=The refugee capital of the US |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-38776233 |access-date=2024-03-21 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> Between 2005 and 2019, nearly 5,000 refugees were resettled in Lancaster.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-18 |title=The Value of Being Welcoming in Lancaster, Pennsylvania – Praxis |url=https://sites.tufts.edu/praxis/2024/02/18/the-value-of-being-welcoming-in-lancaster-pennsylvania/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |language=en-US}}</ref> Lancaster announced its designation as a Certified Welcoming City in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Certified Welcoming City |url=https://www.cityoflancasterpa.gov/welcome/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=City of Lancaster, PA |language=en-US}}</ref> Nobel laureate [[Malala Yousafzai]] visited Lancaster in 2017 to honor its commitment to refugees, an experience she detailed in her book ''[[We Are Displaced]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=JENNIFER KOPF {{!}} Staff |date=2019-01-10 |title=Nobel laureate Malala's Lancaster visit sparks two chapters in her new book |url=https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/nobel-laureate-malalas-lancaster-visit-sparks-two-chapters-in-her-new-book/article_8dd0e2aa-1514-11e9-abff-cbf9ea5b2da0.html |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=LancasterOnline |language=en}}</ref> Lancaster City Council voted to end cooperation with [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-28 |title=Lancaster City Council votes to end cooperation with ICE |url=https://www.abc27.com/local-news/lancaster/lancaster-city-council-votes-to-end-cooperation-with-ice/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=ABC27 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Geography==
Lancaster is located in the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont region]] of [[Pennsylvania]]. It lies slightly north of the [[Conestoga River]], a left tributary of the [[Susquehanna River]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|7.35|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|7.23|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and 1.65% is water.

===Neighborhoods===
[[File:Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Housing. Stehli mills and houses in row inhabited by Stehli workers - rental $30.00 per month. - NARA - 518453.jpg|thumb|Row houses and Stehli mills, a {{Circa|1941}} photo by [[Lewis Hine]]]]
[[File:Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Housing. Low-priced houses on Cabbage Hill - rental about $12.00 per month - (umbrella... - NARA - 518455.jpg|thumb|Cabbage Hill, a {{Circa|1941}} photo by [[Lewis Hine]]]]
* Cabbage Hill/The Hill (named for the cabbage patches kept by ethnic [[Germans]] in this area<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150206162653/http://www.lancastercityliving.org/index.php?pID=18 Cabbage Hill]}}. Lancaster City Living. Retrieved on 2013-07-23.</ref>)
* Chestnut Hill
* Downtown/Center City
* Downtown Investment District
* Historic East Side
* Eighth Ward
* Gallery Row/Arts District<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lancasterarts.com/index.php?pID=105|title=Visit Lancaster City, Pennsylvania|access-date=1 July 2016}}</ref>
* Galebach Ward
* [[Northwest Corridor (Lancaster)|Northwest Corridor]]
* Penn Square
* Prospect Heights
* Seventh Ward
* Sixth Ward
* Uptown
* West End
* Woodward Hill
* Musser Park
* Mussertown

===Climate===
Under the [[Köppen climate classification]], Lancaster falls within either a [[hot-summer humid continental climate]] (''Dfa'') if the {{convert|0|°C}} isotherm is used or a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'') if the {{convert|-3|°C}} isotherm is used. The hottest recorded temperature in the city was {{convert|107|°F}} on August 7, 1918, while the coldest recorded temperature was {{convert|-16|°F}} on January 22, 1984. On average, the city receives 42 inches of precipitation a year. September is the wettest month of the year and February the driest. The snowiest winter on record for Lancaster was the winter of 2009-10 when 72 inches of snow fell and the smallest amount of snow on record was when four inches fell during the winter of 1949–50. The highest recorded January temperature was {{convert|77|°F}} on January 26, 1950, and the coldest July temperature {{convert|42|°F}} on July 4, 1918.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}

On average, the city receives 203 days of sun a year. The shortest days of the year are between December 18 and December 25, when day length is nine hours and 19 minutes. The sun reaches its lowest point in the sky of 26° between December 11 and December 31. The longest days of the year are June 19 to June 23, reaching 15 hours and one minute. The sun reaches its highest point in the sky of 73° from June 10 to July 2.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}

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|location = Lancaster, Pennsylvania (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1894–present)
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|Jan record high F = 77
|Feb record high F = 82
|Mar record high F = 88
|Apr record high F = 94
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 103
|Jul record high F = 104
|Aug record high F = 107
|Sep record high F = 99
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 86
|Dec record high F = 76
|year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 61.3
|Feb avg record high F = 62.3
|Mar avg record high F = 72.9
|Apr avg record high F = 84.1
|May avg record high F = 89.8
|Jun avg record high F = 92.9
|Jul avg record high F = 95.2
|Aug avg record high F = 93.8
|Sep avg record high F = 89.7
|Oct avg record high F = 81.8
|Nov avg record high F = 72.4
|Dec avg record high F = 63.1
|year avg record high F = 96.5

|Jan high F = 39.9
|Feb high F = 42.8
|Mar high F = 52.0
|Apr high F = 64.6
|May high F = 74.5
|Jun high F = 82.7
|Jul high F = 87.0
|Aug high F = 85.1
|Sep high F = 78.2
|Oct high F = 66.4
|Nov high F = 54.8
|Dec high F = 44.4
|year high F = 64.4
|Jan mean F = 31.0
|Feb mean F = 33.2
|Mar mean F = 41.4
|Apr mean F = 52.6
|May mean F = 62.4
|Jun mean F = 71.2
|Jul mean F = 75.9
|Aug mean F = 74.1
|Sep mean F = 66.9
|Oct mean F = 55.1
|Nov mean F = 44.4
|Dec mean F = 35.7
|year mean F = 53.7
|Jan low F = 22.2
|Feb low F = 23.6
|Mar low F = 30.9
|Apr low F = 40.5
|May low F = 50.4
|Jun low F = 59.7
|Jul low F = 64.7
|Aug low F = 63.0
|Sep low F = 55.6
|Oct low F = 43.7
|Nov low F = 34.0
|Dec low F = 27.1
|year low F = 42.9

|Jan avg record low F = 6.5
|Feb avg record low F = 8.4
|Mar avg record low F = 16.6
|Apr avg record low F = 27.7
|May avg record low F = 36.3
|Jun avg record low F = 46.8
|Jul avg record low F = 54.9
|Aug avg record low F = 52.4
|Sep avg record low F = 42.4
|Oct avg record low F = 30.5
|Nov avg record low F = 21.2
|Dec avg record low F = 13.1
|year avg record low F = 3.7

|Jan record low F = −27
|Feb record low F = −18
|Mar record low F = −2
|Apr record low F = 11
|May record low F = 21
|Jun record low F = 32
|Jul record low F = 42
|Aug record low F = 37
|Sep record low F = 29
|Oct record low F = 19
|Nov record low F = -7
|Dec record low F = −9
|year record low F = 
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.01
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.52
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.50
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.54
|May precipitation inch = 3.65
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.09
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.51
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.60
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.82
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.18
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.26
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.47
|year precipitation inch = 44.15
|Jan snow inch = 6.1
|Feb snow inch = 7.4
|Mar snow inch = 3.4
|Apr snow inch = 0.2
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.3
|Nov snow inch = 0.6
|Dec snow inch = 3.4
|year snow inch = 21.4
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 10.0
|Feb precipitation days = 8.8
|Mar precipitation days = 10.5
|Apr precipitation days = 10.9
|May precipitation days = 12.7
|Jun precipitation days = 11.1
|Jul precipitation days = 10.3
|Aug precipitation days = 9.7
|Sep precipitation days = 9.5
|Oct precipitation days = 9.9
|Nov precipitation days = 9.6
|Dec precipitation days = 10.9
|year precipitation days = 123.9
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 2.7
|Feb snow days = 2.7
|Mar snow days = 1.2
|Apr snow days = 0.1
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.3
|Dec snow days = 1.1
|year snow days = 8.1
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name = NOAA >
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ctp
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 7, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00364763&format=pdf
| title = Station: Lancaster 2NE FLTR PLT, PA
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 7, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 3762
|1800= 4292
|1810= 5405
|1820= 6633
|1830= 7704
|1840= 8417
|1850= 12369
|1860= 17603
|1870= 20233
|1880= 25769
|1890= 32011
|1900= 41459
|1910= 47227
|1920= 53150
|1930= 59949
|1940= 61345
|1950= 63774
|1960= 61055
|1970= 57690
|1980= 54725
|1990= 55551
|2000= 56348
|2010= 59322
|2020= 58039
|estyear=2024
|estimate=58441

|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref><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><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Census 2020|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bethlehemcitypennsylvania/PST045219}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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According to the [[2020 United States census]], Lancaster had a population of 58,039. Of which, 40.3% were Hispanic/Latino, 38.9% were non-Hispanic White, 12.6% were non-Hispanic Black, 3.8% were Asian, 4.4% mixed or other.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Lancaster%20city,%20Lancaster%20County,%20Pennsylvania&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 | title=Explore Census Data }}</ref>

As of the 2010 census, the city was 55.2% [[White American|White]], 16.3% [[African American|Black or African American]], 0.7% [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]], 3.0% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.1% [[Native Hawaiian]], and 5.8% were two or more races. 39.3% of the population were of [[Hispanic]] or [[Latinos|Latino]] ancestry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA|title=Census 2010: Pennsylvania |website=[[USA Today]] }}</ref>

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 56,348 people, 20,933 households, and 12,162 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|7,616.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 23,024 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,112.1|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the city was 61.55% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 14.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.44% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.46% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 17.44% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.94% from two or more races. 30.76% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race.

===Ethnic groups===
The largest ethnic groups in Lancaster as of recent estimates are:<ref>{{cite web |title=population |work=Lancaster Online |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_5YR_DP05&prodType=table |access-date=September 18, 2006 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214010550/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_5YR_DP05&prodType=table |archive-date=February 14, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=population2 |work=Lancaster Online |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_3YR_C04006&prodType=table |access-date=September 18, 2006 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214060723/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_3YR_C04006&prodType=table |archive-date=February 14, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Puerto Ricans in the United States|Puerto Rican]] 29.2%
*[[German American|German]] 21.2%
*[[African American]] 12.8%
*[[Irish people|Irish]] 8.6%
*[[English people|English]] 8.2%
*[[Italians|Italian]] 4.1%
*[[Dominican American (Dominican Republic)|Dominican]] 3.2%
*[[Polish American|Polish]] 2.0%
*[[Scottish American|Scottish]] 1.9%
*[[Mexican people|Mexican]] 1.8%
*[[Cuban American|Cuban]] 1.7%
*[[West Indian American|West Indian]] 1.0%

In 2010, 29.2% of Lancaster residents were of [[Puerto Ricans in the United States|Puerto Rican]] ancestry. The city has the second highest concentration of Puerto Ricans in Pennsylvania after [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]]. For this reason, it is sometimes referred to as the "Spanish Rose." Lancaster celebrates its Puerto Rican heritage once every year with the Puerto Rican Festival.<ref>{{cite web |title=Puerto Rican Festival |work=Lancaster Online |url=http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/25832 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061109200622/http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/25832 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 9, 2006 |access-date=September 18, 2006 }}</ref>

There were 20,933 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 13.9% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,770, and the median income for a family was $34,623. Males had a median income of $27,833 versus $21,862 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,955. 21.2% of the population and 17.9% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. 29.2% of those under the age of 18 and 12.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. Poverty in Lancaster is twice the state's average, and public school records list more than 900 children as homeless.<ref name=lat622>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-spycam-city21-2009jun21,0,3641451.story|title=Lancaster, Pa., keeps a close eye on itself|first=Bob|last=Drogin |date=21 June 2009|access-date=1 July 2016|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Although there are many [[Amish]] people from this area, not everyone from Lancaster is Amish, contrary to popular belief.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stuhldreher |first1=Tim |title=Plain & Growing: Amish population doubles every 20 years, now totaling 300,000 in US and Canada |url=https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/plain-growing-amish-population-doubles-every-years-now-totaling-in/article_caa902dc-8fb3-11e5-b08a-c33a7cce45ff.html |website=Lancaster Online |date=November 23, 2015 |publisher=LNP Media Group |access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref>

==Economy==
[[File:North Duke Street Lancaster.jpg|thumb|Lancaster streetscape]]
Since 2005, Lancaster's downtown has increased the number of specialty shops, boutiques, bars, clubs, and galleries.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/03/opinion/community-revitalization-lancaster.html?action=click&module=MoreInSection&pgtype=Article&region=Footer&contentCollection=Opinion|title=Opinion {{!}} Where American Politics Can Still Work: From the Bottom Up|work=The New York Times |date=July 3, 2018 |access-date=2018-07-04|language=en|last1=Friedman |first1=Thomas L. }}</ref>

Burle Business Park, the city's only commercial and industrial park. originally opened in 1942 as a U.S. Navy electronics research, development and manufacturing plant operated by [[RCA]]. The facility was purchased after World War II by RCA. Burle Business Park was originally occupied by Burle Industries, the successor company to RCA, and a manufacturer of vacuum tube products. Burle completed a voluntary clean-up under the Pennsylvania Land Recycling Program.<ref>PADEP, appendices of Act 2 annual reports</ref>

===Shopping===
{{Further|Central Market (Lancaster)}}
[[File:Lancaster Central Market.JPG|thumb|[[Central Market (Lancaster)|Lancaster Central Market]]]]
In addition to Lancaster's boutiques, vintage shops, and art galleries ('''Gallery Row'''), [[Park City Center]] is the largest enclosed shopping center in [[South Central Pennsylvania]]. The mall includes more than 150 stores and is anchored by [[Boscov's]], [[JCPenney]], and [[Kohl's]]. Park City opened in September 1971.<ref>{{cite book|last=Schuyler|first=David|title=A City Transformed: Redevelopment, Race, and Suburbanization in Lancaster, Pennsylvania|date=April 18, 2024 |publisher=Penn State Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f891HxR6y9MC&q=%22park+city%22|access-date=30 July 2012|isbn=9780271045238}}</ref>

Built in 1889, the [[Central Market (Lancaster)|Lancaster Central Market]] is the oldest continuously operated [[farmers market]] in the United States, and many tourists come to purchase the handmade [[Amish]] goods that are not commonly found elsewhere.<ref>{{cite web | title=History of Central Market | work=LancasterPA.net | url=http://www.lancasterpa.net/photo_tour/historic_buildings/central_market.htm | access-date=May 30, 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060211180054/http://www.lancasterpa.net/photo_tour/historic_buildings/central_market.htm  |archive-date = February 11, 2006}}</ref> Central Market is listed with the [[National Register of Historic Places]], and its towers are of the Romanesque Revival style. The market underwent renovations beginning in July 2010.<ref name="marketcite">{{cite news|title=Behind The Scenes At Central Market|url=http://www.wgal.com/video/25643609/detail.html?taf=lan|access-date=9 December 2010|newspaper=WGAL-TV News Broadcast (Video)|date=5 November 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717050834/http://www.wgal.com/video/25643609/detail.html?taf=lan|archive-date=17 July 2011}}</ref>

Lancaster also has two outlet shopping centers, both of which are located in [[East Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania|East Lampeter Township]] on [[U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 30]]. [[Tanger Outlets]] is home to about 65 stores. The Shops at Rockvale contains over 100 stores and restaurants.<ref name=outletlanc>{{cite book|title=Fodor's Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Dutch Country|year=2007|publisher=Fodor's|isbn=978-1-4000-1822-2|page=234|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oE4dRZVxHtMC&q=lancaster+outlets&pg=PA234|access-date=26 January 2011}}</ref>

===Top employers===
According to Lancaster's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>[https://co.lancaster.pa.us/Archive/ViewFile/Item/2807 City of Lancaster CAFR]</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
| [[Lancaster General Hospital]]
| 9,406
|-
|2
| [[Giant Food Stores]]
| Data Not Available
|-
|3
| [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|County of Lancaster]]
| 1,681
|-
|4
| [[Nordstrom, Inc.]]
| Data Not Available
|-
|5
| [[Lancaster Laboratories]]
| Data Not Available
|-
|6
| [[School District of Lancaster]]
| 1,646
|-
|7
| [[Dart Container Corporation]]
| Data Not Available
|}

==Arts and culture==
===Historical landmarks===
{{Main|National Register of Historic Places listings in Lancaster, Pennsylvania}}
[[File:Rock Ford Plantation Lancaster Front 1456px.jpg|thumb|[[Historic Rock Ford]]]]
Many of Lancaster's landmarks are significant in local, state, and national history.

* [[Central Market (Lancaster)|Central Market]] – built in 1889, it is the oldest continuously run farmers' market in the United States.
* Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church – built in 1879, the church's congregation aided [[freedmen]] migrating to the North for opportunities after the [[American Civil War]]. Their congregation had earlier aided fugitive [[Slavery in the United States|slaves]] fleeing the [[Southeastern United States|South]] before the war, using their former church as a station on the [[Underground Railroad]].
* Cork Factory Hotel – built in 1865 as Conestoga Cork Works. Later the buildings making up what is known today as Urban Place were home to Armstrong Cork Factory and Kerr Glass Company. Rezoned in 2005, Urban Place has been adapted as 49 loft-style apartments, 115,000 square feet of retail and commercial space, the Cork Factory Hotel, and Cap & Cork Restaurant.{{Citation needed|reason=Details are unreferenced and notability is questionable without a ref.|date=August 2012}}
* [[Fulton Opera House]] – the oldest continually running theater in the United States, it is one of three theaters designated as [[National Historic Landmarks]] (the others are the [[Walnut Street Theatre]] in [[Philadelphia]] and the [[Goldenrod (showboat)|Goldenrod Showboat]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]).
* [[Hamilton Watch Complex]] – former factory and headquarters of the [[Hamilton Watch Company]], which in 1957 sold the world's first battery-powered watch, the Hamilton Electric 500.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/01/dayintech_0103 |magazine=Wired |title=Jan. 3, 1957: Debut of the Electric Watch, a Space Age Marvel |date=January 3, 2008}}</ref>
* [[Historic Rock Ford]] – built in 1794, this was the home of General [[Edward Hand]], [[adjutant general]] to [[George Washington]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Since 2021, the John J. Snyder, Jr. Gallery, located on the second floor of Historic Rock Ford's red barn, showcases Lancaster decorative arts from the 18th and early 19th centuries.
* [[J. P. McCaskey High School]] – built in 1938 during the [[Great Depression]], it is designed in the [[Art Deco]] architectural style.
*[[St. Mary's Church (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)|Historic St. Mary's Church]] – built in 1854, this church has served the German-speaking Catholics of Lancaster since 1741.
* [[Lancaster Arts Hotel]] – Built in 1881, this building was the Falk and Rosenbaum Tobacco Warehouse. In October 2006, the warehouse reopened after adaptation, as Lancaster's first boutique hotel for the arts. It has 63 guest rooms (including 12 suites); an organic restaurant, John J Jeffries; and an on-site art gallery. It is registered with the Historic Hotels of America.
* [[Lancaster County Prison]] – built in 1849, it was styled after the [[Lancaster Castle]] in England.
*[[Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster, Pennsylvania]] - built in 1908–1909 in what is now the Historic District of Lancaster, it is unique among the buildings by [[C. Emlen Urban]] and contains stained glass by [[Franz Xaver Zettler]] (designed by Swiss-American architect Woldemar H. Ritter) and by [[Charles Connick]].
* [[W. W. Griest Building]] – listed on the U.S. [[National Register of Historic Places]] since June 25, 1999. It was built in 1925 in the [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] style using granite, limestone, terra cotta, synthetics, and asphalt. The building is named after [[William Walton Griest]], a former Pennsylvania [[United States House of Representatives|representative]]. It is the second-tallest building in the city.
* [[Wheatland (Lancaster)|Wheatland]] – the historic estate of [[James Buchanan]], the 15th [[President of the United States]].

===Art and museums===

The city of Lancaster has art, craft and historical museums. The [[Demuth Museum]] is located in the former home of the well-known painter [[Charles Demuth]], who had a national reputation in the 20th century. Additional museums include the Lancaster Museum of Art and the Philips Museum of Art on the campus of [[Franklin & Marshall College]]. Art students at the state-of-the-art [[Pennsylvania College of Art and Design]] present their works at the academy's gallery, which is open to the public. LancasterARTS, a non-profit organization founded in 2002, promotes contemporary arts and crafts.<ref>[http://www.lancasterarts.com/index.php LancasterARTS cultivating an environment where arts can flourish in Lancaster, PA]. Lancasterarts.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-23.</ref>

Lancaster city has a thriving art community. Gallery Row on the 100 block of North Prince St. features a block of art galleries, and the city proper has over 40 galleries and artists' studios. The galleries host a "First Friday" each month, extending their business hours to exhibit new artwork and new artists to the public.

The Lancaster County Quilts and Textile Museum, completed in 2007, celebrates the art of the hand-sewn quilts and other textile items produced by women of the region's Amish and Mennonite communities. The museum was closed in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lancaster Quilt & Textile Museum will fold
|date=November 18, 2011 |url=https://lancasteronline.com/news/lancaster-quilt-textile-museum-will-fold/article_30761d71-8e2e-5ddd-bab8-67ee90310c30.html|access-date=28 October 2018}}</ref> The Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society Museum and the Heritage Center Museum display artifacts and interpret the region's unique history. Children can have a hands-on experience with educational learning at the Hands-on House, also known as the Children's Museum of Lancaster. Nature and geology-minded visitors can view the exhibits of the [[Louise Arnold Tanger Arboretum]] and the [[North Museum of Nature and Science]].

The National Watch & Clock Museum, founded in 1977, has the largest collection of clocks and watches in North America.<ref>[https://www.nawcc.org/ National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors website] Retrieved March 9, 2023</ref>

[[Lancaster County Convention Center#Stevens & Smith historic site|Stevens and Smith Historic Site]] is located within the Vine Street lobby of the [[Lancaster County Convention Center]]. The site includes the preserved home of U.S. Senator [[Thaddeus Stevens]] and his companion [[Lydia Hamilton Smith]]. The underground portion of the site includes a recently discovered [[Underground Railroad]] feature: a converted water cistern used in the antebellum years to hide fugitive slaves on their way to freedom.<ref name="Thaddeus">{{cite web|title=Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith Historic Site|url=http://www.lancasterhistory.org/visit/stevens-smith-historic-site|website=LancasterHistory.org|access-date=15 April 2017|archive-date=March 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314054901/http://www.lancasterhistory.org/visit/stevens-smith-historic-site|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In Lancaster County, the [[Landis Valley Museum]] in [[Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Manheim Township]] has exhibits that interpret the county's history and culture, especially as a center of ethnic German Amish and Mennonite culture.

=== Music and entertainment ===
The [[Lancaster Symphony Orchestra]] has been performing since 1947. The [[Fulton Opera House]] is one of the oldest working theaters in the United States. [[The Ware Center of Millersville University|The Ware Center]] hosts live theater, concerts, and performances.

==Sports==
{{Main|Sports in Pennsylvania}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Club
! scope="col" | League
! scope="col" | Sport
! scope="col" | Venue
! scope="col" | Capacity
! scope="col" | Founded
! scope="col" | Championships
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Lancaster Stormers]]
| [[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball|ALPB]] 
| Baseball
| [[Penn Medicine Park]]
| 6,000
| 2005
| (4) 2006, 2014, 2022, 2023
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | Pennsylvania Classics
| [[National Premier Soccer League|NPSL]] 
| Men's soccer
|[[Hempfield High School|Georgelis Law Firm Stadium]] ([[Landisville, Pennsylvania|Landisville]])
| 2,000
| 2021
| &nbsp;
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Lancaster Inferno FC]]
| [[USL W League]] 
| Women's soccer
|[[Franklin & Marshall College#Athletics|Tylus Field]]
| 500
| 2008
| &nbsp;
|}

=== College athletics ===
Lancaster is home to [[Franklin & Marshall College]] and its various sports teams, including [[Franklin & Marshall Diplomats football|the Diplomats]] football team. The Diplomats play their home games at Shadek Stadium in Lancaster.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Shadek Stadium (Tom Gilburg Field) |url=https://www.godiplomats.com/Facilities/Shadek/Shadek_Stadium |access-date=May 18, 2023 |website=Franklin & Marshall College Athletics}}</ref> Shadek Stadium was built in 2017 and surrounds Tom Gilburg Field.<ref name=":0" /> Aside from football, Shadek Stadium also hosts men's and women's lacrosse.<ref name=":0" />

The [[Centennial Conference]] is headquartered in Lancaster, co-founded by [[Franklin & Marshall College]] in 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Centennial Conference |url=https://www.centennial.org/information/About |access-date=May 18, 2023 |website=The Centennial Conference |archive-date=April 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429104107/http://centennial.org/information/About |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Baseball===
[[File:Infield of Clipper Magazine Stadium (Lancaster, Pennsylvania).png|thumb|[[Penn Medicine Park]], the homefield of the [[Lancaster Stormers]]]]
The [[Lancaster Stormers]] played their inaugural season in 2005, ending Lancaster's 44-year period without professional baseball since the demise of the [[Lancaster Red Roses|Red Roses]]. Their main [[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball|Atlantic League]] rival is the [[York Revolution|Revolution]] from nearby [[York, Pennsylvania|York]].

Lancaster is the hometown of [[Major League Baseball]] alumnus [[Tom Herr]]. He played for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] for the majority of his career. He also played for the [[Minnesota Twins]], [[Philadelphia Phillies]], [[New York Mets]], and the [[San Francisco Giants]]. Herr subsequently coached the [[Hempfield High School]] Black Knights baseball team for several years. He also managed the Lancaster Stormers in their first season. The Stormers have won the Atlantic League Championship three times: in 2006, 2014, and 2022.

===Cycling===
The Lancaster Bicycle Club hosts an annual Covered Bridge Metric Century bicycle race. In 2010, more than 2,500 riders participated.<ref>[http://www.lancasterbikeclub.org/cbm10.php Lancaster Bicycle Club - Bike Club - Lancaster County, PA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713172945/http://www.lancasterbikeclub.org/cbm10.php |date=2010-07-13 }}. Lancasterbikeclub.org (2010-08-15). Retrieved on 2013-07-23.</ref>

The city of Lancaster hosted the Tom Bamford [[Lancaster Classic]], an international, professional bicycle racing event held each June since 1992. It was part of the [[2006–2007 UCI America Tour]] and the [[2007 USA Cycling Professional Tour]].

===Golf===

Professional golf is well represented by the [[Professional Golfers' Association of America|Professional Golf Association]]'s [[Jim Furyk]]. He placed 4th in the 1998 and 2003 Masters tournament, won the 2003 U.S. Open, placed fourth in the 1997, 1998, and 2006 British Open, and placed sixth in the 1997 PGA championship. Furyk also won the [[Vardon Trophy]] in 2006. He is an alumnus of Manheim Township High School, located in the immediate suburb of Manheim Township.

The 2015 and 2024 [[United States Women's Open Championship (golf)|U.S. Women's Open]] tournaments were held at the [[Lancaster Country Club]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/233593|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220224721/http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/233593|url-status=dead|title=Lancaster Country Club to host the U.S. Women's Open|archivedate=February 20, 2009}}</ref>

===Soccer===

Lancaster has both a men's and a women's semi-professional soccer club. Pennsylvania Classics AC plays in the [[National Premier Soccer League]], a fourth-tier in the [[American soccer pyramid]]. [[Lancaster Inferno FC]] play in the [[USL W League]], a second-tier league. The city also has an amateur team called Lancaster City FC that plays other regional clubs in the [[United Soccer League of Pennsylvania]].

===Field hockey===
In 2013, [[USA Field Hockey]] announced their intentions to move their national training center for the [[United States women's national field hockey team]] to Lancaster County. They signed with Spooky Nook Sports through 2022 after searching for many years for a [[Northeastern United States|northeastern]] site.<ref>[http://spookynooksports.com/usa-field-hockey-moving-base-to-lancaster USA Field Hockey moving base to Lancaster] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206063230/http://spookynooksports.com/usa-field-hockey-moving-base-to-lancaster |date=2013-02-06 }}. Spooky Nook Sports (2013-01-22). Retrieved on 2013-07-23.</ref> At the high school level, nearby Warwick High School has consistently won PIAA state championships.

===Amateur sports in Lancaster===

Lancaster's suburban area hosts several amateur sports teams. Ice hockey is represented by the Central Penn Panthers, a member of the junior-level Atlantic Metropolitan Hockey League, and both the Lancaster Firebirds, and Regency Panthers youth amateur ice hockey organization of the USA Hockey's Atlantic District.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lancasterfirebirds.org/|title=Lancaster County Youth Hockey League powered by GOALLINE.ca|access-date=1 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regencypanthers.com/|title=Central Penn Panthers|access-date=1 July 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827185719/http://www.regencypanthers.com/|archive-date=27 August 2016}}</ref>  American football is represented by the Lancaster Lightning, a member of the semi-professional North American Football League, that plays in nearby Kinzers. A close cousin of American football, rugby, is represented by the [[Roses Rugby Football Club]] of the Mid Atlantic Rugby Football Union, of which the Roses RFC were the 2005 champions. Roller derby is represented by the Dutchland Derby Rollers, an all-female roller derby team which plays to raise money for various charities,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchlandrollers.com/|title=Home - Dutchland Derby Rollers|access-date=1 July 2016}}</ref> and is currently ranked #23 in the world by Derby News Network.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://derbynewsnetwork.com/power_rankings/2011/08|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020191004/http://derbynewsnetwork.com/power_rankings/2011/08|url-status=dead|title=Derby News Network|archivedate=October 20, 2011}}</ref>

===Historical Lancaster teams===

The [[Lancaster Red Roses]] of the Eastern Professional Baseball League are the most well-known of Lancaster's defunct teams. They played from 1906 to 1909, and from 1940 to their last season in 1961. The Red Roses were called the "Lancaster Maroons" from 1896 to 1899 and the "Lancaster Red Sox" in 1932.

The "[[Lancaster Red Roses (basketball)|Lancaster Red Roses]]" was also the name of a basketball franchise in the [[Continental Basketball Association]] (at that time, the Eastern Professional Basketball League) from 1946 to 1949, and from 1953 to 1955. The CBA later hosted another Lancaster team called the Lightning from 1981 to 1985. The Lightning later moved to [[Rockford, Illinois]], where they played until the 2007 season. The Storm of the [[Eastern Basketball Alliance]] played from 1997 to 2000, winning the league championship in 1999. The last professional basketball team to call Lancaster home was the Liberty, who played as a member of the now-defunct Global Professional Basketball League in 2009.

==Government==
===Local===
Lancaster operates under a mayor/council form of government. On November 7, 2017, former Councilwoman [[Danene Sorace]] was elected Lancaster's 43rd mayor, the second woman to serve in the role.<ref>[http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/election-map-who-won-the-race-for-lancaster-mayor/article_4049fed8-c3d3-11e7-a4e5-eb60cd6ff4d8.html Election Map: Who Won the Race for Lancaster Mayor]. Lancaster Online. Retrieved on 8 November 2017.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mayor's Office |url=https://www.cityoflancasterpa.gov/departments/mayors-office/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=City of Lancaster, PA |language=en-US}}</ref>  The City Council is composed of seven members: President Amanda Bakay, Vice President Jaime Arroyo, and councilors Ahmed Ahmed, Lochard Calixte, Faith Craig, Janet Diaz, and John Hursh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=City Council |url=https://www.cityoflancasterpa.gov/city-council/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=City of Lancaster, PA |language=en-US}}</ref>

In May 2023, Lancaster voters passed a [[Referendum|ballot measure]] allowing the City Council to create a commission to study the adoption of [[home rule]] for Lancaster City.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-17 |title=Lancaster home rule results |url=https://www.wgal.com/article/pennsyvlania-lancaster-home-rule-charter-results/43910342 |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=WGAL |language=en}}</ref> The resulting Home Rule Study Commission voted to draft a home rule charter in January 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=McKenna |date=2024-01-25 |title=Lancaster commission votes to draft home rule charter |url=https://www.wgal.com/article/lancaster-home-rule-commission-votes-to-write-charter/46528858 |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=WGAL |language=en}}</ref>

===Federal===
While Lancaster County as a whole tilts heavily Republican, the city of Lancaster leans heavily Democratic. Registered Democrats held a 13,000 [[voter registration]] advantage over registered Republicans in the city as of June 2009.<ref name=lne>{{cite news|first=Bernard |last=Harris |title=It's official: Smithgall running for mayor again |url=http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/239278 |work=[[Lancaster New Era]] |date=2009-06-26 |access-date=2009-10-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629171028/http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/239278 |archive-date=2009-06-29 }}</ref> [[President of the United States|U.S. presidential candidate]] [[Barack Obama]] easily won the city of Lancaster, receiving 76% of the vote during the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 presidential election]].<ref name=lne2>{{cite news|title=Smithgall 'probably' running for mayor again |url=http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/237871 |work=[[Lancaster New Era]] |date=2009-05-21 |access-date=2009-10-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605234558/http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/237871 |archive-date=2009-06-05 }}</ref>

Federally, Lancaster is part of [[Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district]], represented by Republican [[Lloyd Smucker]] of nearby [[West Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania|West Lampeter Township]].

The state's senior member of the United States Senate is Democrat [[John Fetterman]], first elected in 2022. The state's junior member of the United States Senate is Republican [[Dave McCormick]], first elected in 2024. The Governor of Pennsylvania is Democrat [[Josh Shapiro]], first elected in 2022. Additionally, the city of Lancaster is the headquarters of the [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]].

Lancaster was home to Democrat [[James Buchanan]], the fifteenth president of the United States. Buchanan arrived in Lancaster in 1809 to practice law. He took up residence near the courthouse on N. Duke Street. In 1848 he purchased [[Wheatland (James Buchanan House)|Wheatland]], a Federal style mansion in the suburbs. He was elected president in 1856.<ref name=donovanbuch>{{cite book|last=Donovan|first=Sandra|title=James Buchanan|year=2005|publisher=Lerner Publications|isbn=978-0-8225-1399-5|page=21|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1zmOnLFwbaQC&q=%22James+Buchanan%22+Lancaster&pg=PA21}}</ref>

==Education==
{{Further|School District of Lancaster}}
[[Education]] in Lancaster is provided by many private and public institutions. The [[School District of Lancaster]] runs the city's [[Public school (government funded)|public schools]]. Established in 1836, it is the second oldest school district in Pennsylvania.<ref name=citydata>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-Northeast/Lancaster-Education-and-Research.html|title=Lancaster: Education and Research - Elementary and Secondary Schools, Colleges and Universities|access-date=1 July 2016}}</ref>

The local high school campuses are McCaskey and McCaskey East. [[Lancaster Catholic High School]] has a long history in the county; it was founded in 1926. It currently falls under the jurisdiction of the diocese of Harrisburg. With a P-12 enrollment of more than 500 students, [[Lancaster Country Day School]] is one of the region's largest independent nonsectarian schools. Founded in 1908 as the Shippen School for Girls, the school became coeducational and relocated from downtown Lancaster to its Hamilton Road address in 1949. [[La Academia Partnership Charter School]], opened in 1998, serves grades 6–12. It is the only public charter school in Lancaster County, and is open to any student residing in the county. [[Manheim Township School District]] is a four-year public high school located in Lancaster. It is the only high school in the Manheim Township School District. It is supported by a 7th and 8th grade middle school, a 5th and 6th grade intermediate school, and five elementary schools.

The Lancaster area hosts several colleges and universities, including Consolidated School of Business, [[Franklin & Marshall College]], Lancaster General College of Nursing & Health Sciences, [[Lancaster Theological Seminary]], [[Lancaster Bible College]], [[Pennsylvania College of Art and Design]], [[Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology]], [[Millersville University of Pennsylvania]], [[Central Pennsylvania College]], [[Elizabethtown College]] and the [[Harrisburg Area Community College]].

==Media==

===Print===
* ''[[LNP (newspaper)|LNP]]'', the county's predominant newspaper
* ''[[Lancaster Newspapers#La Voz Hispana|La Voz Hispana]]'', the city's Spanish-language edition
* ''[[Lancaster Newspapers#Sunday News|Sunday News]]'', the county's weekly edition
* ''Fly Magazine'', Lancaster City's Downtown Guide
* ''Fine Living Lancaster'', a regional lifestyle magazine
{{See also|List of newspapers in Pennsylvania in the 18th century#Lancaster|l1=List of Lancaster newspapers in the 18th century}}

===Television and radio===
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan=5 | TV stations
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|Call letters || Channel || Network || Location || Owner
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|[[WGAL]] 8 || 8.1|| NBC || Lancaster || Hearst Corporation
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|WGAL–DT2 || 8.2 || MeTV || Lancaster || Hearst Corporation
|-
|TeleCentro TV || Comcast 949 ||Public access || Lancaster || Spanish American Civic Association
|}
Lancaster is part of the [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]]-Lancaster-[[York, Pennsylvania|York]] Television market.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=5 | FM stations
|-
|Call letters || Frequency || Format || Location || Owner
|-
|[[WFNM]] || 89.1|| College || Lancaster || Franklin and Marshall College
|-
|[[WJTL]] || 90.3|| Contemp. Christian || Lancaster || Creative Ministries 
|-
|[[WIXQ]] || 91.7|| College || Millersville || Millersville University
|-
|[[WNUZ-LP]] || 92.9|| All News || Gap || WLRI Incorporated
|-
|[[WLAN]] || 96.9|| CHR/Pop || Lancaster || IHM Licenses
|-
|[[WROZ]] || 101.3|| Religious || Lancaster || Educational Media Foundation
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=5 | AM stations
|-
|[[WLAN-AM]] || 1390|| Tropical || Lancaster || IHM Licenses
|-
|[[WRKY (AM)|WRKY]] || 1490|| Classic Rock || Lancaster || Forever Media
|-
|[[WVZN]] || 1580|| Spanish Christian || Columbia || Radio Vision Cristiana Management
|-
|[[WPDC-AM]] || 1600|| Oldies || Elizabethtown || JVJ Communications, Inc.
|-
|}

Lancaster is the 117th radio market in the United States. Market Type: 2 Book,  Market Population: 472,200    (Hispanic Pop: 10%,    Black Pop: 4%)

Radio portion: Neilsen Audio <ref>https://tlr.nielsen.com/tlr/public/market.do?method=loadAllMarket</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Fire department===
[[File:Lancaster City Bureau of Fire vehicle - Lancaster, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|Fire vehicle in Lancaster]]
The Lancaster City Bureau of Fire operates three engine companies and one truck company. It was established on April 1, 1882, and has a total of 74 uniformed personnel. The Bureau responds to more than 3,000 emergency calls annually.<ref name="Fire">{{cite web | title = Bureau of Fire | publisher = City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania | url = https://www.cityoflancasterpa.com/departments/department-of-public-safety/bureau-of-fire/ | access-date = April 24, 2021}}</ref>

===Police department===
The city of Lancaster is protected by the City of Lancaster Bureau of Police. Founded in 1865, the Bureau of Police is located at 39 W. Chestnut Street in downtown Lancaster, and consists of approximately 147 sworn officers and 46 civilian employees. The Bureau of Police operates out of twelve sectors, or districts, and operates in four divisions, including Patrol, Criminal Investigative, Administrative Services, and Contracted Services. The Bureau also remains the largest [[law enforcement]] agency in Lancaster County.<ref>http://www.lancasterpolice.com/about/chiefs_message.htm {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612134524/http://www.lancasterpolice.com/about/chiefs_message.htm|date=June 12, 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://www.lancasterpolice.com/about/history.htm A Brief History of the Lancaster Bureau of Police {{!}} Lancaster City Bureau of Police] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220223034/http://www.lancasterpolice.com/about/history.htm |date=February 20, 2011 }}. Lancasterpolice.com (2013-06-22). Retrieved on 2013-07-23.</ref>

===Transportation===
[[File:RRTA bus 1907 at Queen Street Station.jpeg|thumb|A [[Red Rose Transit Authority]] bus at Queen Street Station in downtown Lancaster]]
The [[Red Rose Transit Authority]] (RRTA) provides local public bus transit to the city of Lancaster and surrounding areas in Lancaster County. RRTA is headquartered outside the city of Lancaster. Queen Street Station in downtown Lancaster serves as a transit hub for several RRTA bus routes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Transit Center|publisher=Red Rose Transit Authority|url=http://www.redrosetransit.com/red-rose-transit/services/transit-center|access-date=September 18, 2019}}</ref>

[[Bieber Transportation Group]] (formerly Capitol Trailways) formerly provided intercity bus transit from the [[Lancaster (Amtrak station)|Lancaster Train and Bus Station]] to [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]], [[Norristown, Pennsylvania|Norristown]], [[Philadelphia]], and [[New York City]] to the east, and [[York, Pennsylvania|York]] to the west; service was discontinued on April 1, 2018.<ref name=bieberphilly>{{cite web|title=Daily Bus Service to Philadelphia, PA|publisher=Bieber Transportation Group|date=January 8, 2017|url=http://www.biebergroup.com/philadelphia|access-date=February 6, 2017|archive-date=February 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207112928/http://www.biebergroup.com/philadelphia|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=biebernyc>{{cite web|title=Daily Bus Service to New York City, NY|publisher=Bieber Transportation Group|date=January 8, 2017|url=http://www.biebergroup.com/new-york-city|access-date=February 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208033325/http://www.biebergroup.com/new-york-city|archive-date=February 8, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Intercity bus service from York and Lancaster to New York City was restored by [[OurBus]] in July 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Partnership Restores Daily Bus Service|publisher=Lancaster Online|date=July 2018|url=https://lancasteronline.com/business/local_business/new-partnership-restores-daily-bus-service-between-lancaster-and-nyc/article_8bce9278-911a-11e8-9e25-2f3cf9a5fbbc.html|access-date=November 1, 2018}}</ref>

[[Amtrak]] also serves the [[Lancaster (Amtrak station)|Lancaster Train and Bus Station]], located on the northernmost edge of the city at 53 East McGovern Avenue. The ''[[Pennsylvanian (train)|Pennsylvanian]]'', with service between [[Pittsburgh]] and [[New York City]] via [[Philadelphia]], as well as the ''[[Keystone Service]]'', which runs from [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] to New York City via Philadelphia, both serve Lancaster.<ref>[http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?c=am2Station&pagename=am%2Fam2Station%2FStation_Page&cid=1229726268117 http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?c=am2Station&pagename=am%2Fam2Station%2FStation_Page&cid=1229726268117] ''amtrak.com''</ref> The city is served by the [[Lancaster Airport (Pennsylvania)|Lancaster Airport]], located {{convert|6|mi|km|spell=in}} north of downtown and just south of [[Lititz, Pennsylvania|Lititz]], with commercial air service by [[Southern Airways Express]] to [[Washington DC]] via [[Dulles International Airport|Dulles]], [[Pittsburgh]], and [[Nantucket]] on Saturdays.

Lancaster is also a hub for automobile traffic, with many major roadways passing through or around the city, including [[U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania|US 30]], [[U.S. Route 222|US 222]], [[Pennsylvania Route 283|PA 283]], [[Pennsylvania Route 72|PA 72]], and [[Pennsylvania Route 272|PA 272]].

===Utilities===
Electricity in Lancaster is provided by [[PPL Corporation]] in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Service Area|publisher=PPL Electric Utilities|url=https://www.pplelectric.com/utility/about-us/about-ppl-electric-utilities/service-area.aspx|access-date=August 20, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=General Tariff|publisher=PPL Electric Utilities|date=June 20, 2017|page=4|url=https://www.pplelectric.com/-/media/PPLElectric/At-Your-Service/Docs/Current-Electric-Tariff/master.pdf|access-date=August 20, 2017}}</ref> [[UGI Utilities]] supplies [[natural gas]] to the city.<ref>{{cite news|title=Geographic Footprint|newspaper=Ugi Utilities |publisher=UGI|url=https://www.ugi.com/about-us/geographic-footprint/|access-date=October 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gas Tariff|publisher=UGI Utilities|date=July 7, 2017|pages=5–6|url=http://gasmngmt.ugi.com/UGIU/doc/tariff/GStariff6.pdf#page=1|access-date=October 10, 2017|archive-date=October 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010215346/http://gasmngmt.ugi.com/UGIU/doc/tariff/GStariff6.pdf#page=1|url-status=dead}}</ref> The City of Lancaster Water Department provides water service to residents and businesses in the city.<ref>{{cite web|title=Water|publisher=City of Lancaster|url=http://cityoflancasterpa.com/government/water|access-date=September 9, 2018}}</ref> The city's Public Works department provides wastewater service to Lancaster, operating the City of Lancaster Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant which serves the city and surrounding municipalities.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wastewater|publisher=City of Lancaster|url=http://cityoflancasterpa.com/government/wastewater|access-date=September 9, 2018|archive-date=September 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910014829/http://cityoflancasterpa.com/government/wastewater|url-status=dead}}</ref> Trash and recycling collection is provided by the city's Public Works department.<ref>{{cite web|title=Solid Waste & Recycling|publisher=City of Lancaster|url=http://cityoflancasterpa.com/government/solid-waste-recycling|access-date=September 9, 2018|archive-date=September 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910014712/http://cityoflancasterpa.com/government/solid-waste-recycling|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Notable people and groups==
{{More citations needed section|date=May 2024}}

*[[Israel Aaron]], (1859–1912), rabbi and scholar
*[[Chas Alecxih]], (b 1989), former professional football player for the [[Carolina Panthers]]
*[[Pete Andrelczyk|Peter Andrelczyk]], former professional baseball player for the Miami Marlins and their farm system drafted out of Coastal Carolina College.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pete Andrelczyk Minor, Fall, Winter & Independent Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=andrel001pet |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[August Burns Red]], [[metalcore]] band formed in 2003
*[[Benjamin Smith Barton]], (1766–1815), American botanist, naturalist, and physician and one of the United States' first professors of natural history
*[[Billy Bletcher]], (1894–1979), actor
*[[Elias Bonine]], (1843–1916), photographer<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Elias A. Bonine |url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG204666 |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=[[British Museum]]}}</ref>
*[[James Buchanan]], (1791–1868), lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served as the 15th president of the United States
*[[Shane Campbell (soccer)|Shane Campbell]] (b 1994), soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shane Campbell |url=https://gocards.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/shane-campbell/5287 |access-date=March 4, 2025 |website=[[Louisville Cardinals men's soccer|Louisville Cardinals]]}}</ref>
*[[Russell Canouse]] (b 1995), soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russell Canouse |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/russell-canouse/ |access-date=March 8, 2025 |website=[[Major League Soccer]]}}</ref>
*[[Kermit S. Champa]], (1939–2004), art historian
*[[Adam Cole]], (b 1989), professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-06 |title=Adam Cole: Joining AEW Was A "Fairly Easy" Decision |url=https://cultaholic.com/posts/adam-cole-joining-aew-was-a-fairly-easy-decision |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Cultaholic Wrestling |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Michael Deibert]], (b 1973), author and journalist
*[[Giorgio De Marzi]], (b 2007), soccer player<ref>{{Cite news |last=Baldoin |first=Michael |date=January 23, 2025 |title=Chi è Giorgio De Marzi, il nuovo secondo portiere della Roma: sarà in panchina contro l'AZ in Europa League |url=https://www.goal.com/it/liste/chi-e-giorgio-de-marzi-portiere-roma-eta-caratteristiche/bltb6816d1c50f8db6f#cs448e26e509c0637d |access-date=May 28, 2025 |work=[[Goal (website)|Goal]]}}</ref>
*[[Charles Demuth]], (1883–1935), watercolorist and [[Precisionism]] painter
*[[Barney Ewell]], (1918–1996), Olympian who participated in the [[1948 Summer Olympics]]
*[[FFH (band)|FFH]], contemporary Christian band formed in 1993
*[[From Ashes to New]], rock band formed in 2013
*[[Jennifer Gareis]], (b 1970), actress
*[[Jonathan Groff]], (b 1985), actor and singer 
*[[The Innocence Mission]], folk pop group formed in 1986
*[[Travis Jankowski]], (b 1991), professional baseball outfielder for the [[New York Mets]] 
*[[Billy Kametz]], (1987–2022), voice actor and former theatre actor<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-28 |title=Voice Actor Billy Kametz Passes Away at 35 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-11/voice-actor-billy-kametz-passes-away-at-35/.186576 |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Taylor Kinney]], (b 1981), actor and model
*[[Maria Louise Kirk]], (1860–1938), painter and book illustrator
*[[Thomas Mifflin]], (1744–1800), merchant, soldier, and politician originally from [[Philadelphia]]
*[[John F. Reynolds]], (1820–1863), Union Army [[General officers in the United States|general]] in the [[American Civil War]]
*[[Brad Rutter]], (b 1978), highest-earning ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' contestant
*[[Mike Sarbaugh]]. (b 1967), [[New York Mets]] base coach.
*[[Anna Diller Starbuck]], (1868–1929), composer, music educator, organist, and pianist and one of the first two women to attend [[Harvard University]]
*[[Thaddeus Stevens]], (1792–1868), member of the United States House of Representatives 
*[[Bruce Sutter]], (1953–2022), professional [[pitcher]] for the [[Chicago Cubs]], [[St. Louis Cardinals]], and [[Atlanta Braves]] 
*[[Charlotte White]], (1782–1863), first unmarried American woman missionary sent to a foreign country
*[[Todd Young]], (b 1972), politician, U.S Senator of [[Indiana]] since 2017
* [[Samuel P. Ziegler]] (1882–1967), painter, educator, musician<ref name="Curlee-1995">{{cite web |last1=Curlee |first1=Kendall |date=October 1, 1995 |title=Ziegler, Samuel Peters |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fzi03 |accessdate=February 15, 2019 |website=[[Handbook of Texas Online]] |publisher=Texas State Historical Association}}</ref>

==Inventions and firsts==
* The [[Conestoga wagon]] was first built in Lancaster, used extensively for migrations before the development of the railroad.
* The first [[long rifle|Pennsylvania Rifle]] was created by Martin Meylin in the 1700s.
* [[Peeps]], an [[Easter]] confection shaped as marshmallow chicks covered with yellow sugar, were invented by the Rodda Candy Company of Lancaster in the 1920s. In 1953, Rodda was purchased by Sam Born, the Russian immigrant who invented ice cream "jimmies", and production was moved to [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]].
* The first battery-powered [[watch]], the Hamilton Electric 500, was released in 1957 by the Hamilton Watch Company.
* The first fountain soda water dispenser was invented in 1819 by [[Samuel Fahnestock]].
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==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{Cite book |first=Brian |last=Alexander |year=2017 |title=Glass House: The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L_HZDQAAQBAJ |location=New York |publisher=St. Martin's Press |isbn=9781250085801 |oclc=947146034}}
** Interview with the author: {{Cite news |title='Glass House' Chronicles the Sharp Decline of an All-American Factory Town |url=https://www.npr.org/2017/02/06/513713606/glass-house-chronicles-the-sharp-decline-of-an-all-american-factory-town |work=[[Fresh Air]] |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=February 6, 2017 |access-date=February 7, 2017}}
* Lottie M. Bausman, [https://archive.org/details/bibliographyofla00bausrich ''A Bibliography of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1745–1912'']. Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Federation of Historical Societies, 1917.
* Frank Ried Diffenderffer, [https://archive.org/details/earlysettlementp00diffrich ''The Early Settlement and Population of Lancaster County and City'']. Lancaster, PA: The New Era, 1905.
* H. M. J. Klein, [https://archive.org/details/lancastersgolden00klei ''Lancaster's Golden Century, 1821–1921: A Chronicle of Men and Women Who Planned and Toiled to Build a City Strong and Beautiful'']. Lancaster, PA: Hager and Brother, 1921.
* ''The Lancaster Farmer: A Monthly Newspaper''. <small>[https://archive.org/details/lancasterfarmer01wyli Vol. 1 (1869)] | [https://archive.org/details/lancasterfarmer02wyli Vol. 2 (1870)] | [https://archive.org/details/lancasterfarmer03jbde Vol. 3 (1871)] | [https://archive.org/details/lancasterfarmer04jbde Vol. 4 (1872)] | [https://archive.org/details/lancasterfarmer05jbde Vol. 5 (1873)] | [https://archive.org/details/lancasterfarmer06jbde Vol. 6 (1874)] | [https://archive.org/details/lancasterfarmerm07rath Vol. 7 (1875)] | [https://archive.org/details/lancasterfarmerm08rath Vol. 8 (1876)] | [https://archive.org/details/lancasterfarmerm09rath Vol. 9 (1877)] | [https://archive.org/details/lancasterfarmerm10rath Vol. 10 (1878)] | [https://archive.org/details/lancasterfarmerm11rath Vol. 11 (1879)] | [https://archive.org/details/lancasterfarmerm12rath Vol. 12 (1880)] | [https://archive.org/details/lancasterfarmerm13rath Vol. 13 (1881)] | [https://archive.org/details/lancasterfarmerm14rath Vol. 14 (1882)] | [https://archive.org/details/lancasterfarmerm15rath Vol. 15 (1883)] | [https://archive.org/details/lancasterfarmerm16rath Vol. 16 (1885)] </small>
* Dave Pidgeon, [https://web.archive.org/web/20070516103132/http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/24058 "Battle Over City Project Moves to Courtroom"], ''[[Intelligencer Journal]]'' (Lancaster, PA), July 13, 2006.
* William Riddle, [https://archive.org/details/onehundredfiftyy00ridd ''One Hundred And Fifty Years of School History in Lancaster, Pennsylvania'']. Lancaster, PA: William Riddle, 1905.
* Israel Daniel Rupp, [https://archive.org/details/historyoflancast00inrupp ''History of Lancaster and York Counties'']. n.c.: n.p., 1845.

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* {{official website|http://www.cityoflancasterpa.com}}

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