Lancaster, Wisconsin facts for kids
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Lancaster, Wisconsin
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Lancaster, Wisconsin City Hall in Lancaster in 2021
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Location of Lancaster in Grant County, Wisconsin.
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Grant |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.01 sq mi (7.80 km2) |
| • Land | 3.01 sq mi (7.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,099 ft (335 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 3,868 |
| • Estimate
(2019)
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3,701 |
| • Density | 1,228.34/sq mi (474.27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code |
53813
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| Area code(s) | 608 |
| FIPS code | 55-42250 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1567823 |
| Website | City of Lancaster official website: http://www.lancasterwisconsin.com/ |
Lancaster is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,868 at the 2010 census.
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History
Major G.M. Price, a land speculator, laid out the town in 1837. He was persuaded to name it Lancaster by a relative who migrated from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. At Pleasant Ridge, one of the first African-American communities in Wisconsin was founded by the Shepard family in 1849 and settled in the 1850s. Lancaster was the home of the first governor of Wisconsin, Nelson Dewey.
Geography
Lancaster is located at 42°50′55″N 90°42′38″W / 42.848505°N 90.710430°W (42.848505, -90.710430). Lancaster is located in the unglaciated "Driftless Area" of southwest Wisconsin whose topography is strikingly different from that of the rest of the state.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.04 square miles (7.87 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 1,069 | — | |
| 1890 | 1,543 | 44.3% | |
| 1900 | 2,403 | 55.7% | |
| 1910 | 2,329 | −3.1% | |
| 1920 | 2,485 | 6.7% | |
| 1930 | 2,432 | −2.1% | |
| 1940 | 2,963 | 21.8% | |
| 1950 | 3,266 | 10.2% | |
| 1960 | 3,703 | 13.4% | |
| 1970 | 3,756 | 1.4% | |
| 1980 | 4,076 | 8.5% | |
| 1990 | 4,192 | 2.8% | |
| 2000 | 4,070 | −2.9% | |
| 2010 | 3,868 | −5.0% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 3,701 | −4.3% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,868 people, 1,659 households, and 1,037 families living in the city. The population density was 1,272.4 inhabitants per square mile (491.3/km2). There were 1,805 housing units at an average density of 593.8 per square mile (229.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.3% White, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.
There were 1,659 households, of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.5% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.87.
The median age in the city was 41.2 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.1% were from 25 to 44; 26.1% were from 45 to 64; and 19.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.
Transportation
Airports
Lancaster Municipal Airport (73C) serves the city and surrounding communities.
Major highways
U.S. Route 61 ("Madison Street"), passes north–south through the center of the city.
Highway 29, bypasses the city to the east.
County Trunk Highway A, passes east–west through the center of the city.
Architecture
Lancaster calls itself "The City of the Dome" after the octagonal glass and copper-clad dome of its courthouse, which was designed by Armand Koch and built in 1905. In the spandrels of the courthouse dome are four allegorical murals painted by Franz Edward Rohrbeck.
The Municipal Building (1922) is an example of Prairie School early modern architecture, which, like the courthouse, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The post office contains a Depression-era mural, painted under the Works Progress Administration program in the 1930s.
The stone and wood Patrick Kinney house (1951) in Lancaster was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, one of 45 Wright structures in Wisconsin.
Education
Lancaster Community School District is the public school district for the community. The town also has a Catholic school.
Notable people
- J. Allen Barber – lawyer, U.S. Representative 1871–75; lived and died in Lancaster
- George Barnett – Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
- Charles H. Baxter – Wisconsin State Senator
- Lisle Blackbourn – NFL head coach
- John Benton Callis – U.S. Representative from Alabama
- William Carter – Wisconsin State Representative
- John G. Clark (1825-1917) - Associate Justice of Oklahoma Territory Supreme Court (1898-1903), returned to Lancaster for the rest of his life
- Nelson Dewey – first Governor of Wisconsin; lived in Lancaster
- Hugh A. Harper – Wisconsin State Representative
- John Chandler Holloway – President Pro Tem of the Wisconsin State Senate
- A. H. Kemper – South Dakota politician
- William John McCoy – Wisconsin State Representative
- Thomas McDonald, Jr. – Wisconsin State Representative
- Joseph Trotter Mills – Wisconsin State Representative
- Roger P. Murphy – Wisconsin State Senator and jurist
- Carson Abel Roberts – U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant General
- Dave Schreiner – member of the College Football Hall of Fame
- David Schreiner – Wisconsin State Representative
- Reuben B. Showalter – Wisconsin State Representative
- William Simon U'Ren – Oregon politician
- Arthur W. Worth – Wisconsin State Representative
Images for kids
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The Lancaster Municipal Building, April 2016
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Grant County, Wisconsin Courthouse
See also
In Spanish: Lancaster (Wisconsin) para niños
