- Lancaster, South Carolina
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Lancaster, South Carolina
settlement_type =City
nickname = The Red Rose City
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mapsize = 250px
map_caption = Location of Lancaster, South Carolina
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =South Carolina
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Lancastergovernment_footnotes =
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established_date =unit_pref = Imperial
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area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 15.3
area_land_km2 = 15.1
area_water_km2 = 0.2
area_total_sq_mi = 5.9
area_land_sq_mi = 5.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1population_as_of =
United States Census, 2008
population_footnotes =
population_total = 8371
population_density_km2 = 543.0
population_density_sq_mi = 1406.2timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 173
elevation_ft = 568
latd = 34 |latm = 43 |lats = 16 |latNS = N
longd = 80 |longm = 46 |longs = 24 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
ZIP code s
postal_code = 29720-29722
area_code = 803
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 45-39895GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1246285GR|3
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footnotes =Lancaster (lān-kŭs'tər) is a city in Lancaster County,
South Carolina which is in theUnited States . As of theUnited States Census, 2008 census , the city population was 8,371. It is thecounty seat of Lancaster CountyGR|6. The city was named after the famousHouse of Lancaster [http://www.lancastercitysc.com/visitors.aspx] . Lancaster County is number 147 in USmicropolitan areas; with a 2008 population estimate of 75,000 in the micropolitan area.Locally, the city is pronounced as "LANG-cuh-stur," with emphasis placed on the first syllable, and the middle syllable being very short.
In August of 2008, the city was victim of two arson attacks on county buildings. The nearly 200-year-old county court house designed by South Carolina architect Robert Mills was heavily damaged in a fire, followed by a similar fire at the county district attorney's office three days later. As of August 25th. 2008, the arsonist is still at large.
Geography
Lancaster is located at coor dms|34|43|16|N|80|46|24|W|city (34.721100, -80.773315)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.9square mile s (15.3km² ), of which, 5.8 square miles (15.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (1.36%) is water.To most people it is pronounced Lane- cess- ter.
Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 8,177 people, 3,396 households, and 2,115 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 1,406.2 people per square mile (543.4/km²). There were 3,778 housing units at an average density of 649.7/sq mi (251.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 47.54% White, 49.49% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.88% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.15% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.25% of the population.There were 3,396 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.5% were married couples living together, 22.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 83.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,650, and the median income for a family was $33,380. Males had a median income of $27,090 versus $22,382 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $16,828. About 18.0% of families and 23.0% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 33.2% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over.References
External links
* [http://www.lancastercitysc.com City of Lancaster]
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