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City of Lancaster

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General Law city
Incorporated: November 22, 1977
City Hall: 44933 N Fern Ave, Lancaster, California 93534
Website: www.cityoflancasterca.org
Population (2020 Census): 173,516 (Also see latest State Population Estimates and Earlier decennial Census Counts).
Population Under Age 18 (2020 Census): 27.1%
Population Density (2020 Census): 1,840.6 persons per square mile
Housing Units: 55,137
Persons Per Housing Unit: 3.1
Land Area: 94.27 square miles (244.16 square kilometers)
Water Area: 0.25 square miles (0.65 square kilometers)
Total Area: 94.52 square miles (244.81 square kilometers)
Geographic Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude): 34.693558 -118.175305

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Founded by M.L Wicks of Aberdeen, Mississippi. Named by the Southern Pacific Railroad, probably after Lancaster, Pennsylvania.


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City of Lancaster

Also see sister city Palmdale in the Antelope Valley.


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