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Lancaster County
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county in Pennsylvania, United States
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Lancaster County, legally known as the County of Lancaster, is located in Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated in the city of Lancaster. The entity holds an active status within the jurisdiction of US-PA.
The county was established on May 10, 1729. According to available records, it has a population of 552984. There are 204003 households within the county. An official website for Lancaster County, PA is available online.
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Lancaster
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Pennsylvania
- Contains
- Mount Joy
- Capital
- Lancaster
- Population
- 552984
- Area
- 2548
- Shares border with
- Dauphin County
- Official website
- www.co.lancaster.pa.us
- Image
- Lancaster County Courthouse - IMG 7712.JPG
- Households
- 204003
Show 11 more facts
- topic's main category
- Category:Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- different from
- Lancaster County
- water as percent of area
- 4.1
- native label
- Lancaster County
- Commons category
- Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- inception
- 1729-05-10
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- per capita income
- 33568
- social media followers
- 38861
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Encyclopedic overview
Lancaster County (/ˈlæŋkɪstər/), sometimes nicknamed the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States.
As of the 2020 census, the population was 552,984, making it Pennsylvania's sixth-most populous county. Its county seat is also Lancaster. Lancaster County comprises the Lancaster metropolitan statistical area. Lancaster County is a tourist destination with its Amish community being a major attraction. The ancestors of the Amish began to immigrate to colonial Pennsylvania in the early 18th century to take advantage of the religious freedom offered by William Penn, as well as the area's rich soil and mild climate. They were joined by French Huguenots fleeing the religious persecution of Louis XIV. There were also significant numbers of English, Welsh and Ulster Scots (also known as the Scotch-Irish in the colonies). The county is part of the South Central region of the commonwealth.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lancaster County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.