Lancaster
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city in and seat of Garrard County, Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Garrard
- Named after
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Total
- 2.30 sq mi (5.96 km )
- Land
- 2.28 sq mi (5.91 km )
- Water
- 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km )
- Elevation
- 1,007 ft (307 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 4,083
- Density
- 1,709.7/sq mi (660.13/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 40444, 40446
- Fips code
- 21-43840
- Website
- www .cityoflancasterky .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Lancaster
- Population
- 3899
- Area
- 5.030334
- Elevation
- 313
- Image
- Garrard County Kentucky Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 1475
- Dialing code
- 859
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- Commons category
- Lancaster, Kentucky
- postal code
- 40444
- inception
- 1797-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 0.1236
- per capita income
- 24153
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Lancaster locally /ˈleɪŋkəstər/ is a home rule-class city in Garrard County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. As of the year 2020 U.S. census, the city population was 3,901.
Located south of Lexington, Lancaster is the site of the Kennedy House, sometimes said to have been the setting for Uncle Tom's Cabin. The Civil War training base Camp Dick Robinson was located nearby.
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