Lancaster

Summary

Lancaster is a city of Pennsylvania^[1]. Lancaster draws 1,456 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #6 of 54).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lancaster is located in Lancaster County^[3].
• Lancaster is in the country of United States^[4].
• Lancaster's head of government is recorded as Danene Sorace^[5].
• Lancaster's image is recorded as Lancaster Pennsylvania downtown.jpg^[6].
• Lancaster's instance of is recorded as city of Pennsylvania^[7].
• Lancaster's instance of is recorded as county seat^[8].
• Lancaster's instance of is recorded as optional charter municipality of Pennsylvania^[9].
• Lancaster's flag image is recorded as Flag of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.svg^[10].
• Lancaster's founder is recorded as James Hamilton^[11].
• Lancaster's logo image is recorded as Logo of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.svg^[12].
• Lancaster's seal image is recorded as Lancaster PA seal.svg^[13].
• Lancaster's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beit Shemesh^[14].
• Lancaster's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 126659545^[15].
• Lancaster's GND ID is recorded as 4224165-0^[16].
• Lancaster's locator map image is recorded as Lancaster, Lancaster County Highlighted.png^[17].
• Lancaster's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79106203^[18].
• Lancaster's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122338997^[19].
• Lancaster's postal code is recorded as 17573^[20].
• Lancaster's postal code is recorded as 17601^[21].
• Lancaster's postal code is recorded as 17602^[22].
• Lancaster's postal code is recorded as 17603^[23].
• Lancaster's postal code is recorded as 17604^[24].
• Lancaster's postal code is recorded as 17605^[25].
• Lancaster's postal code is recorded as 17606^[26].
• Lancaster's postal code is recorded as 17607^[27].

Body

Geography

Lancaster is in the country of United States^[4]. Lancaster is located in Lancaster County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+19.048555'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+19.045637'}^[29]. Lancaster's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+112'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+59322'}^[31] and {'amount': '+58039'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Pennsylvania^[7], county seat^[8], and optional charter municipality of Pennsylvania^[9].

History and Context

+1730-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lancaster^[33].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lancaster include Lancaster Airport^[34], an airport^[35], in United States^[36].

Why It Matters

Lancaster draws 1,456 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #6 of 54).^[2] Lancaster has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Lancaster is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Lancaster include Lancaster Airport^[34], an airport^[35], in United States^[36].