Lancaster, Kansas

Lancaster is a city in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 298 people lived there.[6]

Lancaster, Kansas
City
Aerial view of Lancaster (2013)
Aerial view of Lancaster (2013)
Location within Atchison County and Kansas
Location within Atchison County and Kansas
KDOT map of Atchison County (legend)
KDOT map of Atchison County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°34′18″N 95°18′12″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyAtchison
Area
[1]
 • Total0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)
 • Land0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,158 ft (353 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total298
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
290
 • Density1,400/sq mi (520/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66041
Area code(s)913
FIPS code20-38325 [4]
GNIS feature ID0473483 [5]

History

Lancaster was platted in 1857.[7] It may have been named after Lancaster, Pennsylvania.[8] Lancaster was an early contender for county seat.[9] In 1915, Lancaster had seven stores, a school, three churches, a grain elevator, a lumber yard, and a hotel.[10]

Lancaster was a station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.[11]

Geography

Lancaster is at 39°34′18″N 95°18′12″W (39.571780, -95.303344).[12]

According to the United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.22 square miles (0.57 km2). All of it is land.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1900292—
1910220−24.7%
1920184−16.4%
19301882.2%
1940163−13.3%
195020022.7%
1960196−2.0%
197027942.3%
1980274−1.8%
19902999.1%
2000291−2.7%
20102982.4%
2016 (est.)290[3]−2.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the 2010 census says that there were 298 people, 108 households, and 87 families living in the city.[2]

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  7. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 94.
  8. "Profile for Lancaster, Kansas". ePodunk. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  9. History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 409.
  10. Ingalls, Sheffield (1916). History of Atchison County, Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. p. 96.
  11. Gannett, Henry (1898). A Gazetteer of Kansas. Govt. Print. Off. p. 128.
  12. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Archived from the original on 2002-05-27. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

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