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Lancaster, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 42°50′55″N 90°42′38″W / 42.84861°N 90.71056°W / 42.84861; -90.71056
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Lancaster, Wisconsin
Lancaster City Hall in 2021
Lancaster City Hall in 2021
Nickname: 
City of the Dome
Location of Lancaster in Grant County, Wisconsin.
Location of Lancaster in Grant County, Wisconsin.
Coordinates: 42°50′55″N 90°42′38″W / 42.84861°N 90.71056°W / 42.84861; -90.71056
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyGrant
Named forLancaster, Pennsylvania
Area
 • Total3.01 sq mi (7.80 km2)
 • Land3.01 sq mi (7.80 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,099 ft (335 m)
Population
 • Total3,907
 • Density1,298.9/sq mi (501.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
53813
Area code608
FIPS code55-42250[4]
GNIS feature ID1567823[2]
WebsiteCity of Lancaster official website

Lancaster is a city in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.[5]. As of the 2020 census, 3,907 people lived there.[3] Lancaster is the county seat of Grant County.

Major G.M. Price laid out the town in 1837. He was asked to name it Lancaster by a relative who came from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Lancaster was the home of the first governor of Wisconsin, Nelson Dewey.

Geography

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Lancaster is located in the unglaciated "Driftless Area" of southwest Wisconsin. Its topography is very different from that of the rest of the state.

The city has a total area of 3.01 square miles (7.80 km2). All of it is land.[1]

Notable people

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Lancaster city, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Other websites

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