Lancaster, Wisconsin
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Geography
Lancaster is located at (42.848505, -90.710430)[Geographic references#1GR1]. Lancaster is located in the unglaciated "Driftless Area" of southwest Wisconsin whose topography is strikingly different from that of the rest of the state.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.3 km² (2.8 mi²), all land.
Town Information
The high school's most competitive athletic team is their football team, the "Flying Arrows." Coach John Hoch has lead the team to multiple state titles.Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 4,070 people, 1,706 households, and 1,079 families residing in the city. The population density was 557.2/km² (1,441.1/mi²). There were 1,799 housing units at an average density of 246.3/km² (637.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.24% White, 0.07% African American, 0.29% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.
There were 1,706 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,723, and the median income for a family was $47,500. Males had a median income of $30,683 versus $22,331 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,797. About 6.4% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.
Notes
Major G.M. Price, a land speculator, laid out the town in 1837. He was persuaded to name it Lancaster by a relative who emigrated from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. At Pleasant Ridge, one of the first Afro-American communities in Wisconsin was founded by the Shepard family in 1849 and settled in the 1850s. Lancaster was the home of the first Governor of Wisconsin, Nelson Dewey. Lancaster calls itself "The City of the Dome" after the octagonal glass and copper-clad dome of its courthouse building (illustrated, right above), which was designed by Armand Koch and built in 1905. In the spandrels of the courthouse dome are four allegorical murals (illustration, left) painted by Franz Edward Rohrbeck.
The Municipal Building (1922) is an example of Prairie School early modern architecture, which has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The post office contains a Depression-era mural, painted under the Works Progress Administration program in the 1930s (illustration, right).
The stone and wood Patrick Kinney house (1951) in Lancaster was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, one of forty-five Wright structures in Wisconsin.
Lancaster, Wisconsin Information and Contacts
Lancaster City Hall 206 S. Madison Street Lancaster, WI 53813-1799 Phone: (608) 723-4246 FAX: (608) 723-4789Lancaster Area Chamber of Commerce 206 S. Madison St., PO Box 292 Lancaster, WI 53813 Phone: (608) 723-2820 Fax: (608) 723-7409 E-mail: lanchamber@pcii.net
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External links
- [City of Lancaster official website]
- [Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin webpage]
- [Milwaukee Courier article on Pleasant Ridge, the first African American settlement in Wisconsin]
- [Maps and aerial photos]
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- * Topographic map from [TopoZone]
- * Aerial image or topographic map from [TerraServer-USA]
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