Lancaster County (Pennsylvania)

The Lancaster County ( Pennsylvania Dutch: Lengeschder Kaundi ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In the census in 2010, the County had 519 445 inhabitants and a population density of 211.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Lancaster.

It is renown Lancaster County is a place of settlement of the religious community of the German -born Amish. About five percent of the population speak a colloquial Pennsylvania Dutch.

Geography

The County is located in the central southeastern part of Pennsylvania on the left bank of the Susquehanna River, which limits the County to the southwest. Dixon - - line the border with Maryland to the south the Mason forms.

The Lancaster County has an area of 2,548 square kilometers, of which 90 square kilometers are water surface.

It borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Lancaster County was formed on May 10, 1729 former parts of Chester County. It was named in the English county of Lancashire to the city of Lancaster.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Lancaster County 519 445 people in 186 301 households. The population density was 211.3 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 88.6 percent white, 3.7 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 1.9 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 8.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the 186 301 households lived statistically 2.59 per person.

24.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.0 percent were 65 years or older. 51.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 55,504. The per capita income was $ 25,813. 9.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

City

  • Lancaster

Boroughs

  • Adamstown1
  • Akron
  • Christiana
  • Columbia
  • Denver
  • East Petersburg
  • Elizabethtown
  • Ephrata
  • Lititz
  • Manheim
  • Marietta
  • Millersville
  • Mount Joy
  • Mountville
  • New Holland
  • Quarryville
  • Strasburg
  • Terre Hill

Census-designated places (CDP )

  • Brickerville
  • Gap
  • Leacock - Leola - Bareville
  • Maytown
  • Paradise
  • Reamstown
  • Rheem
  • Rothville
  • Salunga - Landisville
  • Willow Street

Unincorporated communities

  • Bainbridge
  • Bausman
  • Bird - in - hand
  • Brownstown
  • Blainsport
  • Blue Ball
  • Bowmanville
  • Buck
  • Central Manor
  • Churchtown
  • Cocalico
  • Conestoga
  • Creswell
  • Diller Ville
  • Elm
  • Falmouth
  • Farmersville
  • Five Point Ville
  • Georgetown
  • Goodville
  • Gordonsville
  • Hempfield
  • Hinkletown
  • Holtwood
  • Hopeland
  • Intercourse
  • Kinzers
  • Kirkwood
  • Kissel Hill
  • Lampeter
  • Leaman Place
  • Lyndon
  • Martindale
  • Mastersonville
  • Mechanics Grove
  • New Danville
  • Neffsville
  • Nickel Mines
  • Penryn
  • Pequea
  • Rawlinsville
  • Refton
  • Reinholds
  • Ronks
  • Safe Harbor
  • Silver Spring
  • Smoketown
  • Stevens
  • Talmage
  • Wakefield
  • Washington Boro
  • Whitehorse

1 - partly in Berks County

Townships

  • Bart Township
  • Brecknock Township
  • Caernarvon Township
  • Ephrata Township
  • Fulton Township
  • Clay Township
  • Colerain Township
  • Conestoga Township
  • Conoy Township
  • Drumore Township
  • Earl Township
  • East Cocalico Township
  • East Donegal Township
  • East Drumore Township
  • East Earl Township
  • East Hempfield Township
  • East Lampeter Township
  • Eden Township
  • Elizabeth Township
  • Lancaster Township
  • Leacock Township
  • Little Britain Township
  • Manheim Township
  • Manor Township
  • Martic Township
  • Mount Joy Township
  • Paradise Township
  • Penn Township
  • Pequea Township
  • Providence Township
  • Rapho Township
  • Sadsbury Township
  • Salisbury Township
  • Strasburg Township
  • Upper Leacock Township
  • Warwick Township
  • West Cocalico Township
  • West Donegal Township
  • West Earl Township
  • West Hempfield Township
  • West Lampeter Township

Partnerships

There is a partnership with the district of Kaiserslautern.

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