Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Name

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Nomenclature and Geography

Category: Obec / Město

Summary

Lancaster is a city in Pennsylvania, serving as the county seat of Lancaster County. Originally known as Hickory Town, it was renamed after the English city of Lancaster in the 1720s. It briefly functioned as the US capital in 1777, while the Continental Congress fled Philadelphia.

Statistics

Area

19.05 km²

Population

58,039

Location