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Lancaster, California
Lancaster, California, USA, is the eighth-largest city in Los Angeles County and the 10th fastest growing city in the United States. Lancaster is located approximately 70 miles (112.5km) north (by road travel) of the City of Los Angeles in Southern California’s Antelope Valley. It is separated from the Los Angeles Basin by the San Gabriel Mountain Range to the south and from Bakersfield and the San Joaquin Valley by the Tehachapi Mountain Range to the north. The City of Lancaster has grown from 37,000 residents at the time of incorporation in 1977, to an estimated 143,818 residents in 2007, and is the second-largest city on the California side of the Mojave Desert. As of the 2005 population estimate, the Palmdale / Lancaster, CA Urbanized Area (a US Census Bureau defined term) has a population of 589,043. Lancaster is the northernmost city in Los Angeles County. The community of Lancaster California was settled in the late 19th Century by M.L. Wicks, a real estate developer who purchased six sections of land from the Southern Pacific Railroad (now merged into the Union Pacific Railroad). The origin of the City’s name is debated among historians, but it is presumed to be named after Lancaster, Pennsylvania or Lancaster, England.
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Lancaster Demographics | As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 118,718 people, 38,224 households, and 27,674 families residing in the city. By 2005 the population had grown to 133,703 with a labor force of 54,000. The population of the Antelope Valley taken as a whole in 2005 was estimated at 437,942, putting the area ahead of major cities Atlanta, Miami and Cincinnati in population. Lancaster is nearly prosperous from years of growth in size, people and the job market. The city has fewer persons in poverty than ever and has lower unemployment rates than a decade ago. There were 38,224 households out of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.41.
| Lancaster Economy | With family income above the national average (average family income in Lancaster is $61,298), and housing prices below the state average (the median home price in Lancaster is $302,000), 70% of residents in the City of Lancaster own their own home.Lancaster has also seen a large growth in business over the past decade, with the establishment of large distribution centers for national companies such as Rite Aid, Michaels and Sygma, as well as smaller local businesses and national restaurant chains. The City government has made local business a top priority, offering businesses low-priced land and a streamlined development process with less red tape.The ‘’’Lancaster Redevelopment Agency ‘’’ is one of the most successful and active redevelopment and economic development programs in California. It has made a commitment to attracting and retaining a prosperous business community through policies initiated by elected officials and carried out by a professional staff assisting the business community. |
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