Lancaster, Ohio
| City of Lancaster, Ohio | |
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| City | |
Lancaster as viewed from Mount Pleasant in 2006
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| Nickname(s): "Glass City","The Stir", "L Town" | |
| Motto: "1800 Spirit Pride" | |
 Location of Lancaster, Ohio |
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 Location of Lancaster in Fairfield County |
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| Coordinates: 39°43′N 82°36′W / 39.717°N 82.600°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Fairfield |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Brian S. Kuhn (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.90 sq mi (48.95 km2) |
| • Land | 18.84 sq mi (48.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 879 ft (268 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 38,780 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 38,880 |
| • Density | 2,058.4/sq mi (794.8/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| ZIP code | 43130 |
| Area code | 740 |
| FIPS code | 39-41720 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1048903 |
| Website | www.ci.lancaster.oh.us |
Lancaster (local pronunciation /ˈlæŋkəstər/ LANG-kəs-tər or even /ˈlæŋkstər/ LANGK-stər) is a city in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,780. It is located near the Hocking River, approximately 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Columbus and is the county seat of Fairfield County. The current mayor of Lancaster is Republican Brian S. Kuhn, who took office in January 2016.
The earliest known inhabitants of the southeastern and central Ohio region were the Hopewell, Adena, and Fort Ancient Native Americans, of whom little evidence survived, beyond the burial and ceremonial mounds built throughout the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. Many mounds and burial sites have also yielded archaeological artifacts. (See also: Serpent Mound and Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, which though not located in Fairfield County, are close by.)
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