Lancaster, South Carolina
| Lancaster, South Carolina | ||
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Main street intersecting with East Arch Street.
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| Nickname(s): The Red Rose City | ||
| Motto: "Forward Together, the Spirit of Lancaster" | ||
 Location of Lancaster, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates: 34°43′16″N 80°46′24″W / 34.72111°N 80.77333°WCoordinates: 34°43′16″N 80°46′24″W / 34.72111°N 80.77333°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | South Carolina | |
| County | Lancaster | |
| Incorporated | 1830 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Pending special election | |
| Area | ||
| • City | 5.9 sq mi (15.3 km2) | |
| • Land | 5.8 sq mi (15.1 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) | |
| Elevation | 568 ft (173 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • City | 10,160 | |
| • Density | 1,406.2/sq mi (543.0/km2) | |
| • Urban | 24,843 | |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP codes | 29720-29722 | |
| Area code(s) | 803 | |
| FIPS code | 45-39895 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1246285 | |
| Website | www |
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The city of Lancaster /ˈleɪŋkəstər/ is the county seat of Lancaster County, South Carolina located in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area. As of the United States Census of 2010, the city population was 10,160 but due to South Carolina's strict annexation laws its actual population is well over twenty thousand people. The city was named after the famous House of Lancaster. Locally, Lancaster is pronounced /ˈleɪŋkᵻstər/ LANK-iss-tər, rather than the usual American pronunciation /ˈlænkæstər/ LAN-kast-ər. The modern British pronunciation is LANG-kast-ər.
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