Lancaster, Ohio

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Lancaster is a city located in the county of Fairfield in the U.S. state of Ohio. Its population at the 2010 census was 38,780 and a population density of 792 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 city had an estimated population of 40,932 inhabitants.

The city was created 223 years ago in 1799.

Lancaster, Ohio is a city in Fairfield County, Ohio, in the south central part of the state. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 40,552. The city is near the Hocking River, about 33 miles southeast of Columbus and 38 miles southwest of Zanesville. It is the county seat of Fairfield County.

Lancaster's origins were tied to the construction of a canal system that began in 1832 and ended in 1848. Lancaster was incorporated as a village in 1837 and became a city in 1913. It was named after Lancaster, Pennsylvania, by settlers from that area.

In 1803, Lancaster was established by John Korty for settlers from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Lancaster was incorporated as a village in 1827 and became a city in 1931.

The first settlement began when Jacob Strawther opened a tavern on what is now South Memorial Drive serving travelers along what would become U.S. Route 40 (now State Route 740). In 1803, John Korty purchased land from Strawther and platted it as town lots with the intent to attract settlers from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

As business grew throughout the 19th century, Lancaster became an important commercial center due to its location at a crossroads along two major highways (US 40/SR 740 and SR 104). In addition to these two main thoroughfares, US 23 runs north-south through downtown Lancaster and US 22 runs east-west along its southern border with Plain City and Pleasant Plain.

Lancaster is home to four institutions of higher education: Ohio University Lancaster (formerly Southern State Community College), Daymar College, DeVry University and Union Institute & University (located at The Park Place).

Quick Facts about Lancaster

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Geography

Lancaster is located at 39°42'49"N 82°35'58"W (39.7136800, -82.5993300).

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People born in Lancaster, including basketball player and coach Katie Smith, politician John Sherman, cartoonist Richard F. Outcault, .

List

• John Willock Noble (American politician (1831-1912)) he was born in 26/10/1831
• Hugh Boyle Ewing (Union Army General) he was born in 31/10/1826
• Eleanor Boyle Ewing Sherman (American author; wife of American general) she was born in 04/10/1824
• Joe Ogilvie (professional golfer) he was born in 08/04/1974
• Mary Murphy (Ballroom dance champion and choreographer) she was born in 09/03/1958
• Thomas Ewing, Jr. (Union Army general) he was born in 07/08/1829
• Alan Ogg (American basketball player) he was born in 05/07/1967
• Augustus Roy Knabenshue (American balloonist) he was born in 15/07/1875
• Allan Anderson (American baseball player) he was born in 07/01/1964
• Amos Steck (American politician) he was born in 08/01/1822
• Bobby Carpenter (American football player) he was born in 01/08/1983
• Bill Glassford (American football player and coach (1914-2016)) he was born in 08/03/1914
• Chad McKnight (American basketball player) he was born in 19/06/1984
• Clarence E. Miller (politician) he was born in 01/11/1917
• Debra Allbery (American poet) she was born in 03/03/1957
• Edmund W. Wells (American jurist, businessman, and politician) he was born in 14/02/1846
• George Ewing Martin (United States federal judge) he was born in 23/11/1857
• Gerald Stebelton (American politician) he was born in 13/09/1939

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