With so much going on in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, it's impossible to see all the great local events during your visit. The Lancaster City Bureau of Fire operates three engine companies and one truck company. RRTA is headquartered outside the city of Lancaster. 29.2% of those under the age of 18 and 12.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.60 males. Males had a median income of $27,833 versus $21,862 for females. Upcoming Special Events. Of those families, 120,112 (88.7%) had children under the age of 18. [116][117] Lancaster County's 5293 farms, generating $800million in food, feed and fiber, are responsible for nearly a fifth of the state's agricultural output. He believed he had a defensible claim established on the west bank of the Susquehanna River since 1721, and that his demesne and grant extended to forty degrees north. Lancaster Catholic High School has a long history in the county; it was founded in 1926. The prison remains in use, and was used for public hangings until 1912. Home Explore County History About Lancaster County About Lancaster County Lancaster County is located in South Central Pennsylvania along the Susquehanna River, approximately 70 miles west of Philadelphia. [72] The city's Public Works department provides wastewater service to Lancaster, operating the City of Lancaster Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant which serves the city and surrounding municipalities. The GOP controls the vast majority of county and municipal elected offices in Lancaster County. [3] By the 1720s, the colonists considered the Conestoga Indians as a "civilized" or "friendly tribe," having been converted in large part to Christianity, speaking English as a second language, making brooms and baskets for sale, and naming children after their favorite neighbors. Ten years later several Jewish families had settled in the town; on February 3, 1747, a deed to Isaac Nunus Ricus (Henriques) and Joseph Simon was recorded, conveying 0.5 acres (0.20ha) of land "in trust for the society of Jews settled in and about Lancaster," to be used as a place of burial. Amtrak also serves the Lancaster Train and Bus Station, located on the northernmost edge of the city at 53 East McGovern Avenue. During his visit, Lewis learned to plot latitude and longitude as part of his overall training needed to lead the Lewis and Clark Expedition. ), Almost all of Lancaster County is in the Chesapeake Bay drainage basin, via the Susquehanna River watershed (the exception is a small unnamed tributary of the West Branch of Brandywine Creek that rises in eastern Salisbury Township and is part of the Delaware River watershed). [citation needed], As a wealthy Maryland wheat farmer, Edward Gorsuch had manumitted several slaves in their 20s. [32], Burle Business Park, the city's only commercial and industrial park. They'll keep coming back. Hanway's responsibility for the violent events was unclear. In 1750, a court decided that, by failing to develop the land with settlers, Lord Baltimore had forfeited his rights to a twenty-mile (32km) swath of land. [45], The town of Lititz was originally planned as a closed community, founded early in the 1740s by members of the Moravian Church. This underestimate is, effectively, zero for 2010 and grows each year to reach 1% by 2020. [60] The major streams in the county (with percent area drained) are: Conestoga River and Little Conestoga Creek (31.42%); Pequea Creek (15.02%); Chiques Creek (or Chickies Creek, 12.07%); Cocalico Creek (11.25%); Octoraro Creek (10.74%); and Conowingo Creek (3.73%). The CBA later hosted another Lancaster team called the Lightning from 1981 to 1985. Ice hockey is represented by the Central Penn Panthers, a member of the junior-level Atlantic Metropolitan Hockey League, and both the Lancaster Firebirds, and Regency Panthers youth amateur ice hockey organization of the USA Hockey's Atlantic District. The sun reaches its highest point in the sky of 73 from June 10 to July 2. [90] Even with these gains, the only real pockets of Democratic influence are in the city of Lancaster. [13] The continued use of "Dutch" instead of "German" was strengthened by the Pennsylvania Dutch in the 19th century as a way of distinguishing themselves from later (post 1830) waves of German immigrants to the United States, with the Pennsylvania Dutch referring to themselves as Deitsche and to Germans as Deitschlenner (literally "Germany-ers", compare Deutschland-er) whom they saw as a related but distinct group. Purpose: Public information and support for transportation planning, design and development. The galleries host a "First Friday" each month, extending their business hours to exhibit new artwork and new artists to the public. Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, who had practiced law in Lancaster County since at least 1838. He was killed and others were wounded. Additional museums include the Lancaster Museum of Art and the Philips Museum of Art on the campus of Franklin & Marshall College. The city also has an amateur team called Lancaster City FC that plays other regional clubs in the United Soccer League of Pennsylvania. Two of the most common products needed by pioneers to settle the Frontier were manufactured in Lancaster: the Conestoga wagon and the Pennsylvania long rifle. [33], In addition to Lancaster's boutiques, vintage shops, and art galleries (Gallery Row), Park City Center is the largest enclosed shopping center in South Central Pennsylvania. On November 15, 1851, he was tried for liberating slaves taken into custody by U.S. The Pennsylvanian, with service between Pittsburgh and New York City via Philadelphia, as well as the Keystone Service, which runs from Harrisburg to New York City via Philadelphia, both serve Lancaster. Founded in 1908 as the Shippen School for Girls, the school became coeducational and relocated from downtown Lancaster to its Hamilton Road address in 1949. Budget impasse in Harrisburg not a big concern for . Amish children in the back of a buggy on the road. QuickFacts Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Table (a) Includes persons reporting only one race (c) Economic Census - Puerto Rico data are not comparable to U.S. Economic Census data (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories Linden Hall, an independent boarding and day school for girls, is located in Lititz. Lancaster County features a variety of prominent Amish Towns in PA that are strongly influenced by Amish culture and lifestyle. It did, however, pass a personal liberty law in 1847 that made it difficult for southerners to recover any enslaved persons who made their way into Pennsylvania. For a fun and unique way to experience Lancaster County, be sure to take a tour of the Pennsylvania Amish countryside you can even do it in an authentic Amish horse and buggy! About Us . Box 1328 Lancaster, PA 17608-1328 . With 53 total settlements, Pennsylvania leads the nation in number of Amish communities (see Amish Studies site). A deputy was sent to arrest him in 1734, and Cresap killed him at the door. Lancaster, county, southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S., consisting of a hilly piedmont region bounded by the Susquehanna River to the west, Conewago Creek to the northwest, and Octoraro Creek to the southeast. [27] In 1767, a new Pennsylvania-Maryland border was officially established by the Mason-Dixon line. The sun reaches its lowest point in the sky of 26 between December 11 and December 31. [108], Lancaster County lags in information workers. Of which, 40.3% were Hispanic/Latino, 38.9% were non-Hispanic White, 12.6% were non-Hispanic Black, 3.8% were Asian, 4.4% mixed or other. Registered Democrats held a 13,000 voter registration advantage over registered Republicans in the city as of June 2009. [84] This is most common in the Lancaster, Lebanon, York, and Harrisburg areas, and incorporates influences from the Pennsylvania Dutch in dialect and in nomenclature. You'll find Pennsylvania Dutch countryside dotted with one-room schoolhouses and wooden covered . Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the U.S. CensusBureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. In 2013, USA Field Hockey announced their intentions to move their national training center for the United States women's national field hockey team to Lancaster County. Mark L. Louden: Pennsylvania Dutch: The Story of an American Language. People love Lancaster County. Dutch Wonderland Jim, the Photographer / flickr Hailed as a "kingdom for kids," Dutch Wonderland is one of the best amusement parks in Lancaster. It is located in the south central part of Pennsylvania. [44] Aside from football, Shadek Stadium also hosts men's and women's lacrosse. Furyk also won the Vardon Trophy in 2006. [109], The county ranks 11th in the state in managerial and financial workers, despite having 12.5% of the workforce in those occupations (versus the state average of 12.8%). It is supported by a 7th and 8th grade middle school, a 5th and 6th grade intermediate school, and five elementary schools. The mall includes more than 150 stores and is anchored by Boscov's, JCPenney, and Kohl's. Understand the shifts in demographic trends with these charts visualizing decades of populationdata. A handful were settled at "New Conestoga," located along the south bank of the Conestoga River in Conestoga Township of the county. LNS Authority Board [42], Stevens and Smith Historic Site is located within the Vine Street lobby of the Lancaster County Convention Center. Lancaster County is a tourist destination with its Amish community a major attraction. The racial makeup of the city was 61.55% White, 14.09% African American, 0.44% Native American, 2.46% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 17.44% from other races, and 3.94% from two or more races. The per capita income for the city was $13,955. Indigenous peoples had occupied the areas along the waterways for thousands of years, and established varying cultures. Marshal Kline, as well as for resisting arrest, conspiracy, and treason. Visit Website. [74], This article is about the Pennsylvania city. The lucky player won the grand prize on a $20 Millionaire Maker scratch-off ticket on Monday, July 2 Females are smaller, weighing 35 to 40 pounds. [118], Agriculture is likely to remain an important part of Lancaster County: almost exactly half of Lancaster County's land 320,000 acres (130,000ha) is zoned for agriculture, and of those, 276,000 acres (112,000ha) are "effective agricultural zoning", requiring at least 20 acres (8.1ha) per residence.[120]. [125], The Lancaster County Convention Center Authority [15] constructed the $170million[126] Lancaster County Convention Center in downtown Lancaster on the site of the former Watt & Shand building. The case was prosecuted in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia under the Fugitive Slave Act, which required citizens to cooperate in the capture and return of fugitive slaves. There are 74 members of the Old German Baptist Brethren in Lancaster County.[83]. The median income in Lancaster, PA is $54,150 and the median home value is $186,572. For other uses, see. From 1946 to 1980, a professional basketball team, as the Lancaster Red Roses, (as well as the Lancaster Rockets and the Lancaster Lightning) played in the Continental Basketball Association. Lancaster is the hometown of Major League Baseball alumnus Tom Herr. [24], The outbreak of Pontiac's War in the summer of 1763, coupled with the ineffective policies of the provincial government, aroused widespread settler suspicion and hatred against all Indians in the frontier counties, without distinguishing among hostile and friendly peoples. [29], Lancaster County's native son James Buchanan, a Democrat, was elected as the 15th President of the United States in 1856,[30] the first Pennsylvania native to hold the presidency. [38] They included hiding places with trap doors, hidden vaults, a cave, and one with a brick tunnel leading to Octoraro Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18 and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. Manheim Township School District is a four-year public high school located in Lancaster. He also managed the Lancaster Barnstormers in their first season. Lancaster is also a hub for automobile traffic, with many major roadways passing through or around the city, including US 30, US 222, PA 283, PA 72, and PA 272. Welcome to the Road and Bridge Projects application, designed for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to provide the public with an informational portal for learning about and viewing improvements to state highways and bridges. . [15] John Kennerly received the first recorded deed from Penn in 1691. The City Council is composed of seven members: President Ismail Smith Wade-El, Jaime Arroyo, Amanda Bakay, Faith Craig, Janet Diaz, Xavier Garcia-Molina, Pete Soto. The 2020 statewide numbers announced in April showed the commonwealth has . Impoundments of the Susquehanna River form Lakes Clarke and Aldred and Conowingo Reservoir. Lancaster is home to the Dutchland Derby Rollers (DDR), a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA.) The jury deliberated 15 minutes before returning a Not Guilty. Community Rating. The WPSL is a FIFA-recognized women's league. As a measure of the county's strong Republican bent, it has only gone Democratic once since James Buchanan, who was a resident of the city of Lancaster, won it in 1856. Their main Atlantic League rival is the Revolution from nearby York. 2857-B Lincoln Hwy. The Columbia and Reading Railway (CORY) began operating on 2.5 miles (4.0km) of track in Columbia in January 2010.[137]. [143], 4002N 7615W / 40.04N 76.25W / 40.04; -76.25, United States presidential election results for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, "Historical papers and addresses of the Lancaster County Historical Society". On October 13, 2011, Lancaster's City Council officially recognized September 27 as Capital Day, a holiday recognizing Lancaster's one day as capital of the United States in 1777. "[22] Other places occupied by the Susquehannock were Ka'ot'sch'ie'ra ("Place-crawfish"), where present-day Chickisalunga developed, and Gasch'guch'sa ("Great-fall-in-river"), now called Conewago Falls, Lancaster County. For this reason, it is sometimes referred to as the "Spanish Rose." Mark L. Louden: Pennsylvania Dutch: The Story of an American Language. . [54], The city has a full range of services including public safety, health, housing, parks, streets & highways, Water operations and sewer operations. The detective is attracted to the boy's widowed mother; the movie is less a thriller than a romance about the difficulties faced by an outsider in love with a widow from The Community. In 2008, Barack Obama became the first Democrat to garner 40 percent of the county's vote since LBJ, and only the second to do so since FDR. [64], The county's southern portion has some protected serpentine barrens, a rare ecosystem where toxic metals in the soil inhibit plant growth, resulting in the formation of natural grassland and savanna. In the North, it added to the push to abolish slavery. Electricity in Lancaster is provided by PPL Corporation in Allentown. [92] That came in 1964, when Lyndon Johnson carried it as part of his 44-state landslide. Lancaster celebrates its Puerto Rican heritage once every year with the Puerto Rican Festival.[30]. Use caution when interpreting population changes that use different postcensal version estimates. Groups. [19] As settlement increased, six other counties were subsequently formed from territory directly taken, in all or in part, from Lancaster County: Berks (1752), Cumberland (1750), Dauphin (1785), Lebanon (1813), Northumberland (1772), and York (1749). Burle completed a voluntary clean-up under the Pennsylvania Land Recycling Program. October 13, 2021 When you stay at the Historic Smithton Inn, you will be entering the true heart of Pennsylvania Amish country. (The Lenape spoke an Algonquian language. 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They signed with Spooky Nook Sports through 2022 after searching for many years for a northeastern site. The Queen Street Station in downtown Lancaster serves as a transit hub for several RRTA bus routes. The longest days of the year are June 19 to June 23, reaching 15 hours and one minute. The Barnstormers are named after the "barnstorming" players who played exhibition games in the county. [31], Since 2005, Lancaster's downtown has increased the number of specialty shops, boutiques, bars, clubs, and galleries. It was established on April 1, 1882, and has a total of 74 uniformed personnel. According to Lancaster's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[38] the top employers in the city are: Many of Lancaster's landmarks are significant in local, state, and national history. Historic Native American tribes in the area at the time of European encounter included the Shawnee, Susquehannock, Gawanese, Lenape (or Delaware), and Nanticoke peoples, who were from different language families and had distinct cultures. The Lancaster Red Roses of the Eastern Professional Baseball League are the most well-known of Lancaster's defunct teams. A map of the Pennsylvania MSAs is available from the Census Bureau. A new emergency response system in Lancaster County designed to make sure homeless and other vulnerable . The site, with its 1923 fire tower, was acquired by the state in January 1935. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males. [114] The county's largest manufacturing and distributing employers at the end of 2003 were Acme Markets, Alumax Mill Products, Anvil International, Armstrong World Industries, Bollman Hat, CNH Global, Conestoga Wood Specialties, Dart Container, High Industries, Lancaster Laboratories, Pepperidge Farm, R R Donnelley & Sons, The Hershey Company, Tyco Electronics, Tyson Foods, Warner-Lambert, and Yellow Transportation.[115]. [20], Among the earliest recorded inhabitants of the Susquehanna River valley were the Iroquoian-speaking Susquehannock, whose name was derived from the Lenape term for "Oyster River People". [67] The city is served by the Lancaster Airport, located six miles (9.7km) north of downtown and just south of Lititz, with commercial air service by Southern Airways Express to Washington DC via Dulles, Pittsburgh, and Nantucket on Saturdays. [4] Geography An Oakland Run waterfall near the Mason-Dixon Trail in SE York County According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 911 square miles (2,360 km 2 ), of which 904 square miles (2,340 km 2) is land and 6.5 square miles (17 km 2) (0.7%) is water. 717-687-3744. New Order Amish are seen as part of the Old Order Amish despite the name by most scholars. Many communities are neither incorporated nor treated as census-designated places. White in the 1959 Speleo Digest, p. 2-2 suggest that "Tectonic" is correct and quotes deBellard as follows: "Tectonic caves formed by actual movement of masses of bedrock. Tourism is a significant industry in Lancaster County, employing approximately 20,000. [138] Columbia is the most populous. Denver Map Denver is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The underground portion of the site includes a recently discovered Underground Railroad feature: a converted water cistern used in the antebellum years to hide fugitive slaves on their way to freedom.[43]. Waller could provide the Giants with the big plays they lacked last season . Pennsylvania Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Jul/27/2023. LancasterARTS, a non-profit organization founded in 2002, promotes contemporary arts and crafts.[40]. 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They are numbers (with location and area): 46 (near Hopeland, 5,035 acres (2,038ha)), 52 (near Morgantown, 1,447 acres (586ha)), 136 (near Kirkwood, 91 acres (37ha)), 156 (near Poplar Grove, 4,537 acres (1,836ha)), 220 (near Reinholds, 96 acres (39ha)), and 288 (near Martic Forge, 89 acres (36ha)). Even amid his surge in "the T," Donald Trump only managed 56 percent of the vote in both of his campaigns. Percent of Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over in the Manufacturing Industry: 2005", "GCT2405. There are two public airports in Lancaster County. Book a Flight About LNS The Lancaster Airport, built by the citizens of Lancaster County in 1935, is the third busiest airport in the State. The principal freight operator in the county is Norfolk Southern Railway (NS). He was elected president in 1856. The Lightning later moved to Rockford, Illinois, where they played until the 2007 season. Lancaster County Anabaptist community founded in c. 1760, has the world's largest Amish settlement, with 37,000 people in 220 church districts in 2017, or about 7% of the county's population. [14], The area that became Lancaster County was part of William Penn's 1681 charter. The Census Bureau releases annual provisional population estimates based on the previous decennial census and other data on births, deaths, and migration/immigration. He demanded that settlers either move out or pay Maryland for the right-bank lands. [16] Although Matthias Kreider was said to have been in the area as early as 1691, there is no evidence that any Europeans settled in Lancaster County before 1710.[17]. The Lancaster area hosts several colleges and universities, including Consolidated School of Business, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster General College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Lancaster Theological Seminary, Lancaster Bible College, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Central Pennsylvania College, Elizabethtown College and the Harrisburg Area Community College. Gretna Lake & Beach is a family owned and operated swim and recreation facility open to the public for a daily fee.. Our eight acres of beach, recreation lawn and picnic grove are adjacent to mountain stream-fed Lake Conewago located in South Central Pennsylvania: 12 miles from Hershey; 25 miles north of the Lancaster Pennsylvania Dutch tourist and outlet centers; and just 4.5 . While Gorsuch was legally entitled to recover his slaves under the Fugitive Slave Act, it is not clear who precipitated the violence. 30.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino people of any race. With a 2023 population of 57,088, it is the 8th largest city in Pennsylvania and the 696th largest city in the United States. . [61], Lancaster County is home to Susquehannock State Park, located on 224 acres (91ha) overlooking the Susquehanna River in Drumore Township. In 1989, Donald Kraybill counted 37 distinct religious bodies/organizations, with 289 congregations and 41,600 baptized members, among the plain sects who are descendants of the Anabaptist Mennonite immigrants to Lancaster County. On a national level, the Lancaster, PA metropolitan area is the 102nd most populous metropolitan statistical area as of the 2020 census and the 102nd most populous primary statistical area in the United States as of the 2010 census.[86][87]. Lancaster has both a men's and a women's semi-professional soccer club. As of 2020 Philadelphia is the seventh-largest United States metropolitan area. Believing he controlled this land under his grant, Lord Baltimore wanted the income from the lands. Among the five defense lawyers, recruited by the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, was U.S. The Moravian Church established Linden Hall School for Girls in 1746; it is one of the earliest educational institutions in continuous operation in the United States. Amish buggy rides, attractions, tours, crafts & food throughout PA Dutch Country. [60], The city of Lancaster is protected by the City of Lancaster Bureau of Police. His slaves Noah Buley, Nelson Ford, George Ford, and Joshua Hammond, fearing his bad temper, fled across the MasonDixon line to the farm of William Parker, a mulatto free man and abolitionist who lived in Christiana, Pennsylvania. [3] Later the buildings making up what is known today as Urban Place were home to Armstrong Cork Factory and Kerr Glass Company. [18] Many other counties were in turn formed from these six. Lancaster city has a thriving art community. The city of Lancaster has art, craft and historical museums. Over four dozen Amish communities can be found across Pennsylvania When most people think 'Amish', the first place that comes to mind is Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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