Lancaster

Lancaster County is a county located in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 322,608, making it the second-most populous county in Nebraska.
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  • Type: county of Nebraska with 319,000 residents
  • Description: county in Nebraska, United States
  • Also known as: Lancaster County”, “Lancaster County, NE”, and “Lancaster County, Nebraska

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nebraska State Penitentiary and Cathedral of the Risen Christ.

Prison
The is a state correctional facility operated by the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. Located in , it is the oldest state correctional facility in Nebraska, having opened in 1869.

Church
Photo: Ammodramus, CC0.
The is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln, , . The cathedral parish traces its roots back to Holy Family Church, a parish founded in 1926 and organized in 1932.

Historic building
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The , also known as the Nebraska Statehood Memorial, is the oldest remaining building in the original plat of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lincoln and College View.

is the capital and second largest city of Nebraska, U.S. As the state capital, it offers several historical sites, as well as museums, art galleries, and other cultural venues.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in southeast , United States which was previously a village in Lancaster County. is situated 2 miles southeast of Lancaster.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood and historic district of Downtown , United States. The district was created in 1874 and was originally known as Haymarket Square. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Lancaster.

Lancaster

Latitude
40.7842° or 40° 47′ 3″ north
Longitude
-96.6878° or 96° 41′ 16″ west
Population
319,000
Elevation
1,234 feet (376 metres)
Open location code
86G5Q8M6+MV
Geo­Names ID
5071741
Wiki­data ID
Q484530
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Lancaster” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Lancaster County
  • Arabic: مقاطعة لانكستر
  • Arabic: مقاطعه لانكاستر، نبراسكا
  • Armenian: Լանկաստեր շրջան
  • Asturian: condáu de Lancaster
  • Basque: Lancaster konderria
  • Bavarian: Lancaster County, Nebraska
  • Bavarian: Lancaster County
  • Belarusian: акруга Ланкастэр
  • Belarusian: Ланкастэр
  • Bishnupriya: লানকাস্টার কাউন্টি, নেব্রাস্কা
  • Bishnupriya: লানকাস্টার কাউন্টি
  • Bosnian: Okrug Lancaster
  • Bulgarian: Ланкастър
  • Catalan: comtat de Lancaster
  • Cebuano: Lancaster County
  • Chechen: Ланкастер (гуо, Небраска)
  • Chechen: Ланкастер
  • Chinese: Lancaster Kūn
  • Chinese: 兰开斯特县
  • Chinese: 蘭開斯特縣
  • Czech: Lancaster County
  • Dutch: Lancaster County
  • Esperanto: kantono Lancaster
  • Esperanto: Kantono Lancaster
  • Esperanto: kantono Lankastro
  • Esperanto: Lancaster County
  • Estonian: Lancasteri maakond
  • Finnish: Lancasterin piirikunta
  • French: comté de Lancaster
  • French: Comté de Lancaster
  • Georgian: ლანკასტერის ოლქი
  • German: Lancaster County
  • Gilaki: لنکستر ٚ شأرستان (نبراسکا)
  • Gilaki: لنکستر ٚ شأرستان
  • Greek: κομητεία Λάνκαστερ
  • Greek: Κομητεία Λάνκαστερ
  • Hebrew: מחוז לנקסטר, נברסקה
  • Hebrew: מחוז לנקסטר
  • Hungarian: Lancaster megye
  • Irish: Contae Lancaster
  • Italian: contea di Lancaster
  • Italian: Contea di Lancaster
  • Japanese: ランカスター・カウンティ
  • Japanese: ランカスター郡
  • Korean: 랭커스터 군
  • Korean: 랭커스터군
  • Low German: Lancaster County
  • Mazanderani: لنکستر شهرستان
  • Min Dong Chinese: Lancaster Gông
  • Min Nan Chinese: Lancaster Kūn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Lancaster County i Nebraska
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Lancaster County
  • Norwegian: Lancaster County
  • Ossetian: Ланкастер (зылд, Небраскæ)
  • Ossetian: Ланкастер
  • Persian: شهرستان لانکستر، نبراسکا
  • Persian: شهرستان لانکستر
  • Persian: شهرستان لنکستر
  • Polish: Hrabstwo Lancaster
  • Portuguese: Condado de Lancaster
  • Romanian: Comitatul Lancaster, Nebraska
  • Romanian: Comitatul Lancaster
  • Russian: Ланкастер
  • Sardinian: contea de Lancaster
  • Scottish Gaelic: Lancaster County
  • Serbian: Округ Ланкастер
  • Serbo-Croatian: Lancaster County, Nebraska
  • Serbo-Croatian: Lancaster County
  • Slovenian: Lancaster County
  • Slovenian: Okrožje Lancaster
  • Spanish: Condado de Lancaster (Nebraska)
  • Spanish: Condado de Lancaster
  • Swedish: Lancaster County, Nebraska
  • Swedish: Lancaster County
  • Tatar: Ланкастер (округ, Небраска)
  • Tatar: Ланкастер
  • Turkish: Lancaster County, NE
  • Turkish: Lancaster County, Nebr.
  • Turkish: Lancaster County, Nebraska
  • Turkish: Lancaster County
  • Turkish: Lancaster ilçesi, NE
  • Turkish: Lancaster ilçesi, Nebr.
  • Turkish: Lancaster ilçesi, Nebraska
  • Turkish: Lancaster ilçesi
  • Ukrainian: Ланкастер
  • Urdu: لنکاسٹر کاؤنٹی، نیبراسکا
  • Urdu: لنکاسٹر کاؤنٹی
  • Venetian: contea de Lancaster
  • Vietnamese: Quận Lancaster, Nebraska
  • Vietnamese: Quận Lancaster
  • Waray (Philippines): Condado han Lancaster, Nebraska
  • Waray (Philippines): Condado han Lancaster
  • Welsh: Lancaster County, Nebraska
  • Welsh: Lancaster County
  • Western Panjabi: لینکاسٹر کاؤنٹی،نیبراسکا

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Irvingdale Park and Minipark.

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