Lancaster,
Ohio
Lancaster is a city located in
Fairfield
County, Ohio. As of the
2000
census, the city had a total population of 35,335. It is located near the Hocking
River, approximately 33 miles southeast of
Columbus,
Ohio. It is the
county
seat of
Fairfield
County6.
History
\nLancaster was originally named
"New Lancaster", and was established in
1803
by Ebenezer Zane, who received a land grant for laying out Zane's Trace. Zane's
Trace was a trail through the Ohio Country, from
Wheeling,
West Virginia to
Maysville,
Kentucky.
Geography
\nLancaster is located
at 39°43'9" North, 82°36'19" West (39.719297, -82.605293)
1.
According to the
United
States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 46.8
km²
(18.1
mi²).
46.8 km² (18.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.06% is water.
Demographics
\nAs
of the
census of
2000,
there are 35,335 people, 14,852 households, and 9,564 families residing in the
city. The
population
density is 755.0/km² (1,955.9/mi²). There are 15,891 housing units
at an average density of 339.5/km² (879.6/mi²). The racial makeup of
the city is 97.38% White, 0.61%
African
American, 0.30%
Native
American, 0.47%
Asian, 0.04%
Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. 0.82%
of the population are
Hispanic
or
Latino of any race. There
are 14,852 households out of which 30.5% have children under the age of 18 living
with them, 47.9% are married couples living together, 12.9% have a female householder
with no husband present, and 35.6% are non-families. 30.3% of all households are
made up of individuals and 13.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of
age or older. The average household size is 2.35 and the average family size is
2.91. In the city the population is spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18,
9.3% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who are
65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there
are 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.0 males. The
median income for a household in the city is $33,321, and the median income for
a family is $39,773. Males have a median income of $30,462 versus $23,023 for
females. The per capita income for the city is $17,648. 10.6% of the population
and 8.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living
in poverty, 14.8% are under the age of 18 and 8.1% are 65 or older.
