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Population (year 2000): 3,280. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,358 (+2.4% change)
Males: 1,544 (47.1%), Females: 1,736 (52.9%)
Coos County
Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $40,305 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,800 (year 2000)
Races in Lancaster:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (26.4%), Irish (20.2%),
French (18.5%), French Canadian (9.8%), United States (7.8%),
Scottish (7.7%).
Elevation: 867 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lancaster
- High school or higher: 86.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lancaster town
- Never married: 20.8%
- Now married: 57.8%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 12.0%
3.1% Foreign born (2.0% Europe, 0.5% North
America, 0.4% Asia).
Hospital/medical center in Lancaster:
- WEEKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (173 MIDDLE STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Lancaster:
- LITTLETON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
LITTLETON, NH)
- ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles;
BERLIN, NH)
- UPPER CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles;
COLEBROOK, NH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lancaster:
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 106 miles; PORTLAND,
ME; ID: PWM)
- MANCHESTER (about 108 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID:
MHT)
- BURLINGTON INTL (about 110 miles; BURLINGTON, VT;
ID: BTV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lancaster:
- MOUNT WASHINGTON REGIONAL (about 9 miles;
WHITEFIELD, NH; ID: HIE)
- TWIN MOUNTAIN (about 17 miles; TWIN MOUNTAIN, NH;
ID: 8B2)
- FRANCONIA (about 24 miles; FRANCONIA, NH; ID: 1B5)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lancaster:
- PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 51 miles; PLYMOUTH,
NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,542)
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 71 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT
enrollment: 5,309)
- NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT;
FT enrollment: 2,585)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 86 miles; STANDISH, ME;
FT enrollment: 2,376)
- NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 99 miles; MANCHESTER,
NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 101 miles;
FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 103
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public primary/middle school in Lancaster:
- LANCASTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 552;
Location: 51 BRIDGE STREET; Grades: PK - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Lancaster:
- SUNNY BROOK MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 35;
Location: 129 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Lancaster:
- WILLIAM D. WEEKS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $177,577; Location: 128 MAIN STREET; 38,439
books; 564 audio materials; 794 video materials; 122
serial subscriptions)
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