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Population (year 2000): 4,070. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,977 (-2.3% change)
Males: 1,920 (47.2%), Females: 2,150 (52.8%)
Grant County
Zip code:
53813
Median resident age: 39.9 years
Median household income: $32,723 (year 2000)
Median house value: $78,900 (year 2000)
Races in Lancaster:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
Ancestries: German (48.1%), Irish (14.3%),
English (13.6%), Norwegian (6.4%), United States (5.9%), Czech
(3.4%).
Elevation: 1100 feet
Land area: 2.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lancaster
- High school or higher: 84.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lancaster city
- Never married: 21.0%
- Now married: 59.3%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 7.7%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -125 (-3.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Lancaster:
- GRANT REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (507 S MONROE
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Lancaster:
- SOUTHWEST HEALTH CENTER INC (about 18 miles;
PLATTEVILLE, WI)
- BOSCOBEL AREA HEALTH CARE (about 20 miles; BOSCOBEL,
WI)
- FINLEY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; DUBUQUE, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lancaster:
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 31 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
- CLINTON MUNI (about 76 miles; CLINTON, IA; ID: CWI)
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 80 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lancaster:
- LANCASTER MUNI (about 7 miles; LANCASTER, WI; ID:
73C)
- CASSVILLE MUNI (about 20 miles; CASSVILLE, WI; ID:
C74)
- BOSCOBEL (about 21 miles; BOSCOBEL, WI; ID: OVS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lancaster:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 18 miles;
PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 74 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 80 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 81 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 86
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
Public high school in Lancaster:
- LANCASTER HI (Students: 423; Location: 806 E
ELM ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lancaster:
- LANCASTER MID (Students: 313; Location: 802 E
ELM ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
- WINSKILL EL (Students: 312; Location: 861 W
MAPLE ST; Grades: PK - 04)
Private primary/middle school in Lancaster:
- ST CLEMENT ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 113;
Location: 330 W MAPLE ST; Grades: 1 - 6)
Library in Lancaster:
- SCHREINER MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$180,796; Location: 113 W. ELM ST.; 27,462 books; 379
audio materials; 316 video materials; 76 serial
subscriptions)
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