Lancaster, Kentucky - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,832
Male Share of the Population	41.3%
Female Share of the Population	58.7%
Senior Citizens	17.7%
Employed Population 16+	1,407
Age of the Population	33

Families

% of people married	34.4%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	11.4%
Median Earnings25+	$24,981
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$16,490
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$27,176

Wealth

Median Family Income	$41,607
% Above Poverty Level	64.7%
% Below Poverty Level	35.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	29 minutes
% Working from Home	2.5%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.1%
% Using Public Transportation	0.4%

Housing

People Living Alone	26.4%
Median Gross Rent	$669
Median House Value	$90,500

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	17%
Irish	12.3%
German	10.8%
English	8.4%
Scottish	3.5%
Italian	3%
French Except Basque	1.1%
Dutch	0.4%
Danishn	0.2%
Polish	0.2%
Norwegian	0.2%
Canadian	0.1%
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Lancaster Almanac

Category	Value
County	Garrard County
Standard Zip Codes	40444
Company Zip Codes	40446
Phone Area Codes	859
Time Zone	America/Kentucky/Louisville
Approximate Latitude	37.61
Approximate Longitude	-84.57

Lancaster Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	DANVILLE
Distance	10.8 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 41 F
Apr Temp	43 to 65 F
Jul Temp	66 to 86 F
Oct Temp	45 to 68 F
Annual Precip	48.8 inches

Station	WAYNESBURG 7 NE
Distance	14.1 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 43 F
Apr Temp	44 to 68 F
Jul Temp	64 to 85 F
Oct Temp	45 to 69 F
Annual Precip	52.1 inches

Station	DIX DAM
Distance	14.6 miles
Jan Temp	26 to 43 F
Apr Temp	45 to 68 F
Jul Temp	67 to 87 F
Oct Temp	47 to 70 F
Annual Precip	45.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Berea	15,188	$55,309
Burgin	1,087	$62,321
Crab Orchard	960	$36,964
Danville	16,685	$49,732
Junction City	2,080	$46,471
Stanford	3,673	$39,926

Lancaster Public Libraries

Garrard County Public Library
101 LEXINGTON STREET
Lancaster, Kentucky
(859) 792-3424

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Lancaster Public Schools

Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School
7541 Lexington Rd
ZIP: 40444
(859) 792-6136
Primary
Total Enrollment 518

Garrard County Area Technology Center
306 W. Maple Ave
ZIP: 40444
(859) 792-2144

Garrard County High School
599 Industry Rd
ZIP: 40444
(859) 792-2146
High
Total Enrollment 728

Garrard Middle School
304 W Maple Ave
ZIP: 40444
(859) 792-2108
Middle
Total Enrollment 578

Lancaster Elementary School
205 Lexington St
ZIP: 40444
(859) 792-3047
Primary
Total Enrollment 498

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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