Lancaster

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Lancaster

Total population

325

Median home value

$99,100

9.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$39,107

Lancaster$39k

National$74k

Air quality index

51Moderate

Elevation353 m

Land area0.51 km²

Coordinates39.57°, -95.30°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Lancaster is a city in Lancaster Township, Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 246.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

R

Robert Hardy Andrews

American writer (1903-1976)

Jim Slattery

American politician

W

Wayne J. McConnell

American football coach (1912–1981)

M

Monica Elizabeth Sullivan

Ph.D. The Catholic University of America 1934

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kansas

• Huron
  5.3 mi away · pop. 70
• Atchison
  8.9 mi away · pop. 10,785
• Nortonville
  10.9 mi away · pop. 715
• Denton
  11.3 mi away · pop. 109
• Bendena
  13.6 mi away · pop. 140
• Horton
  13.8 mi away · pop. 1,610
• Severance
  13.8 mi away · pop. 37
• Leona
  14.9 mi away · pop. 49
• Winchester
  17.3 mi away · pop. 417
• Troy
  18.5 mi away
• Highland
  20.1 mi away · pop. 1,069
• Kickapoo Site 2
  20.5 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Lancaster

Experiences of students with disabilities in selected community and technical colleges

Sean Lancaster · 2001

Current status on accommodating students with disabilities in selected community and technical colleges

Sean Lancaster · 2001

"Quality shorthorns since 1841," Northwest Missouri Shorthorn Breeders' Association, Inc., 21st semi-annual shorthorn show and sale

Inc Northwest Missouri Shorthorn Breeders Association · 1954

Clothing and cosmetic buying practices of eleventh and twelfth grade boys and girls

Geraldine Lancaster Avery · 1968

A history of the 1871 Pennsylvania colony of Osborne County, Kansas

Von Rothenberger · 1998

1990 census of population and housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1992

Culture of contemporary rural communities

U. S. Department of Agriculture Staff · 1978

Minutes of the annual meetings of the Church of the Brethren

Church of the Brethren · 1909

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 194 mi
• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 194 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Euphorbia Bug

Chariesterus antennator

Seen 2026-09-22

Eastern Comma

Polygonia comma

Seen 2026-09-22

Oak Leaf Gall Midge

Polystepha pilulae

Seen 2026-09-22

Oak Vein Pocket Gall Midge

Macrodiplosis qoruca

Seen 2026-09-22

Trametes villosa

Trametes villosa

Seen 2026-09-22

American sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-22

white snakeroot

Ageratina altissima

Seen 2026-09-18

post oak

Quercus stellata

Seen 2026-09-11

Prairie Willow

Salix humilis humilis

Seen 2026-09-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).