Lancaster, Wisconsin

Lancaster is a city in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.^[5]. As of the 2020 census, 3,907 people lived there.^[3] Lancaster is the county seat of Grant County.

Lancaster, Wisconsin
City
Lancaster City Hall in 2021
Nickname:  City of the Dome
Location of Lancaster in Grant County, Wisconsin.
Coordinates: 42°50′55″N 90°42′38″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Grant
Named for	Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Area [1]
• Total	3.01 sq mi (7.80 km2)
• Land	3.01 sq mi (7.80 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,099 ft (335 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	3,907
• Density	1,298.9/sq mi (501.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	53813
Area code	608
FIPS code	55-42250[4]
GNIS feature ID	1567823[2]
Website	City of Lancaster official website

History

Major G.M. Price laid out the town in 1837. He was asked to name it Lancaster by a relative who came from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Lancaster was the home of the first governor of Wisconsin, Nelson Dewey.

Geography

Lancaster is located in the unglaciated "Driftless Area" of southwest Wisconsin. Its topography is very different from that of the rest of the state.

The city has a total area of 3.01 square miles (7.80 km²). All of it is land.^[1]

Notable people

• George Barnett - Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
• Lisle Blackbourn - NFL head coach
• William Simon U'Ren - Oregon politician