Lancaster is an

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and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...

(CDP) in Lancaster County,

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, United States. It is the

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, and is also known as Lancaster Courthouse or by an alternative spelling, Lancaster Court House. The community was first drawn as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. Lancaster lies along Virginia State Route 3, southeast of

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and northwest of Kilmarnock, the largest community in Lancaster County. Belle Isle and the

Lancaster Court House Historic District The Lancaster Court House Historic District is a national historic district consisting of 25 structures, including one monument, located in Lancaster, Virginia, Lancaster County, Virginia. Four of the buildings make up the Mary Ball Washington Mu ...

are listed on the

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References

Unincorporated communities in Lancaster County, Virginia Unincorporated communities in Virginia County seats in Virginia Census-designated places in Lancaster County, Virginia Census-designated places in Virginia {{LancasterCountyVA-geo-stub