Lancaster is a
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) and the main village in the
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of
Lancaster in
Coos County,
New Hampshire
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, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,941 at the
2020 census,
out of 3,218 in the entire town of Lancaster.
Geography
The CDP is in the west-central part of the town of Lancaster, on both sides of the
Israel River
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just east of where it joins the
Connecticut River. The CDP is bordered to the northwest by the Connecticut River, which forms the
Vermont
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state line. To the north the CDP extends to Baker Pond and the location known as "Coos Junction". The CDP extends east to include all of the streets in the densely settled part of town, crossing Middle Street just west of Weeks Medical Center. The CDP includes all of Riverside Drive and Hartco Avenue on the southeast side of the village. To the west the CDP extends out Elm Street beyond Blackberry Lane.
U.S. Routes
2 and
3 run through the center of Lancaster as Main Street, splitting near the north and south ends of the CDP. US 2 leads east to
Gorham and west to
St. Johnsbury, Vermont. US 3 leads north to
Groveton and south to
Whitefield.
New Hampshire Route 135 (Elm Street) leads southwest from Lancaster to the outskirts of
Littleton.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the Lancaster CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 6.08%, are water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,725 people, 705 households, and 422 families residing in the CDP. There were 816 housing units, of which 111, or 13.6%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the town was 96.2%
white
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, 0.5%
African American
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, 0.9%
Native American, 0.9%
Asia
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n, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% some other race, and 1.2% from two or more races. 2.5% of the population were
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
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of any race.
Of the 705 households in the CDP, 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were headed by
married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30, and the average family size was 2.83.
23.7% of people in the CDP were under the age of 18, 7.5% were from age 18 to 24, 21.5% were from 25 to 44, 29.6% were from 45 to 64, and 17.7% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.
For the period 2011–15, the estimated median annual income for a household was $57,589, and the median income for a family was $72,500. Male full-time workers had a median income of $40,449 versus $42,560 for females. The
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $29,302. 10.8% of the population and 3.0% of families were below the poverty line, along with 12.9% of people under the age of 18 and 18.8% of people 65 or older.
References
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Census-designated places in New Hampshire
Census-designated places in Coös County, New Hampshire