Lancaster is a town located in Coos County, New Hampshire, on the Connecticut River. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 3,280, putting it at second most populated down in the county (after Berlin). It is the county seat of Coos County and a gateway to the Great North Woods Region. The old county courthouse is on Main Street, which is also U.S. Highway 3 and U.S. Highway 2; the latter crosses the Connecticut River and continues west into Lunenburg, Vermont, and Highway 3 continues up the eastern margin of the river to the Canadian border at Pittsburg. Coos County (pronounced CO-ahss with two syllables, and sometimes rendered as Coös County) is a county located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. ... The Connecticut River as seen from the French King Bridge in western Massachusetts The Connecticut River is the largest river in New England, flowing south from the Connecticut Lakes in northern New Hampshire, along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont, through Western Massachusetts and central Connecticut into Long Island... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Berlin is a city located in Coos County, New Hampshire. ... A county seat is a town which is the capital of a county. ... The Great North Woods Region is located at the northern tip of New Hampshire, U.S.A., north of the White Mountains Region. ... In most counties in the United States the local trial courts conduct their business in a centrally located courthouse which may also house the offices of the county treasurer, clerk and recorder and assessor. ... United States Highway 3 is a north-south United States highway that runs from northern New Hampshire to Boston, Massachusetts. ... United States Highway 2 is an east-west United States highway. ... Lunenburg, Vermont Lunenburg is a town located in Essex County, Vermont. ... Pittsburg is a town located in Coos County, New Hampshire. ...

Lancaster is also home of the annual county fair, and the Weeks Medical Center. Just south of the village center is Prospect Mountain (2,087 ft), which was the summer home of Senator John W. Weeks, the sponsor of Congressional legislation that started the White Mountain National Forest. The estate is now a state park, and has a fire lookout, and a mansion that is open for tours during the summer. A ski hill has operated on Prospect Mountain off and on over the years. The Weeks Public Library is also named in tribute to this locally born politician. A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... Time magazine, October 22, 1923 John Wingate Weeks (April 11, 1860–July 12, 1926) was an American politician in the Republican Party. ... Categories: Stub | U.S. National Forests ... A USFS fire lookout on Bald Mountain in Butte County, California. ... Skiing is the activity of gliding over snow using skis (originally wooden planks, now usually made from fiberglass or related composites) strapped to the feet with ski bindings. ...

Many of the White Mountains can be seen from town. From the lookout tower, on a fine day, you can also see Mount Weeks (3,900 ft), in the Kilkenny Range to the northeast, not to mention the Presidential Range (SE), and the Franconia Range to the south. This article is about the White Mountains of New Hampshire. ... This article concerns the best-known Presidential Range; for the range of the same name in the Green Mountains of Vermont, see Presidential Range. ...

Businesses in town include several motor inns and campgrounds, the newspaper (Coos County Democrat), radio WXXS, a dozen or more restaurants, a hardware store, sporting goods, several real estate and law offices, flower shops, agricultural implements and supplies, bookshops, antiques, a supermarket and other grocers, and several drugstores. The word motel originates from the Motel Inn of San Luis Obispo, first built in 1925 by Arthur Heinman. ... A campsite (or campground) is a place used for camping. ... A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... A hardware store sells hardware: for instance fasteners, keys, locks, hinges, wire, chains, plumbing supples, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts. ... Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. ... A lawyer or attorney at law is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law (and in other forms of dispute resolution). ... Wildflowers A flower is the reproductive organ of those plants classified as angiosperms (flowering plants; Division Magnoliophyta). ... Categories: Bookstores | Stub ... Antiques are objects which have reached an age which makes them a witness of a previous era in human society. ... Exterior appearance of typical supermarket (Albertsons) Supermarket produce section A supermarket is a store that sells a wide variety of goods including food and alcohol (where permitted), medicine, clothes, and other household products that are consumed regularly. ... A grocer is a dealer in staple foodstuffs -- meats, produce, dairy products, etc. ... Pharmacy (from the Greek φάρμακον = drug) is the profession of compounding and dispensing medication. ...

This article describes the town as a whole. Additional demographic details are available that describe the more densely populated central settlement with the town. See: Lancaster (CDP), New Hampshire. Lancaster CDP is a census-designated place within the town of Lancaster located in Coos County, New Hampshire. ...

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 132.8 km² (51.3 mi²). 129.8 km² (50.1 mi²) of it is land and 3.0 km² (1.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.28% water. The Israel River (also called "Israels River") runs through Lancaster and empties into the Connecticut River. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... This article is about the unit of measure. ... The Israel River (also called Israels River) in the White Mountains arises on the slopes of Mt. ... The Connecticut River as seen from the French King Bridge in western Massachusetts The Connecticut River is the largest river in New England, flowing south from the Connecticut Lakes in northern New Hampshire, along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont, through Western Massachusetts and central Connecticut into Long Island...

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 3,280 people, 1,286 households, and 866 families residing in the town. The population density is 25.3/km² (65.5/mi²). There are 1,501 housing units at an average density of 11.6 persons/km² (30.0 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.08% White, 0.06% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. 0.64% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ... Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... World map showing location of Asia A satellite composite image of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ... Hispanic, as used in the United States, is one of several terms used to categorize native and naturalized U.S. citizens, permanent residents and temporary immigrants, whose background hail either from Spain, the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America or the original settlers of the traditionally Spanish-held Southwestern United... In the United States, Latino refers to non-Anglo-American citizens who are living in the United States of America and are of Latin American background, also referred to as Hispanic. ...

There are 1,286 households out of which 32.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% are married couples living together, 10.5% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 32.6% are non-families. 27.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.43 and the average family size is 2.94.

In the town the population is spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town is $40,305, and the median income for a family is $43,333. Males have a median income of $36,923 versus $21,458 for females. The per capita income for the town is $19,905. 9.7% of the population and 6.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 10.6% are under the age of 18 and 14.8% are 65 or older.