Lancaster County is located in southeastern Pennsylvania. The County Seat is Lancaster and the largest city is Lancaster. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 533,320 and the 2010 census population was 519,448. The land area is 943.81 square miles and there are 550.4 persons per square mile.
91% of the population is White, 4.7% is Black or African American, 9.5% is Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% is Asian, 0.4% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.8% is two or more races. 83.9% have a high school degree or higher, and 24.2% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $188,200, there are 194,082 households, an average of 2.62 persons per household. The per capita income is $26,496, the median household income is $56,483, and 10.5% of the persons in Lancaster County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 46,957. Retail sales (in $1000) were $6,542,276, and sales per capita were $13,101. The percentage of black-owned firms is 1.6%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 25.4%.
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Lancaster County Lancaster County Pennsylvania government official website, including departments, offices, courts, minutes, agendas, budgets, news, and more. |
Court Calendar Browse the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas Calendar for civil and criminal case scheduling. |
Court Records - Criminal Use this Unified Judicial System docket database to access Lancaster County administrative, misc., criminal, summary, and summary appeal cases. |
Court Records - Probate Use this Lancaster County Register of Wills service to search for probate records by name, date of death, or file number. Site works best in IE. |
Court Records | Civil & Family Office of the Prothonotary family and civil court records. |
Inmates Lancaster County inmate search by name and birth date or PIN number. |
Marriages Click on Marriage License to use this Lancaster County Register of Wills service to search for marriage records by groom name, bride name, bride's maiden name, year of marriage, or file number. Site works best in IE. |
Property Lancaster County property assessment records. |
Property | GIS Lancaster County interactive Geographic Information System property record search. |
Recorded Documents Search the Lancaster County Recorder's database. Tip: Slow to open. |
Sheriff Sales Sheriff real estate foreclosure sales and schedules from the Sheriff's Department. |
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