Lancaster, California

Lancaster is a city located in the Antelope Valley in Los Angeles County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 118,718. As of 2005, the California Finance Dept. estimates the population at 133,703.

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Antelope Valley - Los Angeles County, California - USA - 2000 - 2005

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Lancaster is the ninth-largest city in Los Angeles County and the third-fastest growing. Lancaster is located in the Palmdale / Lancaster Urbanized Area, bordering Palmdale on the North. Lancaster is the second largest desert city in California after Palmdale.

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Palmdale - California

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Lancaster, California is the largest city named Lancaster in the world. For a list of others, see Lancaster.

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Founded in 1876 along the route of the Southern Pacific Railroad (now merged into the Union Pacific Railroad), Lancaster was originally a commercial and social center primarily for Antelope Valley farmers. After World War II its population saw a noticeable increase thanks to its proximity to Edwards Air Force Base (formerly known as Muroc Army Air Field) and U.S. Air Force Plant 42. In the 1990s and 2000s, Lancaster has seen another housing boom as developers seek to build new housing in formerly undeveloped land across the southwest U.S.

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Southern Pacific Railroad - Union Pacific Railroad - World War II - Edwards Air Force Base - Plant 42 - 1990s - 2000s

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