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| Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | |
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| Founded | May 10, 1729 |
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| Seat | Lancaster |
| Largest city | Lancaster |
| Area - Total - Land - Water | 984 sq mi (2,549 km²) 949 sq mi (2,458 km²) 35 sq mi (91 km²), 3.53% |
| Population - (2000) - Density | 470,658UNIQ2,766,638,878efe835-ref-00,000,064-QINU 495/sq mi (191/km²) |
| Website: www.co.lancaster.pa.us | |
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, known as the Garden Spot of America since the 18th century, is located in the southeastern part of the state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. With an estimated 2005 population of 490,562 Lancastrians, Lancaster County forms the Lancaster Metropolitan Statistical Area, the 99th largest of 361 MSAs in the U.S. The city of Lancaster6 is the county seat.
Lancaster County is a popular tourist destination, due mostly to the many plain sect residents, known as the Amish or Pennsylvania Dutch. The misnomer 'Pennsylvania Dutch' comes from the misunderstanding of the word 'Deutsch', pronounced 'DOY-ch', which is how the word 'German' is pronounced in the German language. They are the descendants of Germans who immigrated in the 18th and 19th centuries for the freedom of religion offered by William Penn, and were attracted by the rich soil and mild climate of the area.
Lancastrians can easily spot a visitor to the area by how they pronounce the word Lancaster. Locals and people from nearby counties in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware pronounce Lancaster as LANK-ister. This is unusual as most Lancasters in the United States are pronounced as LAN-cast-er, though Lancaster, Texas also uses the LANK-ister pronunciation.