allegheny county assessment real estate
allegheny county real estate and foreclosures
search the web for allegheny county real estate web site
real estate allegheny county new york
free allegheny county real estate
allegheny county real estate webgov
allegheny county real estate web
allegheny county real estate taxescom
allegheny county md real estate classes
allegheny county pennsylvania real estate website
allegheny county howard hanna real estate
official allegheny county real estate web page
allegheny county real estate board
allegheny county real estate assessment website
allegheny county real estate records
allegheny county real estate photos
allegheny county reassessment real estate
real estate for allegheny county virginia
allegheny county real estate investors
listing of coldwell banker real estate in allegheny county
allegheny county real estate
attorney allegheny county
real estate transactions allegheny county
real estate realtors in allegheny county pa
allegheny county and real estate
www allegheny county real estate assessment
allegheny county 2c pa real estate assessment
allegheny county real estate tax website
real estate pittsburgh allegheny county pennsylvania
allegheny county real estate tax office
allegheny county real estate web site jane judd
commercial real estate in allegheny county
allegheny county courthouse real estate forclosure
real estate allegheny county va
www allegheny county real estate sales
allegheny county real estate tax assessment office
allegheny county estate pennsylvania real
allegheny county real estate taxes
allegheny county pa real estate assessment office
allegheny county real estate website assesment
| Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | |
![]() | |
| Map | |
![]() Location in the state of Pennsylvania | |
![]() Pennsylvania's location in the USA | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | May 10, 1729 |
|---|---|
| Seat | 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 | 470,658 UNIQ2,958,061f4,043f926-ref-00,000,001-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.