Lancaster, New Hampshire

Lancaster, New Hampshire
Town
Main Street
Main Street
Official seal of Lancaster, New Hampshire
Seal
Motto: 
"The friendly town in the friendly state"
Location in Coös County, New Hampshire
Location in Coös County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 44°29′20″N 71°34′09″W / 44.48889°N 71.56917°W / 44.48889; -71.56917
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountyCoös
Incorporated1763
Villages
Government
 • Select Board
  • Leon Rideout
  • Shane Beattie
  • Kathy Jean Lavoie
 • Town ManagerJessica Cyr
Area
[1]
 • Total
51.1 sq mi (132.3 km2)
 • Land50.0 sq mi (129.4 km2)
 • Water1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2)  2.19%
Elevation
863 ft (263 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
3,218
 • Density64/sq mi (24.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code
03584
Area code603
FIPS code33-40420
GNIS feature ID0873640
Websitewww.lancasternh.org

Lancaster is a town located along the Connecticut River in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The town is named after the city of Lancaster in England. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 3,218,[2] the second largest in the county after Berlin. It is the county seat of Coös County and gateway to the Great North Woods Region of the state. Lancaster, which includes the villages of Grange and South Lancaster, is home to Weeks State Park and the Lancaster Fair. Part of the White Mountain National Forest is in the eastern portion. The town is part of the Berlin, NH−VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The main village in town, where 1,941 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as the Lancaster census-designated place (CDP) and is located at the junctions of U.S. Route 3 and U.S. Route 2, along the Israel River.

Lancaster is the site of the Porcupine Freedom Festival, an annual liberty-themed festival of the Free State Project that draws thousands of visitors each year.[3][4]

  1. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Lancaster town, Coos County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Hill, Kashmir. "The Free State Project: A Libertarian Testing Ground For Bitcoin, 3D Printers, and Drones". Forbes. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  4. ^ "The Free State Project's 11th Annual Porcupine Freedom Festival". The Free State Project. Retrieved June 17, 2014.