Lancaster is a census-designated place (CDP) and the main village in the town of Lancaster, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,941 at the 2020 census, out of 3,218 in the entire town of Lancaster.
Geography
The CDP is in the west-central part of the town of Lancaster, on both sides of the Israel River just east of where it joins the Connecticut River. The CDP is bordered to the northwest by the Connecticut River, which forms the Vermont state line. To the north the CDP extends to Baker Pond and the location known as "Coos Junction". The CDP extends east to include all of the streets in the densely settled part of town, crossing Middle Street just west of Weeks Medical Center. The CDP includes all of Riverside Drive and Hartco Avenue on the southeastern side of the village. To the west, the CDP extends out Elm Street beyond Blackberry Lane.
U.S. Routes 2 and 3 run through the center of Lancaster as Main Street, splitting near the northern and southern ends of the CDP. US 2 leads east to Gorham and west to St. Johnsbury, Vermont. US 3 leads north to Groveton and south to Whitefield. New Hampshire Route 135 (Elm Street) leads southwest from Lancaster to the outskirts of Littleton.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lancaster CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 6.08%, are water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,725 people, 705 households, and 422 families residing in the CDP. There were 816 housing units, of which 111, or 13.6%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the town was 96.2% white, 0.5% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% some other race, and 1.2% from two or more races. 2.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 705 households in the CDP, 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were headed by married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30, and the average family size was 2.83.