Lampeter, Pennsylvania
{{short description|Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US}}
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|subdivision_name2 = Lancaster
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|subdivision_name3 = West Lampeter
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|area_total_km2 = 4.45
|area_land_km2 = 4.44
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|population_as_of = 2020
|population_total = 1737
|population_density_km2 = 390.98
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|postal_code = 17537
|area_code = 717
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Lampeter is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in West Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,669.{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4241192&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Lampeter CDP, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| access-date=September 28, 2020}} It is a suburb of Lancaster and has a ZIP code of 17537. The community was named after Lampeter, in Wales.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA180 | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Government Printing Office | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=180}}
Geography
Lampeter is in central Lancaster County, in the eastern part of West Lampeter Township. It is bordered to the west by the Willow Street CDP. Lampeter is {{convert|5|mi|0}} southeast of the center of Lancaster, the county seat. Pennsylvania Route 741 passes through the center of the community, leading east {{convert|3|mi|0}} to Strasburg. U.S. Route 222 forms the western edge of Lampeter, separating it from Willow Street; US 222 leads north into the center of Lancaster and southeast {{convert|9|mi|0}} to Quarryville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lampeter CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|3600|sqm|acre|order=flip|1}}, or 0.08%, are water.{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 28, 2020}} The community drains north via Big Spring Run to Mill Creek, a tributary of the Conestoga River, and south via unnamed streams to Pequea Creek. Both the Conestoga River and Pequea Creek are tributaries of the Susquehanna River.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2020= 1737
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
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Neighborhoods
;Lampeter Village
Lampeter Village is in the Lampeter-Strasburg School District. It is one of the smallest neighborhoods in Lampeter, with its main road being Lampeter Road.
;Pioneer Woods
Pioneer Woods is an apartment neighborhood located off Lampeter Road. Pioneer Woods is divided into two different sections. It has 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom apartments, townhouses, and an office.
;Applecroft
Applecroft is a middle class neighborhood in Lampeter off Lampeter Road.
;Candlestick
Candlestick is a middle class neighborhood in Lampeter off Village Road.
;Hunter's Ridge
Hunter's Ridge is located in a rural area. It is an upper-middle-class neighborhood far off from Lampeter Road.
Fire protection
One of the Lampeter Fire Department[http://www.firedepartments.net/Pennsylvania/Lampeter/LampeterFireCompanyNo1.html/ FireDepartments.net] - LFD (Lampter Fire Department) is located at 851 Village Road Lampeter, Pa
The Lampeter Fire Station is and has been an all-volunteer fire company for over 108 years. Each year for three days in September, The Lampeter Fair is held on the grounds behind the Lampeter Fire Co., giving local residents a chance to exhibit animals, produce, and artwork. It is a fundraiser for the fire company and brings the larger community together.
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Category:Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania
Category:Census-designated places in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania