Population
U.S. Census Bureau · 1880 Census Compendium — Population of Minor Civil Divisions, Missouri
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Lancaster: what changed over time?
Population, projects, public money and government decisions belong on the same dated record. Every published point opens its source; missing records stay visibly missing.
Population baselineCensus baseline complete2000 · 2010 · 2020 official counts
Projects & decisions2 verified markersEach marker opens its receipt
Population is one measure—not a score for whether a community is succeeding.
Household finances over time
What changed in the dollar figures?
Each chart has its own dollar scale. Values and uncertainty ranges use 2024 dollars, so earlier survey periods can be compared with the latest one.
Comparable historical dollar estimates have not been verified for Lancaster yet.
These are five-year Census survey estimates, not annual totals. Vertical bars show the published 90% margins of error, adjusted with the estimates. Small differences may be sampling noise, especially in a small town. Earlier dollars use the annual U.S. CPI-U; it measures national inflation, not local prices. The original figures and survey receipts are below. See the price index ↗
Measurement receipts
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Population
U.S. Census Bureau · 1890 Census Bulletin 119 — Population of Missouri
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U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1910 Census, Volume II — Missouri tables of population, 1910, 1900 and 1890
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U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1910 Census — Abstract of the Thirteenth Census, Supplement for Missouri
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U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1930 Census, Volume I — Number and Distribution of Inhabitants, Missouri
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U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1950 Census of Population, Volume I — Number of Inhabitants, Missouri
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U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1950 Census of Population, Volume I — Number of Inhabitants, Missouri
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U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1950 Census of Population, Volume I — Number of Inhabitants, Missouri
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U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1970 Census of Population, Missouri — Number of Inhabitants
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U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1970 Census of Population, Missouri — Number of Inhabitants
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U.S. Census Bureau · Population and Housing Unit Counts, Missouri: 2000 — Table 5
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U.S. Census Bureau · Population and Housing Unit Counts, Missouri: 2000 — Table 5
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U.S. Census Bureau · Census 2000 data for Missouri
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U.S. Census Bureau · State of Missouri Incorporated Places - 2010 Census
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U.S. Census Bureau · State of Missouri Incorporated Places - 2020 Census
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What moved—and what the record establishes
- cdbg project
1987 Lancaster water treatment CDBG project
$240,000Northeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission historical CDBG table lists Lancaster in 1987 with $240,000 for water treatment.
Northeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission · Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy 2019-2024 — historical Community Development Block Grant tablesInspect the receipt ↗ - cdbg project
2000 Lancaster water tower CDBG project
$497,500Historical CDBG table lists $497,500 for construction of a 300,000-gallon water tower in Lancaster.
Northeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission · Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy 2019-2024 — historical Community Development Block Grant tablesInspect the receipt ↗
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