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Lancaster is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. The population was 36,361 at the 2010 census. Founded in 1852 as a frontier post, Lancaster is one of Dallas County's earliest settlements. Today, it is a suburban community located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, approximately 15 miles (24 km) south of Downtown Dallas.
People of Hispanic origin accounted for 53 percent of Lancaster County's population growth from 2010 to 2012. That's according to population estimates for July 1, 2012, released this month by the Census Bureau. While Lancaster County's overall population has grown 1.4 percent since the 2010 census - from 519,445 to 526,823 - its number of Hispanic residents alone climbed 8.7 percent. Local leaders attribute the surge to births among the Hispanic community as well as migration from Latin America and other parts of the U.S.