Lancaster, California

E15382

city municipality

Lancaster, California is a high-desert city in northern Los Angeles County known for its aerospace industry, solar energy projects, and annual poppy festival.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
areaCode	661 →
borderedBy	Palmdale, California →
climate	cold semi-arid climate → hot-summer Mediterranean influences →
country	United States of America →
county	Los Angeles County →
demographicsNote	ethnically diverse population →
distanceTo	about 70 miles north of downtown Los Angeles →
economicSector	aerospace → defense → renewable energy →
elevation	about 2350 feet →
governmentType	council–manager government →
hasAttraction	Lancaster Museum of Art and History → Lancaster Performing Arts Center → The BLVD downtown district →
hasEducationalInstitution	Antelope Valley College → University of Antelope Valley →
highway	California State Route 14 →
hosts	California Poppy Festival → Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix (kart race) →
incorporationDate	1977-11-22 →
knownFor	aerospace industry → annual California Poppy Festival → solar energy projects →
locatedIn	Antelope Valley → Mojave Desert →
mayor	R. Rex Parris →
motto	It’s Positively Clear →
near	Edwards Air Force Base → Palmdale, California →
nickname	Lancaster →
partOf	Greater Los Angeles Area →
population	about 170000 →
populationCensusYear	2020 →
postalCode	93534 → 93535 → 93536 →
region	High Desert →
renewableEnergyPolicy	promotes large-scale solar power development →
sportsFacility	The Hangar (Lancaster Municipal Stadium) →
state	California →
timeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
transportation	Metrolink Antelope Valley Line →
utcOffset	−08:00 →
utcOffsetDST	−07:00 →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
California Poppy Festival → Lancaster Museum of Art and History → Lancaster Performing Arts Center → The BLVD downtown district → The Hangar (Lancaster Municipal Stadium) → University of Antelope Valley →	locatedIn
Mojave Air and Space Port → Palmdale, California → Rogers Dry Lake → Rosamond, California →	near
Antelope Valley College → California Poppy Festival →	city
Mojave Desert → Mojave Desert ("Palmdale, California") →	contains
Edwards Air Force Base →	locatedNear
Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix →	location
Antelope Valley →	majorCity
Sierra Pelona Mountains →	nearbyCity
Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve →	nearestMajorCity
Lancaster Museum of Art and History ("City of Lancaster (California)") →	operatedBy
California Poppy Festival ("City of Lancaster, California") →	organisedBy
The Hangar (Lancaster Municipal Stadium) ("City of Lancaster, California") →	owner