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Lancaster is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, USA, on the Connecticut River named after Lancaster, England. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 3,280, the second largest in the county after Berlin. It is the county seat of Coos County and gateway to the Great North Woods Region. Lancaster, which includes the villages of Grange and South Lancaster, is home to Weeks State Park and the Lancaster Fair. Part of the White Mountain National Forest is in the eastern portion.

Sites of interest:
John Wingate Weeks Historic Site & Lodge (1913)
Lancaster Historical Society Museum
Wilder-Holton House (1780)

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 132.8 km² (51.3 mi²). 129.8 km² (50.1 mi²) of it is land and 3.0 km² (1.2 mi²) of it is water, comprising 2.28% of the town. Lancaster is drained by the Israel River, which runs through town into the Connecticut River. The town also includes Martin Meadow Pond.

The town's highest point is located on a western spur of Mount Cabot at 3,290 feet (1,003 meters) above sea level.

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