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Lancaster is a charter city in northern Los Angeles County, in the Antelope Valley of the western Mojave Desert in Southern California. As of 2013, Lancaster was the 31st largest city in California. Lancaster is part of a twin city complex with its southern neighbor Palmdale and together they are the principal cities within the Antelope Valley region. Lancaster is located approximately 70 miles (110 km) north (by highway) of downtown Los Angeles, near the Kern County line. It is separated from the Los Angeles Basin by the San Gabriel Mountains to the south, and from Bakersfield and the San Joaquin Valley by the Tehachapi Mountains to the north. The population of Lancaster grew from 37,000 at the time of its incorporation in 1977 to over 156,000 in 2010. According to the Greater Antelope Valley Economic Alliance report of 2015, Lancaster has a population of 168,049.

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Wonderful schools, jobs always available to teens during the summer, two yearly fairs and youth based community programs

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Its a small town and a lot of people here been here for years we have raised our children here .There is a lot of older people here

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It is good the children all play together

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well im a hairstylist ,,wouldnt mind helping with people haircare too. but I know the shop Im in , they highly respect the older community..I have many clients who are very weak when they come to do hair. we show them the greates respect.

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