City of Lancaster

Lancaster
City and non-metropolitan district
From left to right Top: Lancaster Castle and Priory Church Middle: Bolton-le-Sands village centre and Carnforth town centre Bottom: Heysham Harbour and Morecambe Beach
Coat of arms of Lancaster City Council
Motto:  "Luck to Loyne"
Lancaster shown within Lancashire
Coordinates: 54°2′49.2″N 2°48′3.6″W / 54.047000°N 2.801000°W / 54.047000; -2.801000
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	North West England
Ceremonial county	Lancashire
City status	14 May 1937
Administrative HQ	Lancaster (Town Hall) Morecambe (Town Hall)
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district
• Body	Lancaster City Council
Area
• Total	219 sq mi (567 km2)
• Rank	69th
Population  (2022)
• Total	144,446
• Rank	156th
• Density	660/sq mi (255/km2)
• Ethnicity	97.8% white
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 93.1% White 3.6% Asian 1.5% Mixed 0.9% other 0.9% Black
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 51.8% Christianity 38.1% no religion 6.6% not stated 1.6% Islam 0.6% other 0.4% Hinduism 0.4% Buddhism 0.1% Sikhism 0.1% Judaism
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode areas	LA
Dialling codes	01524 (Lancaster) 015242 (Hornby-with-Farleton)
Vehicle registration prefix	P
GSS code	E07000121
NUTS 3 code	UKD44
ONS code	30UH
OS grid reference	SD475615
Motorways	M6 A601(M)
Major railway stations	Lancaster (B)
Councillors	61
MPs	Cat Smith (L) David Morris (C)
Police area	Lancashire
Fire service	Lancashire
Ambulance service	North West

The City of Lancaster, or simply Lancaster (/ˈlæŋkæstər/),^[2][3] is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Lancaster, and also includes the towns of Carnforth, Heysham and Morecambe and a wider rural hinterland. The district has a population of 144,446 (2022),^[4] and an area of 219 square miles (567 km²).^[5]

Much of the district's rural area is recognised for its natural beauty; it includes part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and parts of the designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty of Arnside and Silverdale and the Forest of Bowland. The neighbouring districts are Westmorland and Furness, North Yorkshire, Ribble Valley and Wyre.