<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.cityoflancasterca.org </Td> </Tr> <P> Lancaster / ˈlæn. kæstər / 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 . </P> <P> Lancaster is located approximately 61 miles (98 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 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section contains content that is written like a tourist brochure . Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links, and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . (November 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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