Lancaster County Travel Guide
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Lancaster County is a county located in the south-central portion of the state of Pennsylvania in the Susquehanna Valley . As of 2004 , the population is 487,332. Its county seat is the city of Lancaster.
The area is most famous for its rich and fertile farmland and is the historic ancestral home of the Amish in the U.S. . The landscape of Lancaster County is mostly flat, with rolling hills, which lends itself to farming. The farmland of Lancaster County is considered to be among the most fertile non-irrigated farmland in the world. Cash value crops include tobacco , soybeans , and maize . There are a large number of dairy and chicken farms as well.
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