Located in the Southwest portion of Dallas County, the City of Lancaster is approximately 15 minutes south of Dallas and is well situated to access the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex, one of the largest and most diverse in the nation. Lancaster has excellent freeway access, with Interstates 20, 35 and 45 adjacent to or in the community. The City’s 33 square miles is bordered by IH-35E to the west, Ellis County to the South, Dallas (Interstate IH20) to the north and Hutchins (Interstate IH45) to the east. Lancaster is in close proximity to DART light rail service to downtown Dallas and other locations. Dallas Love Field and Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport are within a short driving distance. The campuses of Cedar Valley College and Mountain View College of the Dallas County Community College District, the University of North Texas at Dallas, Dallas Baptist University and Northwood University are conveniently located to the area. The Lancaster Independent School District serves the public educational needs of the community at the elementary and secondary levels. Through the years, Lancaster has been able to retain its own distinct identity while still being a valuable part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area. The City of Lancaster has a number of programs geared towards the care of residents 60 and better. The City facilitates those programs through the City Senior Life Center. The Senior Life Center has a variety of amenities such as; an arts and craft room, a banquet hall, classroom space, computer lab, fitness room, game room, reading club, and so much more. The Senior Life Center is one of the newest facilities in the City, and there is something for everyone. In addition to the amenities, the Senior Life Center hosts several events for the residents to engage in. Programming includes but not limited to a walking club, knitting and crochet class, water exercise, fieldtrips to various locations around the City, organized shopping, visits to the museum, health fairs, movies, eating and more. The City of Lancaster received a grant for an additional accessible bus to transport senior to the life center and to grow participation. The police department organized a fishing tournament and donated a pool table for officers to come and play pool, and pickle ball weekly.