Lancaster Township | |
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Coordinates: 38°52′07″N 85°30′28″W / 38.86861°N 85.50778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Jefferson |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 32.23 sq mi (83.5 km2) |
• Land | 32.18 sq mi (83.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.16% |
Elevation | 794 ft (242 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,494 |
• Density | 46/sq mi (18/km2) |
GNIS feature ID | 0453539 |
Lancaster Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,494 (down from 1,511 at 2010[1]) and it contained 610 housing units.[2]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 1,272 | — | |
1900 | 1,279 | 0.6% | |
1910 | 1,229 | −3.9% | |
1920 | 1,160 | −5.6% | |
1930 | 953 | −17.8% | |
1940 | 986 | 3.5% | |
1950 | 1,124 | 14.0% | |
1960 | 1,230 | 9.4% | |
1970 | 1,345 | 9.3% | |
1980 | 1,484 | 10.3% | |
1990 | 1,534 | 3.4% | |
2000 | 1,608 | 4.8% | |
2010 | 1,511 | −6.0% | |
2020 | 1,494 | −1.1% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[3] |
Eleutherian College and the Lyman and Asenath Hoyt House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.23 square miles (83.5 km2), of which 32.18 square miles (83.3 km2) (or 99.84%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.16%) is water.[1] The streams of Middle Fork Creek and Turkey Branch run through this township.
The township contains five cemeteries: Bland, Clashman, College Hill, Nelson and Ogden.