Lancaster Township, Jefferson County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Lancaster Township

Township

Location in Jefferson County

Coordinates: 38°52′07″N 85°30′28″W﻿ / ﻿38.86861°N 85.50778°W﻿ / 38.86861; -85.50778
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]

Historical population 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]

## History

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Eleutherian College and the Lyman and Asenath Hoyt House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

## Geography

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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.

### Cities and towns

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* Dupont

### Unincorporated towns

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* Lancaster
* Middlefork

### Extinct towns

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* Five Points

### Adjacent townships

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* Bigger Township, Jennings County (north)
* Monroe Township (east)
* Madison Township (southeast)
* Smyrna Township (south)
* Graham Township (southwest)
* Lovett Township, Jennings County (west)
* Montgomery Township, Jennings County (west)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains five cemeteries: Bland, Clashman, College Hill, Nelson and Ogden.

### Major highways

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* Indiana State Road 7
* Indiana State Road 250

## References

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* "Lancaster Township, Jefferson County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
* United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
2. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
3. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Madison

City|

* Madison

Map of Indiana highlighting Jefferson County

Towns|

* Brooksburg
* Dupont
* Hanover

Townships|

* Graham
* Hanover
* Lancaster
* Madison
* Milton
* Monroe
* Republican
* Saluda
* Shelby
* Smyrna

CDPs|

* Canaan
* Deputy
* Kent

Other
communities|

* Barbersville
* Belleview
* Bryantsburg
* Chelsea
* China
* Hanover Beach
* Lancaster
* Manville
* Marble Hill
* Middlefork
* Midway
* North Madison
* Paris‡
* Paynesville
* Saluda
* Smyrna
* Swanville
* Volga
* Wakefield
* Wirt

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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