Lancaster Township, Jefferson County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°52′07″N 85°30′28″W / 38.86861°N 85.50778°W / 38.86861; -85.50778CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyJeffersonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total32.23 sq mi (83.5 km²) • Land32.18 sq mi (83.3 km²) • Water0.05 sq mi (0.1 km²) 0.16%Elevation

794 ft (242 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,494 • Density46/sq mi (18/km²)GNIS feature ID0453539

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.	%±
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

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

Geography

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

Dupont

Unincorporated towns

Extinct towns

Five Points

Adjacent townships

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

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

Major highways

References

"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

^ ^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.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.