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Lancaster Township, Jefferson County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jefferson

Elevation
  
242 m

Local time
  
Sunday 12:51 AM

University
  
Eleutherian College

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
0453539

Area
  
83.48 km²

Population
  
1,511 (2010)

Lancaster Township, Jefferson County, Indiana

Weather
  
-3°C, Wind N at 10 km/h, 51% Humidity

Lancaster Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,511 and it contained 635 housing units.

Contents

Map of Lancaster Township, IN, USA

History

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

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. The streams of Middle Fork Creek and Turkey Branch run through this township.

Cities and towns

  • Dupont

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Lancaster
  • Middlefork

    • 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

  • Indiana State Road 7
  • Indiana State Road 250

    • References

    Lancaster Township, Jefferson County, Indiana Wikipedia
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