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Lancaster Township, Wells County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Wells

Elevation
  
259 m

Local time
  
Sunday 12:52 AM

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
453540

Area
  
124.3 km²

Population
  
5,705 (2010)

Lancaster Township, Wells County, Indiana

ZIP codes
  
46714, 46731, 46733, 46777, 46791

Weather
  
-6°C, Wind N at 18 km/h, 58% Humidity

Lancaster Township is one of nine townships in Wells County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,705 and it contained 2,570 housing units.

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Map of Lancaster Township, IN, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 47.98 square miles (124.3 km2), of which 47.59 square miles (123.3 km2) (or 99.19%) is land and 0.39 square miles (1.0 km2) (or 0.81%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Bluffton (the county seat) (north half)

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Craigville at 40.778380°N 85.090803°W / 40.778380; -85.090803
  • Curryville at 40.786436°N 85.071913°W / 40.786436; -85.071913
  • Murray at 40.791992°N 85.200804°W / 40.791992; -85.200804
  • North Oaks at 40.776714°N 85.173859°W / 40.776714; -85.173859
  • Tocsin at 40.830278°N 85.109167°W / 40.830278; -85.109167
  • Toll Gate Heights at 40.757269°N 85.165803°W / 40.757269; -85.165803

    • (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

    Adjacent townships

  • Jefferson Township (north)
  • Preble Township, Adams County (northeast)
  • Kirkland Township, Adams County (east)
  • Harrison Township (south)
  • Liberty Township (southwest)
  • Rockcreek Township (west)
  • Union Township (northwest)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these four cemeteries: Fair View, Murray, Oakland, and Old Bluffton.

    Airports and landing strips

  • The Lazy K Airport

    • The "K" stands for Kunkel. Arden G. Kunkel established the grass strip airport in 1963. It is most recently owned and operated by Terry and Annie Hoffmeier. Annie is the youngest daughter of the late Arden G. Kunkel. It is a private airport and is restricted to hours of operation and plane usage. As of May/2013, The Lazy "K" Airport closed the airport/runways down after 50 years of operation.

    School districts

  • Northern Wells Community Schools

    • Political districts

  • Indiana's 6th congressional district
  • State House District 79
  • State House District 82
  • State Senate District 19

    • References

    Lancaster Township, Wells County, Indiana Wikipedia
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