Lancaster Township | |
|---|---|
| Location in Jefferson County | |
| Coordinates: 38°52′07″N85°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 (0.13 km2) 0.16% |
| Elevation | 794 ft (242 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,494 |
| • Density | 46.43/sq mi (17.93/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 | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
It is in the Madison Consolidated Schools school district. [5]
The zoned MCS elementary school for part of the township is Anderson Elementary School, while another part is zoned to Deputy Elementary School. [6] The zoned secondary schools of the Madison district are Madison Junior High School and Madison Consolidated High School.