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) and it contained 610 housing units.
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 , of which (or 99.84%) is land and (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
Education It is in the Madison Consolidated Schools school district. - Text list
The zoned MCS elementary school for part of the township is Anderson Elementary School, while another part is zoned to Deputy Elementary School. The zoned secondary schools of the Madison district are Madison Junior High School and Madison Consolidated High School.
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links Indiana Township Association United Township Association of Indiana