Lancaster Township is one of nine
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Wells County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,705 and it contained 2,570 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.19%) is land and (or 0.81%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Bluffton (the county seat) (north half)
Unincorporated towns
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Craigville at
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Curryville at
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Murray
Murray may refer to:
Businesses
* Murray (bicycle company), an American manufacturer of low-cost bicycles
* Murrays, an Australian bus company
* Murray International Trust, a Scottish investment trust
* D. & W. Murray Limited, an Australian who ...
at
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North Oaks at
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Tocsin at
* Toll Gate Heights at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Jefferson Township (north)
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Preble Township, Adams County (northeast)
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Kirkland Township, Adams County (east)
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Harrison Township (south)
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Liberty Township (southwest)
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Rockcreek Township (west)
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Union Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains 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 was most recently owned and operated by Terry and Annie Hoffmeier. Annie is the youngest daughter of the late Arden G. Kunkel. It was a private airport and is restricted to hours of operation and plane usage. In May of 2013, the airport and runways shut down after 50 years of operation.
School districts
* Northern Wells Community Schools
Political districts
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Indiana's 6th congressional district
Indiana's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. The district takes in a portion of eastern and central Indiana as of the 2020 census, including Columbus and Richmond, as well as a few suburbs of bot ...
* State House District 79
* State House District 82
* State Senate District 19
References
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)IndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Wells County, Indiana
Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Townships in Indiana