Lancaster Township is one of ten

townships A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

in Jefferson County,

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, 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 Eleutherian College, founded as Eleutherian Institute in 1848, was a school founded by local anti-slavery Baptists at Lancaster in Jefferson County. The institute's name comes from the Greek word ''eleutheros'', meaning "freedom and equality ...

and the Lyman and Asenath Hoyt House are listed on the

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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 Dupont, DuPont, Du Pont, duPont, or du Pont may refer to: People * Dupont (surname) Dupont, also spelled as DuPont, duPont, Du Pont, or du Pont is a French surname meaning "of the bridge", historically indicating that the holder of the surname re ...

Unincorporated towns

Lancaster Lancaster may refer to: Lands and titles *The County Palatine of Lancaster, a synonym for Lancashire *Duchy of Lancaster, one of only two British royal duchies *Duke of Lancaster *Earl of Lancaster *House of Lancaster, a British royal dynasty ...

* 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 State Road 7 in the U.S. State of Indiana is located in southeast Indiana. It runs from northwest-to-southeast connecting the cities of Columbus and Madison. Route description SR 7 begins at Main Street in Madison, of which it then trav ...

Indiana State Road 250 State Road 250 (SR 250) in the U.S. State of Indiana is a secondary route that runs from U.S. Route 50 (US 50) in Brownstown eastward toward the Ohio River at State Road 156 (SR 156) in Patriot in southeast Indiana. Towns incl ...

References

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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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