Lancaster Township, Jefferson County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Lancaster Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Jefferson
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 83.49
area_land_km2 = 83.35
area_water_km2 = 0.14
area_total_sq_mi = 32.24
area_land_sq_mi = 32.18
area_water_sq_mi = 0.05
area_water_percent = 0.17

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1608
population_density_km2 = 19.3
population_density_sq_mi = 50

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elevation_m = 242
elevation_ft = 794
latd = 38
latm = 52
lats = 07
latNS = N
longd = 85
longm = 30
longs = 28
longEW = W

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Lancaster Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,608 [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US1807741940&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

Lancaster Township covers an area of 32.24 square miles (83.49 square kilometers); of this, 0.05 square miles (0.14 square kilometers) or 0.17 percent 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

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References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Jefferson.htm Indiana Township Association page for Jefferson County]