Lancaster Township, Jefferson County, Indiana
# Lancaster Township, Jefferson County, Indiana

Lancaster Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,511 and it contained 635 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 32.23 square miles (83.5 $km^2),$ of which 32.18 square miles (83.3 $km^2)$ (or 99.84%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 $km^2)$ (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
