Lancaster Township, Huntington County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°46′36″N 85°30′18″W / 40.77667°N 85.50500°W / 40.77667; -85.50500CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyHuntingtonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.89 sq mi (93.0 km²) • Land35.63 sq mi (92.3 km²) • Water0.27 sq mi (0.7 km²) 0.75%Elevation

801 ft (244 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total1,130 • Density31/sq mi (12/km²)GNIS feature ID0453538

Lancaster Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,130 (down from 1,150 at 2010^[2]) and it contained 477 housing units.

History

Lancaster Township was founded in 1837.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.89 square miles (93.0 km²), of which 35.63 square miles (92.3 km²) (or 99.28%) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.70 km²) (or 0.75%) is water.^[2]

Cities and towns

Mount Etna (northeast half)

Unincorporated towns

Harlansburg
Lancaster
Majenica

Extinct towns

River

Adjacent townships

Huntington Township (north)
Union Township (northeast)
Rock Creek Township (east)
Salamonie Township (southeast)
Jefferson Township (south)
Wayne Township (southwest)
Polk Township (west)
Dallas Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: German Settlement, Loon Creek and Rees.

Major highways

References

"Lancaster Township, Huntington County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "Census Bureau profile: * Township, * County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 690.