Lancaster Township is one of nine townships in Wells County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,705 and it contained 2,570 housing units.[2]

Lancaster Township
Township
Norwell High School lies along U.S. Route 224 in northwestern Lancaster Township.
Location in Wells County
Coordinates: 40°47′09″N 85°08′19″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Wells
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	47.98 sq mi (124.3 km2)
• Land	47.59 sq mi (123.3 km2)
• Water	0.39 sq mi (1.0 km2)  0.81%
Elevation [1]	860 ft (262 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	5,705
• Density	119.9/sq mi (46.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	46714, 46731, 46733, 46777, 46791
Area code(s)	260
GNIS feature ID	453540

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 47.98 square miles (124.3 km²), of which 47.59 square miles (123.3 km²) (or 99.19%) is land and 0.39 square miles (1.0 km²) (or 0.81%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Bluffton (the county seat) (north half)

Unincorporated towns

• Craigville at 40.778380°N 85.090803°W / 40.778380; -85.090803
• Curryville at 40.786436°N 85.071913°W / 40.786436; -85.071913
• Murray at 40.791992°N 85.200804°W / 40.791992; -85.200804
• North Oaks at 40.776714°N 85.173859°W / 40.776714; -85.173859
• Tocsin at 40.830278°N 85.109167°W / 40.830278; -85.109167
• Toll Gate Heights at 40.757269°N 85.165803°W / 40.757269; -85.165803

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Jefferson Township (north)
• Preble Township, Adams County (northeast)
• Kirkland Township, Adams County (east)
• Harrison Township (south)
• Liberty Township (southwest)
• Rockcreek Township (west)
• 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

• Indiana's 6th congressional district
• State House District 79
• State House District 82
• State Senate District 19

References

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana