Lancaster Township is one of nine townships in Wells County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,841 (up from 5,705 at 2010) and it contained 2,450 housing units.
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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.
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 2013, the airport and runways shut down after 50 years of operation.
School districts
Norwell Community Schools
Political districts
Indiana's 3rd congressional district
State House District 79
State Senate District 19