Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Lancaster Township’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and civic life and an A for history; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Lancaster Township’s median age is 58.2 years, against 39.4 years in Indiana’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 47 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns do worse. Its National Register listings include Eleutherian College and Lyman and Asenath Hoyt House. Lancaster Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lancaster Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Lancaster Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2012.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lancaster Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Lancaster Township.
Lancaster Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 19% of Lancaster Township adults smoke cigarettes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 14%. 41% of Lancaster Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Lancaster Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lancaster Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 19.3% | 15.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.7% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dupont Baptist Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 40 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
1% of working residents work locally in Lancaster Township. Since 2013, Lancaster Township has added 41 jobs, to 103 in 2023. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Lancaster Township.
| Lancaster Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lancaster Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 2002, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lancaster Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge, at 30 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | — | 30 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lancaster Township
About 1 of every 100 Lancaster Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where Lancaster Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Lancaster Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Indiana, United States
Lancaster Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,494 (down from 1,511 at 2010) and it contained 610 housing units.
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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
