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Lancaster township, Jefferson County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile

Land area: 32.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,608 (all rural)

Males: 806  (50.1%)
Females: 802  (49.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,600 (1,418 owner occupied, 182 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

11%
State:

29%


Races in Lancaster township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 97.8%
  • Black: 0.4%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
  • Asian: 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 0.7%
  • Two or more races: 0.3%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 35.8
Median age of females: 36.2

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Average household size: 2.79

Lancaster township:

2.8 people
Indiana:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.14

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($44,167 in 1999)
Lancaster township:

$42,379
Indiana:

$47,529
Median contract rent in 2013: $494 (lower quartile is $245, upper quartile is $428)
Here:

$495
State:

$585

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $110,955 (it was $84,700 in 2000)
:

$110,955
Indiana:

$122,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $73,741 - $168,898
Population density: 50 people per square mile 
 
 (average).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

5.7%
Whole state:

9.5%

Cities in this township include: Dupont.


Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Lancaster township: Lancaster Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Bland Cemetery (1), College Hill Cemetery (2), Clashman Cemetery (3), Ogden Cemetery (4), Nelson Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Paradise Acre Lake (A), Miller Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Turkey Branch (A), Middle Fork Creek (B), Marble Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Lancaster township: Camp Louis Ernst (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

87% of Lancaster township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Indiana.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 148
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 127
  • South: 0
  • West: 6

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

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Lancaster township, IN map Lancaster township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500


Housing units in Lancaster township with a mortgage: 20 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 5
  • 1990 to 1994: 11
  • 1980 to 1989: 4
  • 1970 to 1979: 22
  • 1960 to 1969: 6
  • 1950 to 1959: 6
  • 1940 to 1949: 0
  • 1939 or earlier: 42

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lancaster township, Indiana:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 5
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 0
  • 6 rooms: 28
  • 7 rooms: 17
  • 8 rooms: 27
  • 9 or more rooms: 9

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lancaster township, Indiana:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 4
  • 5 rooms: 0
  • 6 rooms: 0
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lancaster township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 22
  • 3 bedrooms: 24
  • 4 bedrooms: 31
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lancaster township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 4
  • 3 bedrooms: 0
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Lancaster township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 23
  • 2 vehicles: 27
  • 3 vehicles: 16
  • 4 vehicles: 14
  • 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Lancaster township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 4
  • 3 vehicles: 6
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (36%)
  • Food (13%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (48%)
  • Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (11%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (11%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (11%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (27%)
  • Extraction workers (11%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Food processing workers (7%)
  • Other financial specialists (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (21%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (11%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
  • Business operations specialists (9%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (9%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Lancaster township:

  • German (63.2%)
  • Norwegian (14.1%)
  • Irish (12.4%)
  • Dutch (6.0%)
  • French (except Basque) (2.1%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
  • Electricity (28%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Utility gas (5%)

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98.1% of residents of Lancaster township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 281

Size of family households: 25 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person,

330 married couples with children.
102 single-parent households (29 men, 73 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Indiana:

11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Indiana:

8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Indiana:

23.4%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lancaster township:

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