Lancaster Township, Illinois

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Lancaster Township
Township
Map highlighting Lancaster Township, Stephenson County, Illinois.svg
Location in Stephenson County
Coordinates: 42°19′59″N89°34′04″W / 42.33306°N 89.56778°W / 42.33306; -89.56778
Country United States
State Illinois
County Stephenson
Government
  Supervisor Lowell Dickman
Area
  Total
32.08 sq mi (83.1 km2)
  Land32.01 sq mi (82.9 km2)
  Water0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.22%
Elevation
860 ft (260 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Estimate 
(2016) [1]
1,529
  Density49.6/sq mi (19.2/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 17-177-41885

Lancaster Township is located in Stephenson County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,587 and it contained 692 housing units. [2] It contains part of the census-designated place of Willow Lake.

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Geography

Lancaster is Township 27 North, Range 8 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.08 square miles (83.1 km2), of which 32.01 square miles (82.9 km2) (or 99.78%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.22%) is water. [2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)1,529 [1]
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "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 28, 2013.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.