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Lancaster Township, Illinois

Coordinates: 42°19′59″N 89°34′04″W / 42.33306°N 89.56778°W / 42.33306; -89.56778
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Lancaster Township
Township
Location in Stephenson County
Location in Stephenson County
Coordinates: 42°19′59″N 89°34′04″W / 42.33306°N 89.56778°W / 42.33306; -89.56778
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyStephenson
Government
 • SupervisorLowell Dickman
Area
 • Total32.08 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 zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-177-41885

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]

Geography

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "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.
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