| Official Name: | Lancaster Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wells |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 47.98 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 47.59 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.39 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.81 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 5841 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 262 |
| Elevation Ft: | 860 |
| Coordinates: | 40.7858°N -85.1386°W |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 46714, 46731, 46733, 46777, 46791 |
| Area Code: | 260 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 453540 |
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[3]) and it contained 2,450 housing units.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.19%) is land and (or 0.81%) is water.[3]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains four cemeteries: Fair View, Murray, Oakland, and Old Bluffton.
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.