Lancaster Township, Illinois

Lancaster Township
Township
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
 • Total
32.08 sq mi (83.1 km2)
 • Land32.01 sq mi (82.9 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)  0.22%
Elevation
860 ft (260 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)
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. It contains part of the census-designated place of Willow Lake.