Elk Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Elk Township
Elk Township
	Township
	Location in Clayton County
	Coordinates: 42°41′12″N091°18′57″W / 42.68667°N 91.31583°W Coordinates: 42°41′12″N091°18′57″W / 42.68667°N 91.31583°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Clayton
Area
• Total	36.03 sq mi (93.32 km2)
• Land	36.02 sq mi (93.29 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) 0.04%
Elevation	1,099 ft (335 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	490
• Density	13.6/sq mi (5.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0467776

Last updated January 19, 2020

Elk Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 490.

History

Elk Township is named for the abundance of elk once found there.^[1]

Geography

Elk Township covers an area of 36.03 square miles (93.3 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Asbury, Ebenezer, Elk Creek, Hamlett, Mount Harmony and Wagner.

The streams of Brownfield Creek, Cow Branch, Pine Creek, Rabbit Creek, Steeles Branch and Wolf Creek run through this township.

Notes

↑ Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. pp. 315.

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References

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[1] Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. pp. 315.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Clayton County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Elkader
Cities	Clayton Edgewood‡ Elkader Elkport Farmersburg Garber Garnavillo Guttenberg Luana Marquette McGregor Monona North Buena Vista Osterdock Postville‡ St. Olaf Strawberry Point Volga	Map of Iowa highlighting Clayton County
Townships	Boardman Buena Vista Cass Clayton Cox Creek Elk Farmersburg Garnavillo Giard Grand Meadow Highland Jefferson Lodomillo Mallory Marion Mendon Millville Monona Read Sperry Volga Wagner
Unincorporated communities	Beulah Ceres Clayton Center Communia Eckards Froelich Giard Gunder Hardin Highland Littleport McGregor Heights Mederville Millville Motor Osborne Saint Sebald Thomasville Turkey River Updegraff Watson Wood
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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