Elk Township, Clayton County, Iowa

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

Elk Township
Township
Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 42°41′12″N 091°18′57″W
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyClayton
Area
 • Total36.03 sq mi (93.32 km2)
 • Land36.02 sq mi (93.29 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)  0.04%
Elevation
1,099 ft (335 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total490
 • Density13.6/sq mi (5.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID0467776

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
  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.
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