Elk Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Elk Township
Township
Location in Clayton County
Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 42°41′12″N 091°18′57″W / 42.68667°N 91.31583°W / 42.68667; -91.31583
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyClayton
Area
 • Total
36.03 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)
 • Total
490
 • Density13.6/sq mi (5.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID0467776

Elk Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. 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

  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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