Elk Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Elk Township
Township

Location in Clayton County
Coordinates: 42°41′12″N 091°18′57″W / 42.68667°N 91.31583°W / 42.68667; -91.31583Coordinates: 42°41′12″N 091°18′57″W / 42.68667°N 91.31583°W / 42.68667; -91.31583
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

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

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

References


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