Elk Township
Township
Location in Delaware County
Coordinates: 42°36′16″N 91°18′51″W / 42.60444°N 91.31417°W / 42.60444; -91.31417
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Delaware
Area
• Total	36.31 sq mi (94.05 km2)
• Land	36.3 sq mi (94.03 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.02%
Elevation	1,053 ft (321 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	626
• Density	17.2/sq mi (6.7/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0467777

Elk Township is a township in Delaware County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 626.^[1]

Geography

Elk Township covers an area of 36.31 square miles (94.05 square kilometers); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.02 square kilometers) or 0.02 percent is water. The streams of Fountain Springs Creek, Odell Branch and Schechtman Branch run through this township.

Cities and towns

• Greeley

Adjacent townships

• Elk Township, Clayton County (north)
• Mallory Township, Clayton County (northeast)
• Colony Township (east)
• Bremen Township (southeast)
• Oneida Township (south)
• Delaware Township (southwest)
• Honey Creek Township (west)
• Lodomillo Township, Clayton County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Grant View and Saint Joseph's.

Major highways

References

Sources

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

Notes

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com