Elk Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Elk Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location in Clayton County


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subdivision_type = Country
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subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Clayton
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area_total_km2 = 93.32
area_land_km2 = 93.29
area_water_km2 = 0.04
area_total_sq_mi = 36.03
area_land_sq_mi = 36.02
area_water_sq_mi = 0.01
area_water_percent = 0.04

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 490
population_density_km2 = 5.3
population_density_sq_mi = 13.6

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elevation_m = 335
elevation_ft = 1099
latd = 42
latm = 41
lats = 12
latNS = N
longd = 091
longm = 18
longs = 57
longEW = W

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

Geography

Elk Township covers an area of 36.03 square miles 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.

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/index.html USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)]

External links

* [http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/iowa.html US-Counties.com]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Elk-Clayton-IA.html City-Data.com]