Elk Township, Delaware County, Iowa
Township in Iowa, United States
42°36′16″N 91°18′51″W / 42.60444°N 91.31417°W / 42.60444; -91.31417![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png)
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(2000)
Elk Township is a township in Delaware County, Iowa, United States. 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
- ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved July 8, 2008.
External links
- US-Counties.com
- City-Data.com
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Municipalities and communities of Delaware County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Manchester
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communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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