Elk Township, Clayton County, Iowa
# Elk Township, Clayton County, Iowa

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.

## Geography

Elk Township covers an area of 36.03 square miles (93.3 $km^2)$ 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.

