Elk River Township, Clinton County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Elk River Township

Township

Location in Clinton County

Coordinates: 41°59′24″N 090°13′56″W﻿ / ﻿41.99000°N 90.23222°W﻿ / 41.99000; -90.23222
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Clinton
Area

• Total

| 51.87 sq mi (134.34 km2)
• Land| 45.87 sq mi (118.81 km2)
• Water| 6 sq mi (15.54 km2)  11.57%
Elevation

| 666 ft (203 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total

| 828
• Density| 18.1/sq mi (7/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0467782

Elk River Township is a township in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 828.

## History

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The first settlers intended to name their new township Fair Haven Township, because many of them were natives of Fair Haven, Connecticut. It was then decided upon organization of this township to name it from the Elk River (Iowa), where many elk horns were found at the time of settlement.[1]

## Geography

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Elk River Township covers an area of 51.87 square miles (134.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Andover. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Andover, Hauntown, Smith, Teeds Grove and Wilson.

The streams of Cook Slough, Dark Chute, Elk River, North Branch Elk River, Schramling Creek and Silver Creek run through this township.

## Notes

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1. ^ Wolfe, Patrick B. (1911). Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. pp. 247.

## References

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* USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

## External links

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* US-Counties.com
* City-Data.com

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Municipalities and communities of Clinton County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Clinton

Cities|

* Andover
* Calamus
* Camanche
* Charlotte
* Clinton
* DeWitt
* Delmar
* Goose Lake
* Grand Mound
* Lost Nation
* Low Moor
* Maquoketa‡
* Toronto
* Welton
* Wheatland

Map of Iowa highlighting Clinton County

Townships|

* Bloomfield
* Brookfield
* Camanche
* Center
* De Witt
* Deep Creek
* Eden
* Elk River
* Grant
* Hampshire
* Liberty
* Olive
* Orange
* Sharon
* Spring Rock
* Washington
* Waterford
* Welton

CDP|

* Big Rock‡

Other
communities|

* Almont
* Bryant
* Elvira
* Elwood
* Folletts
* Malone
* Petersville
* Teeds Grove

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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