Elk Township, Cloud County, Kansas

Elk Township
Township
Location in Cloud County
Coordinates: 39°36′32″N 097°25′06″W / 39.60889°N 97.41833°W / 39.60889; -97.41833Coordinates: 39°36′32″N 097°25′06″W / 39.60889°N 97.41833°W / 39.60889; -97.41833
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Cloud
Area
• Total	28.24 sq mi (73.15 km²)
• Land	27.94 sq mi (72.36 km²)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.79 km²) 1.08%
Elevation	1,332 ft (406 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	845
• Density	30.2/sq mi (11.7/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0473105

Elk Township is a township in Cloud County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 845.

Geography

Elk Township covers an area of 28.24 square miles (73.1 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Clyde. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Mount Calvary and Mount Hope.

The streams of Elk Creek and West Fork Elk Creek run through this township.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

Municipalities and communities of Cloud County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Concordia

Cities	Aurora Clyde Concordia Glasco Jamestown Miltonvale Simpson‡

Unincorporated communities	Ames Hollis Huscher Macyville Rice Sibley St. Joseph Yuma

Townships	Arion Aurora Buffalo Center Colfax Elk Grant Lawrence Lincoln Lyon Meredith Nelson Oakland Shirley Sibley Creek Solomon Springs Starr Creek Summit

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

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