Elkhart Township, Polk County, Iowa

Elkhart Township is a township in Polk County, Iowa, USA.

History

Elkhart Township was organized in 1851. It was named by a citizen who hailed from Elkhart County, Indiana.^[1]

References

↑ The History of Polk County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Union Historical Company. 1880. p. 641.

Municipalities and communities of Polk County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Des Moines

Cities	Alleman Altoona Ankeny Bondurant Carlisle‡ Clive‡ Des Moines‡ Elkhart Granger‡ Grimes‡ Johnston Mitchellville‡ Norwalk‡ Pleasant Hill Polk City Runnells Sheldahl‡ Urbandale‡ West Des Moines‡ Windsor Heights

Townships	Allen Beaver Bloomfield Camp Clay Crocker Delaware Des Moines Douglas Elkhart Four Mile Franklin Jefferson Lee Lincoln Madison Saylor Union Walnut Washington Webster

CDP	Saylorville

Other communities	Avon Berwick Crocker Farrar Herrold Oralabor Saylor

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

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