Elk Township, Nobles County, Minnesota

Elk Township is a township in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 284 at the 2000 census.

Geography

thumb|left|Map of Elk Township - 1914

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land. The major geographic feature of Elk Township is the Elk Creek which flows eastward into the Des Moines River system. A second and separate Elk Creek exists within Nobles County and flows westward toward the Big Sioux River system.

Main highways include:

• 20px U.S. Highway 59
• 20px Nobles County Road 7
• 20px Nobles County Road 14
• 20px Nobles County Road 16

History

Organization of Elk Township was approved on September 16, 1872.

Demographics

As of the census