Little Elk Township, Minnesota | |
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  Little Elk Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Little Elk Township, Minnesota Little Elk Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°2′38″N 94°42′53″W / 46.04389°N 94.71472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Todd |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2) |
| • Land | 34.7 sq mi (90.0 km2) |
| • Water | 1.2 sq mi (3.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,280 ft (390 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 266 |
| • Density | 9.8/sq mi (3.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-37538[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664800[2] |
Little Elk Township is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 340 at the 2000 census and was 266 at the time of the 2020 Census.[3]
The South Fork of Little Elk River has its headwaters in the township and the township was named after the Little Elk River.[4] The River flows eastward into Morrison County where it joins the Mississippi River above the town of Little Falls.[4]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "Minnesota's Population at 5,706,494 in 2020, Up 7.6% Since 2010". Census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ a b Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 545.