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Elkhart Township, Polk County, Iowa

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Township in Iowa, United States

Elkhart Township is a township in Polk County, Iowa, United States.

History

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

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elkhart Township, Polk County, Iowa
The History of Polk County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Union Historical Company. 1880. pp. 641.

v t e 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	Map of Iowa highlighting Polk County
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	Adelphi Avon Berwick Crocker Enterprise Farrar Herrold Ivy Oralabor Saylor
Ghost town	Dudley Zook Spur
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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41°49′N 93°31′W / 41.82°N 93.52°W / 41.82; -93.52

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