Howard Township is a township in Elk County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2016 ACS, its population was 865.

Howard Township
Township
Location in Elk County
Coordinates: 37°28′05″N 096°12′26″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Elk
Area
• Total	64.78 sq mi (167.78 km2)
• Land	64.22 sq mi (166.34 km2)
• Water	0.56 sq mi (1.45 km2)  0.86%
Elevation	1,076 ft (328 m)
Population  (2016)
• Total	865
• Density	15.7/sq mi (6/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0469964

Geography

Howard Township covers an area of 64.78 square miles (167.8 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Howard (the county seat). According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Howard.

The streams of East Hitchen Creek, Game Creek, Little Hitchen Creek, Mound Branch, Pawpaw Creek, Rock Creek, Snake Creek and West Hitchen Creek run through this township.

References

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• City-Data.com