Elk Township is one of the fifteen townships

Civil township

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 of Noble County

Noble County, Ohio

Noble County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,645. Its county seat is Caldwell. Noble County is named for Rep. Warren P. Noble of the Ohio House of Representatives, who was an early settler there.-History:...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 305 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Franklin Township, Monroe County
  Franklin Township, Monroe County, Ohio
  Franklin Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 453 people in the township, 367 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Bethel Township, Monroe County
  Bethel Township, Monroe County, Ohio
  Bethel Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 357 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Liberty Township, Washington County
  Liberty Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Liberty Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 621 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Salem Township, Washington County
  Salem Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Salem Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,130 people in the township, 1,021 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest
• Jefferson Township
  Jefferson Township, Noble County, Ohio
  Jefferson Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 284 people in the township, 183 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Stock Township
  Stock Township, Noble County, Ohio
  Stock Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 383 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Marion Township - north...
  
   - northwest

No municipalities are located in Elk Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Elk Township is located in Vinton County

Elk Township, Vinton County, Ohio

Elk Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,134 people in the township, 1,246 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

, although there is an Elkrun Township

Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

Elkrun Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,781 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

 in Columbiana County

Columbiana County, Ohio

Columbiana County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 107,841. It is named for Christopher Columbus and the county seat is Lisbon....

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Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.