title: Elk Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
text: # Elk Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
  
  Elk Prairie Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 725 and it contained 350 housing units.
  
  ## Geography
  
  According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.66 square miles (94.9 $km^2),$ of which 27.47 square miles (71.1 $km^2)$ (or 74.93%) is land and 9.19 square miles (23.8 $km^2)$ (or 25.07%) is water. The township is centered at 38°10'N 88°59'W (38.170,-88.987).
  
  ### Cities, towns, villages
  
  * Nason
  * Waltonville (southeast quarter)
  
  ### Unincorporated towns
  
  * Dareville at 38°11′53″N 88°58′34″W﻿ / ﻿38.198°N 88.976°W﻿ / 38.198; -88.976
  
  (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
  
  ### Extinct towns
  
  * Fitzgerrell at 38°08′17″N 89°00′50″W﻿ / ﻿38.138°N 89.014°W﻿ / 38.138; -89.014
  
  (These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
  
  ### Adjacent townships
  
  * McClellan Township (north)
  * Dodds Township (northeast)
  * Spring Garden Township (east)
  * Ewing Township, Franklin County (southeast)
  * Barren Township, Franklin County (south)
  * Goode Township, Franklin County (southwest)
  * Bald Hill Township (west)
  * Blissville Township (northwest)
  
  ### Cemeteries
  
  The township contains these four cemeteries: Abner, Clampet, Mason and Old Baptist.
  
  ### Major highways
  
  * Illinois Route 148
  
  ## School districts
  
  * Waltonville Community Unit School District 1
  
  ## Political districts
  
  * Illinois' 19th congressional district
  * State House District 107
  * State Senate District 54
  