THE LITTLE ELK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Itasca and St. Louis Moraines setting.
Little Elk township has 34.8 square miles of land in Todd County. Its Census reference point is in Itasca and St. Louis Moraines, within Northern Lakes and Forests.
Glacial hills, till plains, sandy outwash and old lake basins create a varied northern landscape. Conifer and hardwood forests surround many lakes across these glacially shaped uplands.
Regional context: Northern Lakes and Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Little Elk and Todd County
Little Elk is associated with Todd County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Little Elk by land and water
The Census records 1.12 square miles of water within Little Elk, or 3.1% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points lower than the 3.5% recorded for Todd County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Little Elk township has 98.7% of the land area of nearby Bruce township (35.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

