THE ELK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Ohio/Kentucky Carboniferous Plateau setting.
Elk township has 37.9 square miles of land in Vinton County. Its Census reference point is in Ohio/Kentucky Carboniferous Plateau, within Western Allegheny Plateau.
Rounded wooded hills and intervening valleys form an unglaciated plateau landscape. Valley floors contain much of the region's open land, contrasting with its more forested slopes.
Regional context: Western Allegheny Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Elk and Vinton County
Elk is associated with Vinton 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.
Elk by land and water
The Census records 0.21 square miles of water within Elk, or 0.6% of its total area. That share is close to Vinton County’s 0.6%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Elk township has 22.4 times the land area of nearby McArthur village (1.69 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

