Elm Creek Township, Martin County, Minnesota

Elm Creek Township is a township in Martin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 209 at the 2000 census.

Elm Creek Township was organized in 1867, and named for Elm Creek.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 sqmi, of which 34.9 sqmi is land and 1.3 sqmi  (3.54%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 209 people, 76 households, and 62 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.0 PD/sqmi. There were 86 housing units at an average density of 2.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 99.04% White, 0.48% Asian, and 0.48% from two or more races.

There were 76 households, out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.3% were married couples living together, 1.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,250, and the median income for a family was $49,688. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,173. About 8.2% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.