Elk  county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,882.[1] Its county seat and most populous city is Howard.

County Seat: Howard, Kansas

Date organized:1875

County History:

Cutler's History of Kansas, Elk County

Historic Landmarks, State, National:

County Historical Society:

1. Grain Elevator Museum
2. Elk County Kansas Genealogy

Websites about the county:

1. Elk County Kansas Government
2. City of Howard, Kansas