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Elk Township was settled by Jacob and Leonard Fisler from Switzerland,who purchased land here in 1791. Elk Township was originally noted for its lumbering business,but at present it is known as a farming community ,with some of the finest orchards in the country to be found in the area. The roads in Elk Township are said to follow the paths of elks, hence,maybe the name of Elk . No history can be found to authenticate where the name Elk originated from It was originally called Shoestring Township because of its shape which resembles a shoestring, says Mr.Oscar Carr who at this time 1976 is now 93 years old and lives in Glassboro. It is believed that the earliest residents in Elk Township settled in the EwanBridgeton Pike area, where the oldest homes still standing date to the mid1700s. The Township set aside in April 1891 , has a current population of 2,636 1970 census 3,806 1990 census but is now estimated according to Township officials to be about 4,100. It was separated from Franklin, Harrison, Clayton, and Woolwich Townships.

 

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