CITY OF ELK HORN
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Elk Horn is a city in Shelby County, Iowa, United States. The population was 601 at the time of the 2020 census. Elk Horn is known as an enclave of Danish ethnicity and is home to the Museum of Danish America. 

Elk Horn was 
platted in 1901, and incorporated as a town in 1910. The city took its name from Elk Horn Creek.  Newspaper articles from the Atlantic, Iowa newspaper published in 1919 on the death of Mrs. Winters and 1939 on the history of Clay Township In 1864 a colony of Wisconsin people with 3 or 4 covered wagons came to Iowa to establish a town and settled on a knoll two miles southwest of what is now Elk Horn. With the establishment of the post office, Mrs. Caroline Whitney Winters, wife of Theron W. Winters suggested the name of Elk Horn as so many elk shed their horns in the timber there. Mrs. Winters was the first post mistress as the post office was kept in the Winters cabin for a number of years. Her husband traversed the stage route along the ridge country between Grove City and Harlan, carrying the mail prior to the advent of the railroad. The site of the cabin was later occupied by Chris and Stena Jensen, and the Lawrence Nelson and Mrs. Peter M Petersen farms.
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  • 2024 WATER QUALITY REPORT
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    • Council Meeting Procedures
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  • City of Elk Horn Code of Ordinances
  • City Information
    • City Staff Contact
    • Utility Bill Payment/Fee Payment
    • Water Bill Information
    • 2025 Board Appointments
    • Yard Waste Information
    • Obtain a Building Permit
    • Rent the Town Hall
    • Register a Cat or Dog
  • Max Levy Notice
  • Local Business Directory
    • Elk Horn Business Directory
    • Kimballton Business Directory
  • Library
  • City Park and Pool
  • Fitness Center
  • Pool House Project
  • Rolling Hills Community News