| Official Name: | Calf Creek Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Arkansas |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Arkansas |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Searcy |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 81.716 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 81.202 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.514 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 326 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 4.01 |
| Coordinates: | 35.9033°N -92.8469°W |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Area Code: | 870 |
Calf Creek Township is one of fifteen current townships in Searcy County, Arkansas, USA.[1] As of the 2010 census, its total population was 326.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Calf Creek Township covers an area of 81.716sqmi; 81.202sqmi of land and 0.514sqmi of water.
Calf Creek was named after a local legend of a white bison calf that was found in a nearby creek in 1846 by an unnamed Muscogee medicine man and his Scots-Irish guide Marcus Cornell. According to the story, the calf signified that better times were soon to come and that future generations would live in prosperity. Cornell is then said to have built a small cabin in next to the creek, where he raised five children and hunted until he reached old age. Although the historicity of the legend is uncertain, it has stuck with the township's population for decades and remains a part of the public consciousness.
Calf Creek was home to the archaic Calf Creek culture, known by archeological finds at Calf Creek Cave, also known as Snowball or Slay Cave.[2]