| Official Name: | Cottonwood Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nebraska |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Phelps |
| Area Total Km2: | 97.19 |
| Area Land Km2: | 97.05 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.14 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 37.52 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 37.47 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.14 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 73 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.8 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1.9 |
| Elevation M: | 677 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2221 |
| Coordinates: | 40.6492°N -99.2892°W |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 0837943 |
Cottonwood Township is one of fourteen townships in Phelps County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 73 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 76.[1]