| Official Name: | Howard Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Elk |
| Area Total Km2: | 167.78 |
| Area Land Km2: | 166.34 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.45 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 64.78 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 64.22 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.56 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.86 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 865 |
| Population Density Km2: | 6 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 15.7 |
| Elevation M: | 328 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1076 |
| Coordinates: | 37.4681°N -96.2072°W |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 0469964 |
Howard Township is a township in Elk County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2016 ACS, its population was 865.
Howard Township covers an area of 64.78sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Howard (the county seat). According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Howard.
The streams of East Hitchen Creek, Game Creek, Little Hitchen Creek, Mound Branch, Pawpaw Creek, Rock Creek, Snake Creek and West Hitchen Creek run through this township.