Ellington Township is one of sixteen townships in Hancock County, Iowa, United States.

[1] Ellington Township was organized in 1861.

[2][3] According to the United States Census Bureau, Ellington Township covers an area of 35.74 square miles (92.57 square kilometers); of this, 35.68 square miles (92.42 square kilometers, 99.84 percent) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.15 square kilometers, 0.16 percent) is water.

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

The township contains these three cemeteries: Ellington, Ellington Prairie and Pilot Knob Lutheran.