or over. Education The municipality is within the boundary of the Central Community School District. Notable people Timothy Davis, town founder and member of congress for Iowa Jack Dittmer, Born in Elkader. Major League Baseball second baseman, The Boston/Milwaukee Braves (now Atlanta) and The Detroit Tigers. Francis John Dunn, Roman Catholic bishop Asle Gronna, U.S. Senator of North Dakota 1911-21 Donald Harstad, novelist Leonard G. Wolf, U.S. Representative from Iowa Heather Zichal, Former Deputy Assistant of Energy and Climate Change under Barack Obama Sister city Elkader has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International: Mascara, Algeria See also Clayton County Courthouse St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Elkader, Iowa) Notes References External links Explore Elkader Portal style website, Government, Business, Attractions and more City-Data Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Elkader Cities in Iowa Cities in Clayton County, Iowa County seats in Iowa 1846 establishments in Iowa Territory Populated places established in 1846