Prospect Township, Butler County, Kansas

37°50′00″N 096°41′36″W / 37.83333°N 96.69333°W / 37.83333; -96.69333CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyButlerArea • Total84.38 sq mi (218.54 km²) • Land78.3 sq mi (202.81 km²) • Water6.07 sq mi (15.73 km²)  7.2%Elevation1,421 ft (433 m)Population • Total2,033 • Density26/sq mi (10/km²)Area code620GNIS feature ID0474611

Prospect Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,033. It is where El Dorado Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison, is located.

History

Prospect Township was organized in 1872.^[1]

Geography

Prospect Township covers an area of 84.38 square miles (218.5 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Economy, Foster, Pontiac and Sherman.^{[citation needed]} The streams of Bemis Creek, Bird Creek, Harrison Creek, Lower Branch, Satchel Creek, Shady Creek and Upper Branch run through this township.^{[citation needed]}

Transportation

Prospect Township contains one airport or landing strip, Patty Field.^{[citation needed]}

Further reading

References

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• City-Data.com