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
- ^ Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 191.
External links
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| Footnotes | †This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. | |