| LeLoup, Kansas | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Image Map1: | Map of Franklin Co, Ks, USA.png |
| Map Caption1: | KDOT map of Franklin County (legend) |
| Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | LeLoup |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Coordinates: | 38.6945°N -95.16°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Franklin |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1870 |
| Established Title1: | Platted |
| Named For: | Wolf |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Elevation Ft: | 955 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 785 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 479371 |
LeLoup is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Kansas, United States. It is located a mile and half north of Interstate 35 on Tennessee Road, 11 miles northeast of Ottawa, 7 miles southwest of Wellsville.
LeLoup was founded in 1870 after the Santa Fe Railroad laid tracks through the area. The community was originally named Ferguson after Robert Ferguson, the original owner of the town site.[1] The community was renamed LeLoup after a French traveler got off at Ferguson and mistook a coyote for a wolf and began shouting "le loup", then the community voted to change the name to LeLoup.
LeLoup had a post office from September 1870 until 1954; the name of the post office was changed from Ferguson in 1879.[2]