Prospect Township Butler County, Kansas | |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Butler |
Area Total Km2: | 218.54 |
Area Land Km2: | 202.81 |
Area Water Km2: | 15.73 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 84.38 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 78.3 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 6.07 |
Area Water Percent: | 7.2 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 2033 |
Population Density Km2: | 10 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 26 |
Elevation M: | 433 |
Elevation Ft: | 1421 |
Coordinates: | 37.8333°N -96.6933°W |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0474611 |
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.
Prospect Township was organized in 1872.[1]
Prospect Township covers an area of 84.38sqmi and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Economy, Foster, Pontiac and Sherman. The streams of Bemis Creek, Bird Creek, Harrison Creek, Lower Branch, Satchel Creek, Shady Creek and Upper Branch run through this township.
Prospect Township contains one airport or landing strip, Patty Field.