Prospect Township, Butler County, Kansas

Prospect Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,033, because it includes the population of the El Dorado Correctional Facility too.

History

Prospect Township was organized in 1872.

Geography

Prospect Township covers an area of 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.

Transportation

Prospect Township contains one airport or landing strip, Patty Field.