Lookout Township
Location in Ellis County
Location in Ellis County
Coordinates: 38°45′43″N 099°21′56″W / 38.76194°N 99.36556°W / 38.76194; -99.36556
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyEllis
Area
  Total122.6 sq mi (317.54 km2)
  Land122.48 sq mi (317.21 km2)
  Water0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)  0.1%
Elevation
2,028 ft (618 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total579
  Density4.7/sq mi (1.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID0475282

Lookout Township is a township in Ellis County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 579.

Geography

Lookout Township covers an area of 122.6 square miles (318 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Schoenchen and the unincorporated settlement of Antonino. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Saint Anthony, at Antonino. The township was the focus of the 1890s gold rush hoax witnessing the short lived settlements of Smoky Hill City and Chetolah.[1]

References

  1. Dan Plazak (2007). "The imaginary gold mines of Kansas" (PDF). Mining History Journal. 14: 11–22. Retrieved November 30, 2018.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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