| LeLoup, Kansas | |
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LeLoup, Kansas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Franklin |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
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LeLoup is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Kansas, United States located 11 miles northeast of Ottawa and 7 miles southwest of Wellsville.
LeLoup was founded in 1870 after the Santa Fe Railroad laid tracks through the area. The town was originally named Ferguson after Robert Ferguson, who built the first house in the area. The town was renamed LeLoup after a French traveler got off at Ferguson and mistook a coyote for a wolf and began shouting "le loup". The town then voted to change the name to LeLoup.
Today, LeLoup is a quiet country town about a mile and half north of I-35 on Tennessee Road.
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