| Protection Township | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Comanche |
| Area Total Km2: | 449.52 |
| Area Land Km2: | 448.26 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.26 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 173.56 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 173.07 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.49 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.28 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 734 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1.6 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 4.2 |
| Elevation M: | 564 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1850 |
| Coordinates: | 37.2083°N -99.4669°W |
| Blank Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank Info: | 470825 |
Protection Township is a township in Comanche County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 734.
Protection Township covers an area of 173.56sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Protection. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Mennonite and Protection.
The township borders Oklahoma on the south.[1]
The streams of Bluff Creek, Buzzard Creek, Cavalry Creek, Kiowa Creek, East Kiowa Creek, Middle Kiowa Creek, West Kiowa Creek, Nichols Creek, Wiggins Creek and Willow Creek run through this township. The Cimarron River traverses the southwest corner of the township, coming in from the west and curving south into Oklahoma.[2]
Protection is crossed by US Route 183, concurrent with US Route 160 (east/west).[1]
Protection Municipal Airport was just southwest of the town of Protection, but is no longer operational.[3] [4] Commercial air transportation is available out of Dodge City Regional Airport, about 58 miles to the northwest of town.[5] [6]