Protection Township, Comanche County, Kansas

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Protection Township
Location in Comanche County
Coordinates: 37°12′30″N 099°28′01″W / 37.20833, -99.46694
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Comanche
Area
- Total	173.56 sq mi (449.52 km²)
- Land	173.07 sq mi (448.26 km²)
- Water	0.49 sq mi (1.26 km²)  0.28%
Elevation	1,850 ft (564 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	734
- Density	4.2/sq mi (1.6/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0470825

Protection Township is a township in Comanche County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 734.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Transportation 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Geography

Protection Township covers an area of 173.56 square miles and contains one incorporated settlement, Protection. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Mennonite and Protection.

The streams of Bluff Creek, Buzzard Creek, Cavalry Creek, Cavalry Creek, East Kiowa Creek, Kiowa Creek, Middle Kiowa Creek, Nichols Creek, West Kiowa Creek, Wiggins Creek and Willow Creek run through this township.

[edit] Transportation

Protection Township contains one airport or landing strip, Protection Municipal Airport.

[edit] References

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

[edit] External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

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