Protection Township, Comanche County, Kansas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Protection Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Kansas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Comanche
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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
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population_total = 734
population_density_km2 = 1.6
population_density_sq_mi = 4.2

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elevation_m = 564
elevation_ft = 1850
latd = 37
latm = 12
lats = 30
latNS = N
longd = 099
longm = 28
longs = 01
longEW = W

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

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.

Transportation

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

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/index.html USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)]

External links

* [http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/kansas.html US-Counties.com]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Protection-Comanche-KS.html City-Data.com]