Protection Township, Comanche County, Kansas
Encyclopedia
Protection Township is a township
in Comanche County
, Kansas
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 734.
. 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.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Comanche County
Comanche County, Kansas
Comanche County is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 1,891...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 734.
Geography
Protection Township covers an area of 173.56 square miles (449.5 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, ProtectionProtection, Kansas
Protection is a city in Comanche County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 514.-History:The town became nationally and internationally known via radio and television in 1955-1956, when the National Polio Foundation chose it as the center for the free...
. According to the USGS
United States Geological Survey
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, 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.