Map of Protection city

Protection is a city in Comanche County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 498.

Protection city overview:
Name:	Protection city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Kansas
County:	Comanche County
Founded:	1884
Incorporated:	1908
Elevation:	1,850 ft (560 m)
Total Area:	0.93 sq mi (2.40 km²)
Land Area:	0.93 sq mi (2.40 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	498
Population Density:	540/sq mi (210/km²)
ZIP code:	67127
Area code:	620
FIPS code:	2057850

Online Interactive Map

Protection online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Protection location map. Where is Protection city?

Protection location on the U.S. Map. Where is Protection city. — Protection location on the U.S. Map.

Protection location on the Kansas map. Where is Protection city. — Location of Protection in Kansas.

History

Protection was founded in 1884. Popular support for a protective tariff in the 1884 presidential election caused the name to be selected. The first post office in Protection was established on August 27, 1884.

The town became nationally and internationally known via radio and television in 1957, when the National Polio Foundation chose it as the center for the free distribution of Salk vaccine shots for polio. It then became 100 percent protected.

Protection Road Map

Protection city Satellite Map

Geography

Protection is located at 37°12′5″N 99°29′0″W / 37.20139°N 99.48333°W / 37.20139; -99.48333 (37.201316, -99.483403). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.95 square miles (2.46 km), all land.