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Protection, KS

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Population
492
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
1,849 ft
Median Home Value
$55,200
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$521/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$51,974
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in KansasPopulation rankingHighest population places in KansasNearest larger communityDodge City, Kansas49 miles away · 27,653 residents.

About Protection

Protection is a city in Comanche County, Kansas, United States. The 2020 census counted 498 residents. Protection was founded in 1884. Popular support for a protective tariff in the 1884 presidential election caused the name to be selected. South Central Elementary and South Central Middle School are in Protection, with the former Protection High School building on campus, while South Central High School is in Coldwater. A newcomer can read Protection through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Protection comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines.

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