Profile for Protection, Kansas, KS

Once known as the first community in the country in which every citizen had received a polio vaccination

Nearby parks & recreation: Clark County Lake

Listed places near Protection

Cemeteries (2)

Communities (1)

Libraries (1)

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• Protection population
• Ancestry of people in Protection
• Housing in Protection
• Income in Protection
• Marital status of adults in Protection
• Place of birth of people in Protection
• Residence in 1995, of people in Protection
• School enrollment & education levels in Protection
• Transportation & commute times in Protection
• Comanche County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Kansas
• State data - Kansas
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Protection demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Comanche County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 67127 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

27% of Protection residents report German ancestry, and 16% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Protection ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Protection
• Cemeteries in Comanche County
• Genealogy page (KS GenWeb) for Comanche County
• Libraries in or near Protection

Post a query on a message board:

• Comanche County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - KS data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Protection museums
• Protection historic sites
• Protection area parks

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Protection area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Comanche County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Kansas cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Protection
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Comanche County

• Protection business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Kansas
• Local ordinances in Kansas (Partial selection)

• Crime in Comanche County
• Arrests in Comanche County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Kansas
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Protection was $16,973, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Comanche County economic census
• Comanche County economic summary
• Comanche County employment growth
• Comanche County unemployment rate
• Kansas economic data

11% of Protection residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Protection
• Colleges in Kansas
• Learning Disabilities Association in Kansas
• Schools in or near Protection
• School districts in or near Protection
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Kansas high schools

• Movies playing in or near Protection

• Air pollution in Comanche County
• Diesel soot in Comanche County
• Land contamination in Comanche County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Kansas
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Comanche County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Kansas

• ePodunk festival listings
• Kansas county fairs
• Kansas festivals (Kansas tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Protection

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Protection
• Geocaches in Kansas

• Comanche County government
• Kansas state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Protection medical services & health statistics

• Local historical societies in Kansas
• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Protection
• Historic sites in Kansas
• Museums in or near Protection
• Museums in Kansas
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Comanche County genealogy forum

Median rent in Protection, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $190.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $545.

• Find Foreclosure in Protection
• Homes for sale in the Protection area
• Find a Protection Realtor
• Get free moving quotes
• Free home valuation
• Check Kansas mortgage rates
• Property and neighborhood reports
• Mortgage calculator

• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in Kansas
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Protection include Protection Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Protection

• Kansas library

• Kansas statewide library catalog

• Census map of Protection area
• Historic maps of KS cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Kansas
• Topographic map of Protection

• Daily newspapers in or near Protection
• AM radio stations in or near Protection
• Commercial FM radio stations in or near Protection
• Public & educational radio stations in or near Protection
• TV stations in or near Protection
• Media ownership in the Protection area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Kansas

• Military bases in Kansas
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Protection
• Search obituaries in Kansas
• Recent death notices - selected KS newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in Kansas
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Kansas
• Lions clubs in Kansas
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Protection
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Protection

• Parks near Protection
• National forests in Kansas
• State parks in Kansas

• Find friends & family

• Find a local animal shelter
• Report animal cruelty

• Aerial photo of Protection
• Historic photos of U.S. cities
• Panoramic photos of Kansas communities
• Photo collection - Kansas communities
• Photos of Kansas places
• Post cards of Kansas communities

Comanche County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Protection political report.

• Kansas Democratic party
• Kansas Republican party
• Kansas elections board

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• ZIP codes (by city)
• ZIP code reverse lookup (find cities in a ZIP code)

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Protection
• Total membership by faith, in Comanche County

• Chowhound message boards for KS

The average commute time for Protection workers is 15 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Protection travel guide
• Airports near Protection
• Hotels near Protection
• Kansas tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Kansas
• Wildlife refuges in Kansas

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