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