Welcome to Kit Carson County ...
Time Zone: Kit Carson County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Burlington is the Seat for Kit Carson County.
Kit Carson County was founded April 11, 1889 and was created by taking area from Elbert County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Kit Carson had a population of 7,097 people. This is a decrease of 14.11% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,263 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Kit Carson represented 0.16% of the total population of Colorado.
Below are some of the communities located in Kit Carson County:
- Bethune
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Flagler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Seibert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stratton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vona is located in Kit Carson County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vona <2>
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Websites specific to Kit Carson County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Yuma County
- Cheyenne County
- Sherman County
- Wallace County
- Cheyenne County
- Lincoln County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |