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Welcome to Prowers County ...

Time Zone: Prowers County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Lamar is the Seat for Prowers County.

Prowers County was founded April 11, 1889 and was created by taking area from Bent County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Prowers had a population of 12,172 people. This is a decrease of 2.97% since the last Census (which gave a population of 12,545 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Prowers represented 0.25% of the total population of Colorado.

Below are some of the communities located in Prowers County:

  • Granada
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Granada is located in Prowers County (CO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granada <2>
  • Hartman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Holly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Holly is located in Prowers County (CO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly <2>
  • Lamar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lamar is located in Prowers County (CO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>
  • Wiley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Wiley is located in Prowers County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley <2>

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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.
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