Kit Carson County
Also known as Kit Carson County, Colorado, Kit Carson County, CO
county in Colorado, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Colorado
- Founded
- April 11, 1889
- Named after
- Kit Carson
- Seat
- Burlington
- Largest city
- Burlington
- Total
- 2,162 sq mi (5,600 km )
- Land
- 2,161 sq mi (5,600 km )
- Water
- 0.9 sq mi (2.3 km ) 0.04%
- Estimate 2025
- 7,069
- Density
- 3.280/sq mi (1.266/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
Article
Kit Carson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,087. The county seat is Burlington. The county was established in 1889 and named for American frontiersman and Indian fighter Kit Carson.
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