Prowers County
Also known as Prowers County, Colorado, Prowers County, CO
county in Colorado, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Colorado
- Founded
- April 11, 1889
- Named after
- John Wesley Prowers
- Seat
- Lamar
- Largest city
- Lamar
- Total
- 1,644 sq mi (4,260 km )
- Land
- 1,638 sq mi (4,240 km )
- Water
- 5.9 sq mi (15 km ) 0.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 11,884
- Density
- 7.325/sq mi (2.828/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
Article
Prowers County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,999. The county seat is Lamar. The county is named in honor of John Wesley Prowers, a leading pioneer in the lower Arkansas River valley region.
Geography