Cheyenne Wells, Colorado

Current Weather

The town of Cheyenne Wells is located in Cheyenne County and is the county seat.

Typical abbreviation for Cheyenne Wells: Cheyenne Wls.

Cheyenne Wells was incorporated May 14, 1890.

The community of Cheyenne Wells is 1,300 feet [396.24 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Cheyenne Wells, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Cheyenne Wells had a population of 1,010 people^<2> (or 45.54% of the total population of Cheyenne County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Cheyenne Wells had a population of 786 people. This is a decrease of 22.18% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Cheyenne Wells.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bethune	N	33 mi [53.1 km]	209	7.11% decrease
	Burlington	N	33 mi [53.1 km]	3,875	5.36% increase
	Eads	SW	32 mi [51.5 km]	606	18.88% decrease
	Kit Carson	W	24 mi [38.62 km]	202	20.16% decrease
	Sheridan Lake	S	24 mi [38.62 km]	56	15.15% decrease
	Stratton	N	36 mi [57.9 km]	606	9.42% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Cheyenne Wells.

The Commemorative Quarter for Colorado<4>

Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Cheyenne Wells. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

Other Roadside Stops

Off-the-Road Links

Footnotes