Kit Carson (CO)

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 7,161 people. This is a decrease of 13.41% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,270 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethune have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Bethune is located in Kit Carson County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
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Burlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Burlington is located in Kit Carson County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,126 people
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Flagler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
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- Flagler is located in Kit Carson County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
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Seibert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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- Seibert is located in Kit Carson County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
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Stratton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Stratton is located in Kit Carson County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
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Vona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Vona is located in Kit Carson County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
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Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Colorado
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- Website for the //www.colorado.gov/archives/

Websites specific to Kit Carson County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Yuma County
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- Cheyenne County
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- Sherman County
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- Wallace County
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- Cheyenne County
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- Lincoln County
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- Washington County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Colorado
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Colorado
- Cemeteries of Kit Carson County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Colorado
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Colorado

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>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
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