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  • FIPS 08063
  • Largest town: Burlington

Kit Carson County, Colorado

Kit Carson County had 7,080 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,160.8 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 64 in Colorado by population and 18th by land area.

Population
7,080
#43 of 64 in Colorado · #2,653 in US
Area
2,160.8 sq mi
#18 of 64 in Colorado · #258 in US
Density
3.3 / sq mi
#49 of 64 in Colorado · #2,879 in US
Median household income
$55,304
#50 of 64 in Colorado · #2,295 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Kit Carson County within Colorado. Pin: Denver.

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Kit Carson County population, land area and income

Kit Carson County had 7,080 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,160.8 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 64 in Colorado by population and 18th by land area. That works out to 3.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Colorado has 15,336 residents, so Kit Carson County has 46% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $55,304 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,080

3144th1st

2653rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

2,161 sq mi

3144th1st

258th of 3,144 (US)

Density

3.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2879th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$55,304

3143rd1st

2295th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Colorado (64)

Population

7,080

64th1st

43rd of 64 (CO)

Land area

2,161 sq mi

64th1st

18th of 64 (CO)

Density

3.3 / sq mi

64th1st

49th of 64 (CO)

Median household income

$55,304

64th1st

50th of 64 (CO)

How Kit Carson County's population changed since 2020

Kit Carson County gained 17 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.2%. That ranks 40th of 64 in Colorado for growth. The median Colorado county changed by +1.7%, and the state as a whole by +2.9%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Kit Carson County recorded 389 births and 389 deaths, a natural change of +0. Net international migration added +120 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -115. The largest single component was international migration, which added 120 people.

7,06320206,92820217,01020227,03220237,0802024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
389
Deaths
389
Net international migration
+120
Net domestic migration
-115
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+48

Where Kit Carson County is

The Census internal point of Kit Carson County is at 39.305300, -102.603000. It sits in UTM zone 13N. The map shades Colorado's 64 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Kit Carson County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Otero County: -3.6%Lake County: -0.6%Adams County: +4.3%Kit Carson County: +0.2%Phillips County: -0.9%Bent County: +5.5%Lincoln County: -1.1%Washington County: -0.9%Hinsdale County: -5.1%Alamosa County: +1.9%Kiowa County: -4.1%Arapahoe County: +1.8%Archuleta County: +5.1%Montrose County: +4.6%Jefferson County: -0.8%Gilpin County: +2.5%Larimer County: +4.1%Custer County: +17.5%Saguache County: +4.3%Mineral County: +7.1%Broomfield County: +5.1%Logan County: -2.1%Mesa County: +3.4%Eagle County: -2.4%Denver County: +1.6%Pitkin County: -4.2%Boulder County: -0.2%El Paso County: +2.6%Las Animas County: +0.1%San Miguel County: -2.9%Douglas County: +9.3%Cheyenne County: -1.9%Garfield County: +2.2%Ouray County: +6.5%San Juan County: +16.0%Yuma County: +0.8%Elbert County: +12.1%Prowers County: -0.5%Morgan County: +4.2%Delta County: +3.7%Chaffee County: +6.6%Huerfano County: +2.4%Teller County: +0.5%Costilla County: +5.3%Baca County: -3.3%Routt County: +1.6%Conejos County: +1.3%Summit County: -1.1%Clear Creek County: -3.0%Fremont County: +2.5%Rio Blanco County: +1.3%Dolores County: +5.8%Grand County: +2.6%Gunnison County: +2.1%Park County: +5.1%Sedgwick County: -5.5%Montezuma County: +3.7%La Plata County: +2.1%Moffat County: -1.0%Rio Grande County: -3.6%Weld County: +11.5%Pueblo County: +0.9%Jackson County: -7.6%Crowley County: -1.5%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.9%
  2. < +0.5%
  3. < +2.4%
  4. < +5.1%
  5. ≥ +5.1%
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Orange pin: Kit Carson County internal point. Dark pin: Denver.

Internal point

Decimal
39.305300, -102.603000
DMS
39°18'19.08"N 102°36'10.80"W
UTM
13N 706677.5E 4353396.4N
Geohash
9wzp95qcb
Plus code
85FV894W+4Q

Towns in Kit Carson County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Kit Carson County, 3,171 people together, or 45% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Kit Carson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Burlington with 3,171.

  1. 01Burlington3,171
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Kit Carson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Kit Carson County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Yuma County, CO, with 10,048 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Denver and the nearest big city

Denver is 130.4 miles WNW of Kit Carson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Aurora, CO (population 403,130), 116.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Fort Morgan, CO (population 11,835), 90.8 miles away.

Kit Carson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Kit Carson County is 08063: state code 08 for Colorado plus county code 063. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $55,304.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Kit Carson County, Colorado?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,080. That is up 17 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,063.

What is the FIPS code of Kit Carson County?

08063. The first two digits (08) are Colorado; the last three (063) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Kit Carson County?

Burlington, with 3,171 residents inside Kit Carson County in 2024.

Which counties border Kit Carson County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Yuma County, CO; Sherman County, KS; Lincoln County, CO; Washington County, CO; Cheyenne County, KS; Cheyenne County, CO; Wallace County, KS.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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