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Population: 253. Estimated population in July 2024: 225 (-11.1% change)
Males: 117 (46.2%), Females: 136 (53.8%)

Cheyenne County

Zip code: 80825

Demographics

Median resident age: 45.1 years
Median household income: $19,531
Median house value: $38,800

Population by Race

Races in Kit Carson:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.5%)
  • Hispanic (8.7%)
  • Other race (6.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (25.7%), English (9.5%), Norwegian (8.7%), Irish (7.5%), United States (7.5%), Scottish (4.0%).

Elevation: 4288 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Map of Kit Carson, CO

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kit Carson

  • High school or higher: 70.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kit Carson town

  • Never married: 19.0%
  • Now married: 59.5%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 15.1%
  • Divorced: 5.4%

2.4% Foreign born (2.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -71 (-21.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Kit Carson:

  • WEISBROD MEMORIAL CTY HOSP – CAH (about 21 miles; EADS, CO)
  • KEEFE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; CHEYENNE WELLS, CO)
  • PROWERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 49 miles; LAMAR, CO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kit Carson:

  • LAMAR MUNI (about 49 miles; LAMAR, CO; Abbreviation: LAA)
  • RENNER FLD /GOODLAND MUNI/ (about 88 miles; GOODLAND, KS; Abbreviation: GLD)
  • COLORADO PLAINS REGIONAL (about 101 miles; AKRON, CO; Abbreviation: AKO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kit Carson:

  • EADS MUNI (about 21 miles; EADS, CO; Abbreviation: 9V7)
  • KIT CARSON COUNTY (about 48 miles; BURLINGTON, CO; Abbreviation: ITR)
  • CITY AND COUNTY (about 58 miles; LAS ANIMAS, CO; Abbreviation: 7V9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kit Carson:

  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 128 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,275)
  • METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 131 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 12,938)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 131 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 8,839)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 131 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 7,592)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 131 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,352)
  • ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 131 miles; LITTLETON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
  • PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 134 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,587)

Public primary/middle schools in Kit Carson:

  • KIT CARSON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 62; Location: 102 5TH AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 12)
  • KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 37; Location: 102 W. 5TH AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)

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