Kit Carson, Colorado
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| Coordinates: 38°45′50″N 102°47′38″W / 38.76389°N 102.79389°WCoordinates: 38°45′50″N 102°47′38″W / 38.76389°N 102.79389°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Cheyenne[1] |
| Incorporated | July 13, 1931[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population | |
| • Total | 255 |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 80825[6] |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | Template:FIPS [2] |
| GNIS ID | 195254 [2] |
| Major highways | File:US 40.svg File:US 287.svg File:Colorado 59.svg |
| Website | townofkitcarson.com |
Kit Carson is a statutory town in Cheyenne County, Colorado, United States.[2] The population was 255 at the 2020 United States census.[5]
History
[edit | edit source]The town was established in 1838 and was named in honor of frontiersman Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson.[7][8][9]
Located near the site where Carson traded with the Arapahoe and Cheyenne Indians on the Eastern Plains, the town developed into a regional trade and supply outpost and served as an important hub for the Union Pacific railroad. By the 1870s, it was one of the largest shipping points for cattle between Denver and Kansas City.[9]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Kit Carson is located at 38°45′50″N 102°47′38″W / 38.76389°N 102.79389°W (38.763999, -102.793843).[10]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all land.
The antipode of Kit Carson is Saint Paul Island (French Antarctic island in the Indian Ocean). Kit Carson county is one the few American places whose antipode is located on land, and not in the open sea.
Climate
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[edit | edit source]See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Template:Cite gnis2
- ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 United States Census Bureau. "Kit Carson town; Colorado". Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 176.
- ↑ Simpson, Kevin (July 20, 2025). "Saving Kit Carson: Inside one rural Colorado town's battle to stay alive and revitalize its community". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Kit Carson History | Town of Kit Carson". townofkitcarson.colorado.gov. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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