Kiowa County is named for the Kiowa Nation of Native Americans. With only one person per square mile and a 2020 population of 1,446, Kiowa is among the least populous counties in Colorado, with Eads acting as the county seat.
It had the sad distinction of being the site of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre that took the lives of 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho elders and children, leading to Congressional inquiries and outrage.
Visit the Kiowa County Government website.
County Towns
- Arlington
- Brandon
- Chivington
- Eads
- Haswell
- Sheridan Lake
- Towner
Adjacent Counties
- Bent – south
- Cheyenne – north
- Crowley – west
- Greeley, KS – east
- Lincoln – northwest
- Otero – southwest
- Prowers – south
