Kit Carson County was established in 1889 on the eastern Colorado border beside Kansas. The population was 7,087 in 2020, and the county seat is Burlington.
is named for American Army officer, wilderness guide, and Indian agent, Kit Carson. Carson represented the Ute and Jicarilla Apaches in the 1850s.
Visit the Kit Carson Government website.
County Towns
Adjacent Counties
- Cheyenne – south
- Cheyenne, KS – northeast
- Lincoln – west
- Sherman, KS – east
- Wallace, KS – southeast
- Washington – northwest
- Yuma – north
