Kit Carson County, Colorado

Kit Carson County
Kit Carson County
County
	Burlington State Armory in Burlington, Colorado.
	Location within the U.S. state of Colorado
	Colorado's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 39°19′N 102°36′W / 39.31°N 102.6°W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Founded	April 11, 1889
Named for	Kit Carson
Seat	Burlington
Largest city	Burlington
Area
• Total	2,162 sq mi (5,600 km2)
• Land	2,161 sq mi (5,600 km2)
• Water	0.9 sq mi (2 km2) 0.04%
Population (2020)
• Total	7,087
• Density	3.3/sq mi (1.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	kitcarsoncounty.colorado.gov

Kit Carson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,087.^[1] The county seat is Burlington.^[2] The county was established in 1889 and named for American frontiersman and Indian fighter Kit Carson.^[3]^[4]

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer, p. 957
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 176.