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Kit Carson, Colorado
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Kit Carson in 2013.
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Location of Kit Carson in Cheyenne County, Colorado.
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Cheyenne County |
| Incorporated | July 13, 1931 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.58 sq mi (1.51 km2) |
| • Land | 0.58 sq mi (1.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,285 ft (1,306 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 255 |
| • Density | 440/sq mi (168.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code |
80825
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| Area code(s) | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-41010 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0195254 |
Kit Carson is a Statutory Town in Cheyenne County, Colorado, United States. The population was 255 at the 2020 United States Census.
Contents
History
The town was named in honor of frontiersman Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson.
Geography
Kit Carson is located at 38°45′50″N 102°47′38″W / 38.76389°N 102.79389°W (38.763999, -102.793843).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all land.
Climate
| Climate data for Kit Carson, Colorado (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1939–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 77 (25) |
83 (28) |
87 (31) |
94 (34) |
106 (41) |
109 (43) |
108 (42) |
106 (41) |
102 (39) |
96 (36) |
85 (29) |
79 (26) |
109 (43) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 45.4 (7.4) |
47.8 (8.8) |
57.7 (14.3) |
65.9 (18.8) |
75.3 (24.1) |
86.7 (30.4) |
92.2 (33.4) |
89.2 (31.8) |
82.3 (27.9) |
68.8 (20.4) |
55.3 (12.9) |
45.4 (7.4) |
67.7 (19.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 28.6 (−1.9) |
31.1 (−0.5) |
40.6 (4.8) |
48.8 (9.3) |
59.2 (15.1) |
70.2 (21.2) |
75.7 (24.3) |
73.3 (22.9) |
64.8 (18.2) |
50.9 (10.5) |
38.2 (3.4) |
29.2 (−1.6) |
50.9 (10.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 11.7 (−11.3) |
14.4 (−9.8) |
23.5 (−4.7) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
43.2 (6.2) |
53.8 (12.1) |
59.2 (15.1) |
57.5 (14.2) |
47.3 (8.5) |
33.0 (0.6) |
21.0 (−6.1) |
12.9 (−10.6) |
34.1 (1.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −32 (−36) |
−29 (−34) |
−24 (−31) |
5 (−15) |
19 (−7) |
31 (−1) |
37 (3) |
36 (2) |
17 (−8) |
7 (−14) |
−17 (−27) |
−29 (−34) |
−32 (−36) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.26 (6.6) |
0.35 (8.9) |
0.65 (17) |
1.32 (34) |
2.24 (57) |
2.25 (57) |
2.65 (67) |
2.71 (69) |
0.90 (23) |
1.25 (32) |
0.42 (11) |
0.42 (11) |
15.42 (392) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 2.4 (6.1) |
3.0 (7.6) |
3.0 (7.6) |
0.9 (2.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
2.4 (6.1) |
4.0 (10) |
15.9 (40) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 48.5 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 8.2 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1940 | 333 | — | |
| 1950 | 379 | 13.8% | |
| 1960 | 356 | −6.1% | |
| 1970 | 220 | −38.2% | |
| 1980 | 278 | 26.4% | |
| 1990 | 305 | 9.7% | |
| 2000 | 253 | −17.0% | |
| 2010 | 233 | −7.9% | |
| 2020 | 255 | 9.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
See also
In Spanish: Kit Carson (Colorado) para niños
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