Kit Carson County is in the Great Plains area of eastern Colorado with Kansas to the east. Named for Kit Carson, famous explorer, mountain man and Army scout, Kit Carson County contains 2,161 square miles of land and 1 square mile of water. The county seat is Burlington.
Population Demographics: 2010
| Total Population | 8,270 |
| Males | 4,638 |
| Females | 3,632 |
| Population by Age | |
| Under 18 | 1,839 |
| 18 & over | 6,431 |
| 20-24 | 447 |
| 25-34 | 1,160 |
| 35-49 | 1,725 |
| 50-64 | 1,600 |
| 65 & over | 1,322 |
| Population by Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,574 |
| Non Hispanic or Latino | 6,696 |
| Population by Race | |
| White | 7,316 |
| African-American | 225 |
| Asian | 36 |
| Native American | 59 |
| Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 |
| Other | 514 |
| Two or more | 113 |
