Kit Carson is a Statutory Town in Cheyenne County,

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, United States. The population was 233 at the

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History

The town was named in honor of frontiersman Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson.

Geography

Kit Carson is located at (38.763999, -102.793843). According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 253 people, 113 households, and 64 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 158 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 92.49%

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, 6.72% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 8.70% of the population. There were 113 households, out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were

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living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.5% were non-families. 41.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.94. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 29.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $19,531, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $16,818 for females. The

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for the town was $13,832. About 6.5% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the

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, including 13.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 20.0% of those 65 or over.

References

External links

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{{Authority control Towns in Cheyenne County, Colorado Towns in Colorado

History

Geography

Demographics

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