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Kit Carson is a statutory town in Cheyenne County,
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, United States. The population was 255 at the 2020 United States census.


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. The antipode of Kit Carson is Saint Paul Island (French Antarctic island in the Indian Ocean). Kit Carson county is one the few American places whose antipode is located on land, and not in the open sea.


Climate


Demographics


See also

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Outline of Colorado The following Outline (list), outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Colorado: Colorado – List of U.S. states and territories by population#State and territory rankings, 22nd most populous, the Lis ...
** Index of Colorado-related articles *
State of Colorado Colorado is a state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas to the east ...
** Colorado cities and towns ***
Colorado municipalities The U.S. State of Colorado has 273 active municipalities, comprising 198 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments. The City and County of Denver, the state capital, is the oldest municipality in Colorado. On Dece ...
** Colorado counties ***
Cheyenne County, Colorado Cheyenne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. The county population was 1,748 at 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The county seat is Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, Cheyenne Wells. History Cheyenne County was created with ...
* Kit Carson Mesa


References


External links

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CDOT map of the Town of Kit Carson
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