Kiowa, Colorado | |
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 Kiowa, Colorado | |
 Location of Kiowa in Elbert County, Colorado. | |
| Coordinates:39°20′39″N104°27′46″W / 39.34417°N 104.46278°W /39.34417; -104.46278 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Elbert[1] |
| Incorporated | December 30, 1912[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home Rule Municipality[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.86 sq mi (2.23 km2) |
| • Land | 0.86 sq mi (2.23 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,378 ft (1,944 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 725 |
| • Density | 842/sq mi (325/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[6] | 80117 |
| Area codes | Both303 and720 |
| FIPS code | 08-40790 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0185146 |
| Website | Official website |
Kiowa is ahome rule municipality town in and thecounty seat ofElbert County,Colorado, United States.[7] The town population was 725 at the2020 United States census.[5]
The town was named for theKiowa people.[8] Settled in 1859, it was originally named "Wendling" after an early settler.[9] It was called "Middle Kiowa" from the 1860s until 1912,[9] when it was incorporated and the word "Middle" was dropped.[10] It became the county seat of Elbert County in 1874.[9] Kiowa suffered from major flooding in 1935.[9]
Kiowa is located in western Elbert County at39°20′39″N104°27′46″W / 39.34417°N 104.46278°W /39.34417; -104.46278 (39.344207, −104.462714),[11] on the east side of Kiowa Creek, a north-flowing tributary of theSouth Platte River.Colorado State Highway 86 passes through the town, leading east 44 miles (71 km) toLimon and west 23 miles (37 km) toCastle Rock. The town ofElizabeth is 7 miles (11 km) west on SH 86.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, Kiowa has a total area of 0.89 square miles (2.3 km2), all of it land.[12]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 148 | — | |
| 1930 | 185 | 25.0% | |
| 1940 | 195 | 5.4% | |
| 1950 | 173 | −11.3% | |
| 1960 | 195 | 12.7% | |
| 1970 | 235 | 20.5% | |
| 1980 | 206 | −12.3% | |
| 1990 | 275 | 33.5% | |
| 2000 | 581 | 111.3% | |
| 2010 | 723 | 24.4% | |
| 2020 | 725 | 0.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
It is in theKiowa School District C-2.[13]
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