County · code 08063
Kit Carson CountyColorado
Kit Carson County is a county in Colorado, formed in 1889 from Elbert County with its seat in Burlington.
- Founded1889
- County seatBurlington
- Named forKit Carson
- Land area2,161 sq mi + 0.9 sq mi water
- Population7,087 2020 Census
Where it is
Kit Carson on the map of Colorado
Colorado has 64 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1889 from Elbert County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Kit Carson County was formed in 1889 from Elbert County, and named after Kit Carson. Burlington is the county seat.
Deeds and plats from before 1889 for land now in Kit Carson County may have been recorded in Elbert County.
- 1889Kit Carson County created Kit Carson created from Elbert. · Colo. Laws 1889, 7th sess. S.B. 48, pp. 225-228
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Kit Carson
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Missing
No public parcel map found for Kit Carson County yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county (kitcarsoncounty.org).
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Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Kit Carson County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Kit Carson by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Kit Carson County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Kit Carson County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Kit Carson County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Kit Carson County
- When was Kit Carson County founded?
- Kit Carson County was founded in 1889, formed from Elbert County, and named after Kit Carson.
- What is the county seat of Kit Carson County?
- The county seat of Kit Carson County is Burlington.
- Is there an online parcel map for Kit Carson County?
- Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
- Has Kit Carson County's boundary or name changed?
- Kit Carson County was created in 1889 from Elbert County. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records no boundary change since.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Kit Carson County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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