Kiowa is a home rule municipality town in and the county seat of Elbert County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 725 at the 2020 United States census. Settled in 1859, it was originally named "Wendling" after an early settler. It was called "Middle Kiowa" from the 1860s until 1912, It became the county seat of Elbert County in 1874. on the east side of Kiowa Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the South Platte River. Colorado State Highway 86 passes through the town, leading east to Limon and west to Castle Rock. The town of Elizabeth is west on SH 86.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Kiowa has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

<!--As of the census of 2000, there were 581 people, 227 households, and 152 families residing in the town. However, outside of this incorporated town's limits there are several thousand other new residents of this fast-growing county. The population density was . There were 243 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 94.49% White, 0.34% African American, 0.86% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 1.20% from other races, and 2.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.30% of the population.

There were 227 households, out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 36.3% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,809, and the median income for a family was $42,353. Males had a median income of $34,875 versus $26,071 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,885. About 7.0% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.-->

Education

It is in the Kiowa School District C-2<!--Census code UNI 05010-->.

See also

  • Colorado
  • Bibliography of Colorado
  • Index of Colorado-related articles
  • Outline of Colorado
  • Colorado cities and towns
  • Colorado municipalities
  • Colorado counties
  • Elbert County, Colorado
  • List of statistical areas in Colorado
  • Front Range Urban Corridor
  • North Central Colorado Urban Area
  • Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area
  • Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

References

  • CDOT map of the Town of Kiowa