Prowers County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,999. The county seat is Lamar. The county is named in honor of John Wesley Prowers, a leading pioneer in the lower Arkansas River valley region.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.4%) is water.
Adjacent counties
- Kiowa County (north)
- Greeley County, Kansas (northeast)
- Hamilton County, Kansas (east)
- Stanton County, Kansas (southeast/Central Time border)
- Baca County (south)
- Bent County (west)
Major highways
- 20px U.S. Highway 50
- 20px U.S. Highway 287
- 20px U.S. Highway 385
- 20px U.S. Highway 400
- 20px State Highway 89
- 20px State Highway 196
Trails and byways
- American Discovery Trail
- Santa Fe Trail National Scenic Byway
Antipode
Prowers County is home of the Antipode of the Indian Ocean island of Île Amsterdam and that island's settlement, La Roche Godon, making it one of the few places in the continental United States with a non-oceanic antipode. The center of Ile Amsterdam is at 37.8332° S, 77.5505° E; the antipode, 37.8332° N and 102.4495° W is about 10 miles southeast of Lamar.