Cheyenne County, Colorado
16 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 1,741
- Median household income
- $70,865
- ±12,520
- Unemployed
- 0.4%
- 4 of 972 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 90.6%
- 711 of 785 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Cheyenne | 1,707 (2021) | Po Box 567, Cheyenne Wells | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Cheyenne Wells | 738 (2021) | Po Box 125, Cheyenne Wells | Website |
| Town of Kit Carson | 250 (2021) | Po Box 375, Kit Carson | — |
Special districts 13
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arapahoe Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 135, Arapahoe | — |
| Fairview Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 961, Cheyenne Wells | — |
| Kit Carson Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 54, Kit Carson | — |
| Keefe Memorial Health Service District | Hospitals | 602 N 6th St West, Cheyenne Wells | Website |
| Cheyenne Wells Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1245 N 1st St W, Cheyenne Wells | — |
| East Cheyenne Ground Water Management Dist | Irrigation | Po Box 193, Cheyenne Wells | — |
| East Cheyenne County Library District | Libraries | Po Box 939, Cheyenne Wells | Website |
| Cheyenne County Fire Protection District 1 | Local fire protection | Po Box 757, Cheyenne Wells | — |
| West Cheyenne Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 324, Kit Carson | — |
| Cheyenne Wells Metropolitan Recreation District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 9, Cheyenne Wells | — |
| Cheyenne County Hospital District | Public welfare institutions | Po Box 938, Cheyenne Wells | — |
| Cheyenne Wells Sanitation District 1 | Sewerage | Po Box 262, Cheyenne Wells | — |
| Cheyenne Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 850, Cheyenne Wells | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5
School district2 schools
395 NORTH 5TH WEST, Cheyenne Wells, CO, 80810
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Kit Carson School District No. R-1
School district2 schools
102 W. 5TH AVENUE, Kit Carson, CO, 80825
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Greeley County Farmers' Market (Tribune) · Greeley County's Fresh Farmers' Market (Tribune)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.