Kit Carson County, Colorado
23 public bodies govern here, 5 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 7,023
- Median household income
- $70,259
- ±10,367
- Unemployed
- 2.4%
- 85 of 3,509 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 88.5%
- 2,564 of 2,896 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 Kit Carson | 6,950 (2021) | Po Box 160, Burlington | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Burlington | 3,098 (2021) | 415 15th St, Burlington | Website |
| Town of Bethune | 178 (2021) | Po Box 146, Bethune | — |
| Town of Flagler | 561 (2021) | Po Box 126, Flagler | Website |
| Town of Seibert | 174 (2021) | Po Box 224, Seibert | — |
| Town of Stratton | 641 (2021) | 918 Colorado Ave, Stratton | Website |
| Town of Vona | 89 (2021) | Po Box 129, Vona | — |
Special districts 16
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 74, Burlington | — |
| Flagler Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 55, Flagler | — |
| Seibert Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 197, Seibert | — |
| Stratton Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 152, Stratton | — |
| Vona Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 44, Vona | — |
| Kit Carson County Health Service District | Hospitals | 286 16th Street, Burlington | Website |
| Burlington Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 944 Lowell Ave, Burlington | — |
| Flagler Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 511 Quandary Ave, Flagler | — |
| Plains Groundwater Management District | Irrigation | Po Box 188, Burlington | — |
| Burlington Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 501, Burlington | — |
| Flagler Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 246, Flagler | — |
| Seibert Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 162, Seibert | — |
| Stratton Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 56, Stratton | — |
| Vona Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 72, Vona | — |
| Burlington Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 138 S 14th St, Burlington | — |
| Flagler Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 447, Flagler | — |
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
Arriba-Flagler Consolidated School District No. 20
School district1 schools
421 JULIAN STREET, Flagler, CO, 80815
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Bethune School District No. R- 5
School district1 schools
145 WEST 3RD AVENUE, Bethune, CO, 80805
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Burlington Public School District No. RE-6J
School district3 schools
2600 ROSE AVENUE, Burlington, CO, 80807
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Hi-Plains R-23
School district1 schools
350 PATRIOT DRIVE, Seibert, CO, 80834
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat
School district3 schools
219 ILLINOIS AVE, Stratton, CO, 80836
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
Goodland Farmers' Market (Goodland) · Goodland Open Air Market (Goodland)
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.