Kit Carson, CO

Kit Carson is a statutory town in Cheyenne County, Colorado, United States. The 2020 census counted 255 residents. The town was established in 1838 and was named in honor of frontiersman Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson. Located near the site where Carson traded with the Arapahoe and Cheyenne Indians on the Eastern Plains, the town developed into a regional trade and supply outpost and served as an important hub for the Union Pacific railroad. In Kit Carson, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Kit Carson, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. The antipode of Kit Carson is Saint Paul Island. Kit Carson county is one the few American places whose antipode is located on land, and not in the open sea.