Kiowa County, Colorado
County seat: Eads · Population 1,412 (2025) · 1,768 sq mi
Kiowa County is the 60th most populous of Colorado's 64 counties, with 1,412 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Eads. It is part of the Region 6: Southern Eastern Plains region, one of the 14 Planning and Management Regions of Colorado. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Kiowa County facts
- County seat
- Eads
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 1,412 −2.4% since 2020
- Land area
- 1,768 sq mi 25th largest of 64
- Water area
- 18 sq mi
- Population density
- 1 per sq mi
- Established
- 1889
- Same name
- One of 3 Kiowa Counties in the US
- Named after
- Kiowa people Native American Nation
- Largest city
- Eads 642
- Median household income
- $58,618
- Cities and towns
- 3 plus 2 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 6
- Time zone
- Mountain
- FIPS code
- 08061
Cities and towns in Kiowa County
Kiowa County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Kiowa County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eads (county seat) | Town | 642 | |
| Haswell | Town | 71 | |
| Sheridan Lake | Town | 56 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Towner | 36 | |
| Brandon | 8 |
ZIP codes in Kiowa County
6 ZIP codes reach into Kiowa County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 81021 also Lincoln County
- 81036
- 81045 also Cheyenne and Lincoln counties
- 81047 also Prowers County
- 81071
- 81092 also Bent and Prowers counties
Population of Kiowa County, 2020–2025
Kiowa County shrank by 34 people (−2.4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 16 more deaths than births and a net loss of 23 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,453 |
| 2021 | 1,452 |
| 2022 | 1,429 |
| 2023 | 1,375 |
| 2024 | 1,403 |
| 2025 | 1,412 |
Neighboring counties
- Cheyenne County north · 1,713 people
- Prowers County southeast · 11,884 people
- Bent County southwest · 5,716 people
- Lincoln County northwest · 5,645 people
- Greeley County, Kansas east · 1,182 people
- Crowley County west · 5,677 people
- Otero County southwest · 17,683 people
Printable Kiowa County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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