Kiowa, Colorado
Kiowa is a home rule municipality town in and the county seat of Elbert County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 725 at the 2020 United States census.
History
The town was named for the Kiowa people. Settled in 1859, it was originally named "Wendling" after an early settler. It was called "Middle Kiowa" from the 1860s until 1912, when it was incorporated and the word "Middle" was dropped. It became the county seat of Elbert County in 1874. Kiowa suffered from major flooding in 1935.Geography
Kiowa is located in western Elbert County at, on the east side of Kiowa Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the South Platte River. Colorado State Highway 86 passes through the town, leading east to Limon and west to Castle Rock. The town of Elizabeth is west on SH 86.According to the United States Census Bureau, Kiowa has a total area of, all of it land.