The historic Town of Kit Carson is a Statutory Town in Cheyenne County, Colorado, United States. The population was 253 at the 2000 census. Kit Carson is located at 38°45′50″N 102°47′38″W / 38.76389°N 102.79389°W / 38.76389; -102.79389 (38.763999, -102.793843). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²), all of it land.