Created in the year 1874, Elbert County was named in the honor of Samuel H. Elbert, the sixth Governor of the Territory of Colorado. It covers an area of 1,851 sq mi with more than 23K people with an amalgamation of White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others along with about 6.7K housing units and 5.6K families. Kiowa is the county seat whereas the largest city is in Elizabeth.

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