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Elbert County
Elbert County:
This county, shaped like an 'L' on its side, stretches 50 miles east to west along its length. A spur from the nearby Rockies runs west to east, forming a plateau-like ridge as high as 7,350 feet. The precipitation along this divide causes an abundance of creeks, whose names...Arickaree, Comanche, and Kiowa...speak to the plains tribes that roamed in the area when its first settlers arrived.
Total Population...19,981
60+ Population...1,795
Land Area...1,854 square miles
Persons per square mile...5.2
County Seat...Kiowa
Senior Services Coordinators perform a wide variety of job responsibilities, including outreach, reporting, bus driving, composition/distribution of newsletters, planning activities, coordination with other community programs and services, advocating for the rights of elderly citizens, long term care ombudsmen, as well as continuing to watch for signs of elder abuse among the elderly residents of the region.
Senior Centers
Senior Center / Address Center Days / Hours Telephone
Western Elbert County Senior Center
438 Comanche
Kiowa, CO 80117
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Wednesday and Friday from
1 to 4 pm
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303-621-2561
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Goldenrod Senior Center
325 Pueblo
Simla, CO 80835
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Every Wednesday from
1 to 4 pm
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719-541-2525
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Nutrition Meal Sites
Nutrition Site / Address Day Serving / Time Telephone
Western Elbert County Senior Center
438 Comanche
Kiowa, CO 80117
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Wednesday and Friday at 12:00 noon
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303-621-2561
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Goldenrod Senior Center
325 Pueblo
Simla, CO 80835
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Wednesday at 11:30 am
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719-541-2525
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Project SMILE Nutrition Site
Grange Hall
Elbert, CO 80107
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Wednesday and Friday at 12:00 noon
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303-648-9894
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