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
Wednesday and Friday from
1 to 4 pm
303-621-2561
Simla Senior Center
402 Pueblo
Simla, CO   80835
Every Wednesday from
1 to 4 pm
719-541-2525



















 
Nutrition Meal Sites

 Nutrition Site / Address                          Day Serving / Time               Telephone

Western Elbert County Senior Center
438 Comanche
Kiowa, CO   80117
Wednesday and Friday at 12:00 noon
303-621-2561
Simla Senior Center
402 Pueblo
Simla, CO   80835
Wednesday at 11:30 am
719-541-2525
Project SMILE Nutrition Site
Grange Hall
Elbert, CO   80107
Wednesday and Friday at 12:00 noon
303-648-9894