Kiowa is a city in Barber County, Kansas, United States.

[4] It is located 1 mile north of the Kansas / Oklahoma state border.

[6][7] On June 7, 1900, anti-saloon advocate Carrie Nation vandalized her first saloon in Kiowa.

[11] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.07 square miles (2.77 km2), all of it land.

[12] The 2020 United States census counted 902 people, 404 households, and 230 families in Kiowa.

37.6% of households consisted of individuals and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

36.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The community is served by South Barber USD 255 public school district.

[26] The Kiowa Chieftains won the Kansas State High School class B Track & Field championship in 1940.

[28] K-2 and K-8 highways, and the Southern Transcon main line of BNSF Railway pass through Kiowa.