Kenedy County, Texas
| Kenedy County, Texas | |
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 Location in the U.S. state of Texas |
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 Texas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1921 |
| Named for | Mifflin Kenedy |
| Seat | Sarita |
| Largest community | Sarita |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,946 sq mi (5,040 km2) |
| • Land | 1,458 sq mi (3,776 km2) |
| • Water | 487 sq mi (1,261 km2), 25% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 416 |
| • Density | 0.3/sq mi (0/km²) |
| Congressional district | 34th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Kenedy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 416. It is the third-least populous county in Texas and fourth-least populous in the United States. Its county seat is Sarita. The county was created in 1921 from parts of Hidalgo and Willacy counties and is named for Mifflin Kenedy, an early area rancher and steamboat operator.
Kenedy County is included in the Kingsville, TX Kingsville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX Combined Statistical Area. There are no incorporated municipalities in Kenedy County.
In 1999, Hurricane Bret struck the county, but damage was minimal because of the low population. The Peñascal Wind Power Project was built near Sarita in the early 21st Century and is expected to slightly raise the population of the area.
The King Ranch, of which Mifflin Kenedy had been a partner prior to 1868, covers a large part of the county. [1]
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,946 square miles (5,040 km2), of which 1,458 square miles (3,780 km2) is land and 487 square miles (1,260 km2) (25%) is water. In total area, Kenedy is the 13th largest county in Texas. In land area only, it is the 25th-largest county in Texas. It borders the Gulf of Mexico. Baffin Bay makes up much of the border with Kleberg County.
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