Kingsville, Texas
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The Kleberg County Courthouse, designed by Atlee Ayres, is one of five sites in Kingsville listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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 City of Kingsville
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| Coordinates: 27°30′54″N 97°51′56″W / 27.51500°N 97.86556°WCoordinates: 27°30′54″N 97°51′56″W / 27.51500°N 97.86556°W | |
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 United States
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 Texas
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| County | Kleberg |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
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Mayor Sam Fugate Alfonso R. Garcia Noel Pena Arturo Pecos Dianne Leubert |
| • City Manager | Vincent J. Capell, CPA |
| Area | |
| • City | 13.9 sq mi (35.9 km2) |
| • Land | 13.8 sq mi (35.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Population (2010 U.S. Census) | |
| • City | 26,213 |
| • Density | 1,848.8/sq mi (713.8/km2) |
| • Metro | 34,367 |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 78363-78364 |
| Area code(s) | 361 |
| FIPS code | 48-39352 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1374386 |
| Website | www |
Kingsville is a city in Texas. It is the county seat of Kleberg County. The population was 26,213 at the time of the 2010 census. Kingsville is the principal city of the Kingsville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Corpus Christi-Kingsville Combined Statistical Area.
The community was established in 1904 after the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway completed a line through the town. A post office was established that same year. The city is named after Richard King, owner of nearby King Ranch.
The Naval Air Station Kingsville is a military airport located 3 miles east of the city. It is one of the U.S. Navy’s premier locations for Navy jet aviation training.
Kingsville is located at 27°30′54″N 97°51′56″W / 27.51500°N 97.86556°W (27.515024, -97.865507).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.9 square miles (36 km2), of which 13.8 square miles (36 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.22%) is water.
In 2009, the population density of Kingsville was 1,848.8 inhabitants per square mile (713.8/km2). There were 10,427 housing units with an average density of 753.8 per square mile (291.1/km²).
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