Kenedy County, Texas

Kenedy County
Kenedy County
County
	The Kenedy County Courthouse in Sarita
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 26°56′N 97°37′W / 26.93°N 97.62°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
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 (3,780 km2)
• Water	487 sq mi (1,260 km2) 25%
Population (2020)
• Total	350
• Estimate (2022)	358
• Density	0.18/sq mi (0.069/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	34th
Website	www.co.kenedy.tx.us

Kenedy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 350.^[1] It is the third-least populous county in Texas and fourth-least populous in the United States. Its county seat is Sarita.^[2] 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.^[3]

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 due to the sparse 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.^[4]

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Kenedy, Mifflin". The Handbook of Texas On-Line. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
^ "Archived copy". www.king-ranch.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[QF-1] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] "Kenedy, Mifflin". The Handbook of Texas On-Line. Retrieved April 14, 2014.

[4] "Archived copy". www.king-ranch.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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