Kinney County, Texas

Kinney County
County
The Kinney County Courthouse was built in 1910 and is an example of Beaux Arts Classicism architecture. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 29°21′N 100°25′W / 29.35°N 100.42°W / 29.35; -100.42
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1874
Named for	Henry Lawrence Kinney
Seat	Brackettville
Largest city	Brackettville
Area
• Total	1,365 sq mi (3,540 km2)
• Land	1,360 sq mi (3,500 km2)
• Water	5.1 sq mi (13 km2)  0.4%
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,129
• Density	2.6/sq mi (1.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	23rd
Website	www.co.kinney.tx.us

Kinney County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,129.^[1] Its county seat is Brackettville.^[2] The county was created in 1850 and later organized in 1874.^[3] It is named for Henry Lawrence Kinney, an early settler.

Kinney County's self-proclaimed biggest issue since the 2010s is undocumented immigration from Mexico through the county. The county claims it does not have the resources to deal with the large number of migrants, and in 2021 proclaimed a state of emergency.^[4][5]