Kleberg County, Texas

Kleberg County
County
The Kleberg County Courthouse in Kingsville. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 10, 2010.
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 27°26′N 97°40′W / 27.43°N 97.66°W / 27.43; -97.66
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1913
Named for	Robert J. Kleberg
Seat	Kingsville
Largest city	Kingsville
Area
• Total	1,090 sq mi (2,800 km2)
• Land	881 sq mi (2,280 km2)
• Water	209 sq mi (540 km2)  19%
Population  (2020)
• Total	31,040
• Density	28/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	34th
Website	www.co.kleberg.tx.us

Kleberg County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 31,040.^[1] The county seat is Kingsville.^[2] The county was organized in 1913^[3] and is named for Robert J. Kleberg, an early settler.

Kleberg County is part of the Kingsville, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also part of the Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX Combined Statistical Area. Most of the county's land lies in the famed King Ranch, which also extends into neighboring counties.