Kendall County, Texas

Kendall County
County
The Kendall County Courthouse in Boerne
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 29°57′N 98°42′W / 29.95°N 98.7°W / 29.95; -98.7
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1862
Named for	George Wilkins Kendall
Seat	Boerne
Largest city	Boerne
Area
• Total	663 sq mi (1,720 km2)
• Land	662 sq mi (1,710 km2)
• Water	0.6 sq mi (2 km2)  0.09%
Population  (2020)
• Total	44,279
• Density	67/sq mi (26/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	21st
Website	www.co.kendall.tx.us

Kendall County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2020 census, its population was 44,279.^[1] Its county seat is Boerne.^[2] The county is named for George Wilkins Kendall, a journalist and Mexican–American War correspondent.

Kendall County is part of the San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX metropolitan statistical area.

Progressive Farmer rated Kendall County fifth in its list of the "Best Places to Live in Rural America" in 2006.

Kendall, along with Hays and Comal Counties, was listed in 2017 of the nation's 10 fastest-growing large counties with a population of at least 10,000. From 2015 to 2016, Kendall County, the second-fastest-growing county in the nation, grew by 5.16%, gaining 2,088 people in a one-year period.^[3][4]