Kinney County, Texas

Infobox U.S. County
county = Kinney County
state = Texas

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map size = 250
founded = 1876
seat = Brackettville | area_total_sq_mi =1365
area_land_sq_mi =1363
area_water_sq_mi =2
area percentage = 0.14%
census yr = 2000
pop = 3379
density_km2 =1
web = www.co.kinney.tx.us
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Kinney County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 3,379. Its seat is BrackettvilleGR|6. Kinney County is named for Henry Lawrence Kinney, an early settler.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,365 square miles (3,536 km²), of which, 1,363 square miles (3,531 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 km²) of it (0.14%) is water.

Major highways

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=Adjacent counties and municipios=

*Edwards County (north)
*Uvalde County (east)
*Maverick County (south)
*Val Verde County (west)
*Jiménez, Coahuila, Mexico (southwest)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3,379 people, 1,314 households, and 940 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,907 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 75.82% White, 1.69% Black or African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 18.61% from other races, and 3.43% from two or more races. 50.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,314 households out of which 27.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.80% were married couples living together, 6.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 26.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 5.30% from 18 to 24, 21.50% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 24.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 99.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,320, and the median income for a family was $32,045. Males had a median income of $26,422 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,350. About 19.20% of families and 24.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.00% of those under age 18 and 16.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Brackettville
*Spofford
*Fort Clark Springs

References

External links

* [http://www.co.kinney.tx.us/ Kinney County government's website]
*Handbook of Texas|id=KK/hck9|name=Kinney County
* [http://brackettville.lib.tx.us/ Kinney County Public Library]