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Karnes County
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county in Texas, United States
Karnes County is a county located in Texas in the United States. It is notable as part of Texas's oil and gas production region, contributing to the state's significant energy industry.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Founded
- February 4, 1854
- Named after
- Henry Karnes
- Seat
- Karnes City
- Largest city
- Kenedy
- Total
- 754 sq mi (1,950 km )
- Land
- 748 sq mi (1,940 km )
- Water
- 6.0 sq mi (16 km ) 0.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 15,018
- Density
- 19.7/sq mi (7.59/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Zip codes
- 78111, 78113, 78116, 78118, 78117, 78119, 78141, 78144, 78151
- Congressional district
- 15th
- Website
- www .co .karnes .tx .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Texas
- Contains
- Karnes City
- Capital
- Karnes City
- Population
- 14710
- Area
- 1952
- Time zone
- Central Time Zone
- Shares border with
- Wilson County
- Official website
- www.co.karnes.tx.us
- Image
- Karnes County, Texas, Courthouse IMG 2720.JPG
- Households
- 4552
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- Commons category
- Karnes County, Texas
- topic's main category
- Category:Karnes County, Texas
- water as percent of area
- 0.8
- inception
- 1854-02-04
- native label
- Karnes County
- per capita income
- 25978
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Karnes County, Texas
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Encyclopedic overview
Karnes County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,710. Its county seat is Karnes City. The county is named for Henry Karnes, a soldier in the Texas Revolution. The former San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway passed through Karnes County in its connection linking San Antonio with Corpus Christi.
Geography
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