Kinney County
Also known as Kinney County, Texas, Kinney County, TX
county in Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Named after
- Henry Lawrence Kinney
- Seat
- Brackettville
- Largest city
- Brackettville
- Total
- 1,365 sq mi (3,540 km )
- Land
- 1,360 sq mi (3,500 km )
- Water
- 5.1 sq mi (13 km ) 0.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 3,128
- Density
- 2.6/sq mi (1.0/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
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Kinney County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,129. Its county seat is Brackettville. The county was created in 1850 and later organized in 1874. 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.