Karnes County

administration
Karnes County Courthouse
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Karnes City
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Karnes County Courthouse 101 N. Panna Maria Karnes City, TX 78118-2929
Foundation :	1854
Made up from:	Bexar County DeWitt County Goliad County Gonzales County San Patricio County
Area code :	001 830
Demographics
Residents :	14,824 (2010)
Population density :	7.6 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1952 km²
Water surface :	8 km²
map

Website : www.co.karnes.tx.us

The Karnes County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is in Karnes City .

geography

The county is about 200 km southeast of the geographic center of Texas and about 80 km off the Gulf of Mexico . It has an area of 1952 square kilometers, of which 8 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Gonzales County , DeWitt County , Goliad County , Bee County , Live Oak County , Atascosa County, and Wilson County .

geology

The County is the Eagle Ford formation , where after the fracturing process oil and natural gas is promoted.

history

Karnes County was formed on February 4, 1854 from parts of Bexar County, DeWitt County, Goliad County, Gonzales County, and San Patricio County. It was named after Henry Wax Karnes (1812–1840), a soldier of the Texas Revolution . Karnes was promoted to colonel in the Texas Army, escaped Mexican custody in 1836 and became a Texas Rangers in 1838 . In 1874, some parts were separated to form Wilson County together with parts of Bexar County.

Three structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of December 19, 2019, including the Karnes County Courthouse and the Panna Maria Historic District .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	2171	-
1870	1705	-21.5%
1880	3270	91.8%
1890	3637	11.2%
1900	8681	138.7%
1910	14,942	72.1%
1920	19,049	27.5%
1930	23,316	22.4%
1940	19,248	-17.4%
1950	17,139	-11%
1960	14,995	-12.5%
1970	13,462	-10.2%
1980	13,593	1 %
1990	12,455	-8.4%
2000	15,446	24%
2010	14,824	-4%
1850-2010 Age pyramid of Karnes County (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Karnes County had 15,446 people in 4,454 households and 3,246 families. The population density was 8 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 68.55 percent white, 10.79 percent African American, 0.68 percent Native American, 0.43 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 17.23 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.26 percent were descended from two or more races. 47.42 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 4,454 households, 34.0 percent had children or young people living with them. 53.6 percent were married couples living together, 13.7 percent were single mothers and 27.1 percent were non-families. 24.4 percent were single households and 13.6 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.15 people.

21.8 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 11.5 percent between 18 and 24, 34.2 percent between 25 and 44, 18.2 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 146.2 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 162.5 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 26,526 , and the median income for a family is $ 30,565. Males had a median income of $ 27,260 versus $ 19,367 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,603. 18.5 percent of families and 21.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

Individual evidence

^ Karnes County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
↑ Information from the National Association of Counties ( Memento of the original dated April 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 10, 2012 @1@ 2

^ Karnes County, TX and the Eagle Ford Shale Play.Retrieved January 24, 2015

↑ Tina Kaiser: The Millionaires of Karnes City. Welt-online, January 24, 2015, accessed January 24, 2015 .

↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 159.

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed December 19, 2019.
Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed December 19, 2019.

↑ Texas Almanac: Population History of Countys from 1850–2010 (PDF; 698 kB), accessed September 18, 2012

↑ Karnes County, Texas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .