Kerr County

administration
Kerr County Courthouse
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Kerrville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Kerr County Courthouse 700 Main Street Kerrville, TX 78028-5323
Foundation :	1856
Made up from:	Bexar County
Area code :	001 830
Demographics
Residents :	49,625 (2010)
Population density :	17.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2869 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
map

Website : www.co.kerr.tx.us

The Kerr County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is in Kerrville .

geography

The county is 80 km south of the geographic center of Texas and covers an area of 2,869 square kilometers, of which 4 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Kimble County , Gillespie County , Kendall County , Bandera County , Real County, and Edwards Counties .

history

Around 8000 BC The first Indians arrived in this area. Also Kiowas , Comanches and Lipan - Apaches chased later in this region.

On April 20, 1842, the Mainz Adelsverein was organized to encourage the emigration of Germans to Texas. On June 26, 1844 Henry Francis Fisher sold his share of a state land allotment to the aristocratic society. On December 29, 1845, the United States annexed Texas.

Kerr County was formed in 1856 from parts of Bexar County . It was named after James Kerr , an early colonist and soldier in the Texas Revolution and later a member of Congress for the Republic of Texas .

Six structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of March 13, 2020, including the Masonic Building and the Charles Schreiner Mansion .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	634	-
1870	1042	64.4%
1880	2168	108.1%
1890	4462	105.8%
1900	4980	11.6%
1910	5505	10.5%
1920	5842	6.1%
1930	10.151	73.8%
1940	11,650	14.8%
1950	14,022	20.4%
1960	16,800	19.8%
1970	19,454	15.8%
1980	28,780	47.9%
1990	36,304	26.1%
2000	43,653	20.2%
2010	49,625	13.7%
1860-2010 Kerr County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The Masonic Building , listed in the NRHP with the number 84001903

Charles Schreiner Mansion , listed in the NRHP with the number 75001997

According to the 2000 census , Kerr County had 43,653 people in 17,813 households and 12,308 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 88.89 percent white, 1.78 percent African American, 0.56 percent Native American, 0.51 percent Asian, 0.05 percent from the Pacific island area and 6.60 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.62 percent were descended from two or more races. 19.13 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 17,813 households, 25.5 percent had children or young people living with them. 56.8 percent were married couples living together, 9.2 percent were single mothers and 30.9 percent were non-families. 27.5 percent were single households and 15.0 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.84 people.

22.7 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 6.7 percent between 18 and 24, 22.2 percent between 25 and 44, 23.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 24.9 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 92 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 87.8 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 34,283 , and the median income for a family is $ 40,713. Males had a median income of $ 27,425 versus $ 21,149 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,767. 10.3 percent of families and 14.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

Individual evidence

↑ Kerr 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 from April 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 10, 2012 @1@ 2

^ Kerr County. In: Texas Handbook. Retrieved July 19, 2010 .

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 13, 2020.
Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 13, 2020.

↑ Texas Almanac: Population History of Countys from 1850–2010 (PDF; 682 kB), accessed September 18, 2012

↑ ^a ^b Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011

↑ Kerr County, Texas , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .