Karnes County, Texas
The Karnes County is a county located in the state of Texas in the United States. The seat of the county government ( county seat ) is located in Karnes City.
Geography
The County is located about 200 km south-east of the geographic center of Texas and about 80 km from the Gulf of Mexico. It has an area of 1952 square kilometers, of which 8 square miles is water area. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Gonzales County, DeWitt County, Goliad County, Bee County, Live Oak County, Atascosa County, and Wilson County.
History
Karnes County was formed in 1854 from parts of Bexar County, DeWitt County, Goliad County, Gonzales County and San Patricio County. It was named after Henry Wax Karnes, a soldier in the Texas Revolution.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Karnes County 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 made up of 68.55 percent White, 10.79 percent Black or African American, 0.68 percent Native American, 0.43 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 17.23 percent from other races groups; 2.26 percent were descended from two or more races. 47.42 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 4,454 households out of which 34.0 per cent of children or young people who lived 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 of all households and 13.6 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.15 persons.
21.8 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 11.5 percent between 18 to 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 average age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 146.2 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 162.5 males.
The median income for a household was $ 26,526, and the median income for a family was $ 30,565. Males have a median income of $ 27,260, women $ 19,367. 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 Towns
- Cestohowa
- Coy City
- Ecleto
- Falls City
- Gillett
- Hobson
- Karnes City
- Kenedy
- Panna Maria
- Pawelekville
- Stake