Kenedy County, Texas
The Kenedy County is a county located in the state of Texas to the United States and is based on the population, the fourth- smallest county in the United States and the third smallest geographically in Texas. The seat of the county government ( county seat ) is located in Sarita.
Geography
The County is located in southeastern Texas on the Gulf of Mexico and has an area of 5039 square kilometers, of which 1266 square miles are water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Kleberg County, Willacy County, Hidalgo County and Brooks County.
History
The Kenedy County was formed in 1921 from parts of Hidalgo County and Willacy County. It was named for Mifflin Kenedy, an early rancher in the area.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Kenedy County 414 people in 138 households and 110 families. The population density was 0:11 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 64.49 percent White, 0.72 percent African American, 0.72 percent Native American, 0.48 percent Asian, and 31.88 percent from other races; 1.69 percent were descended from two or more races. 78.99 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 138 households out of which 35.5 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 58.7 percent were married couples living together, 10.9 percent were single mothers and 19.6 percent were non-families. 18.8 percent of all households and 6.5 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.26 persons.
29.2 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 9.7 percent between 18 to 24, 26.3 percent between 25 and 44, 24.2 percent between 45 and 64 and 10.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 110.2 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.
The median income for a household was $ 25,000, and the median income for a family was $ 26,719. Males have a median income of $ 18,125, women $ 12,188. The per capita income was 17,959. 15.3 percent of the population 9.9 percent of families are below the poverty line.