Kenedy County, Texas

Kenedy County is a located in the  of. It is part of the. In, its population was 414. Its is, and the county is named for , an early rancher in the area. Kenedy County has the distinction of having the fourth lowest-population of any county in the, following , , and. It is also the easternmost county in the United States that has more square miles than people. The county was created in 1921 from parts of Hidalgo and Willacy counties. In 1999, struck the county, but damage was minimal due to the county's low population.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 5,039 (1,946 ). 3,773 km² (1,457 sq mi) of it is land and 1,266 km² (489 sq mi) of it (25.12%) is water.

Major Highways
US 77 is the only highway (federal or state) in Kenedy County.
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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 414 people, 138 households, and 110 families residing in the county. The was 0.11/km² (0.28/sq mi). There were 281 housing units at an average density of 0.07/km² (0.19/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 64.49%, 0.72% or , 0.72% , 0.48% , 31.88% from , and 1.69% from two or more races. 78.99% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 138 households out of which 35.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.60% were non-families. 18.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the county, the population was spread out with 29.20% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 10.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 110.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $26,719. Males had a median income of $18,125 versus $12,188 for females. The for the county was $17,959. 15.30% of the population and 9.90% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 15.60% are under the age of 18 and 18.80% are 65 or older.

2004 Election
Kenedy County gave a slim majority to Senator over incumbent. Kerry won by three votes, 85 to 82.

Education
Almost all of Kenedy County is served by Sarita Elementary School (PreK-6) of the.

A small portion of Kenedy County is served by the.