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Welcome to Karnes County ...

Time Zone: Karnes County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Karnes City is the Seat for Karnes County.

Karnes County was founded in 1854. Karnes was created by taking area from Bexar, DeWitt, Goliad, Gonzales and San Patricio Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Karnes had a population of 15,601 people. This is an increase of 4.78% since the last Census (which gave a population of 14,889 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Karnes represented 0.06% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Karnes County:

  • Falls City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Karnes City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kenedy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenedy
    • Kenedy is located in Karnes County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenedy <2>
  • Runge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runge
    • Runge is located in Karnes County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Runge <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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