Kinney County, Texas
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Congressional district | 23rd |
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Kinney County is a
Kinney County's self-proclaimed biggest issue since the 2010s is undocumented immigration from Mexico through the county. The county claims it does not have the resources to deal with the large number of migrants, and in 2021 proclaimed a state of emergency.[4][5]
History
Native Americans
The first inhabitants were 6,000–10,000 years ago and later came to include
Most of the Indians that raided the county after the civil war were the Kickapoo, Seminole, and Lipan Apache. These Indians sometimes worked with Mexicans to raid the area.
By the mid 1870s to early 1880s, Indian raids mostly stopped throughout the area and other counties like Val Verde County, Texas, Edwards County, Texas, and Real County, Texas.
Early explorations
County established
The state legislature formed Kinney County from
Black Seminoles
In early 1872, a number of Black Seminoles living along the border were organized into a company of scouts and brought to Fort Clark. Others joined them, and by the mid-1870s, they numbered some 400 to 500. For the next quarter century, they lived on a reservation along Las Moras Creek. In 1914, the Black Seminoles were removed from the Fort Clark reservation, but some of their descendants still live in the county. The Seminole Indian Scouts cemetery was founded on Fort Clark in 1872.[15][16]
County organization and growth
The county was organized in 1874. County government followed in 1875. In 1876, Brackettville was designated county seat after the final boundaries of the county were set by the legislature.
James T. “Happy” Shahan constructed Alamo Village on his ranch near Brackettville during the late 1950s, for filming of the 1960 John Wayne epic The Alamo. Preserved as a tourist attraction, Alamo Village continued to serve as a set for hundreds of movies and documentaries. In 1969, Happy Shahan hired 18-year-old Johnny Rodriguez to sing at Alamo Village, an opportunity that rocketed Rodriguez to stardom.[19] Kickapoo Cavern State Park, 6,400 acres (26 km2) in both Edwards and Kinney Counties, opened to the public in 1991. It was formerly a private ranch.[20] The Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District was approved by the voters in 2002.[21]
Undocumented migrants
Kinney County's southwest border is for 13 miles (21 km) the
Geography
According to the
Major highways
- U.S. Highway 90
- U.S. Highway 277
State Highway 131
Adjacent counties and municipios
- Edwards County (north)
- Uvalde County (east)
- Maverick County (south)
- Val Verde County (west)
- Jiménez, Coahuila, Mexico(south)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1860 | 61 | — | |
1870 | 1,204 | 1,873.8% | |
1880 | 4,487 | 272.7% | |
1890 | 3,781 | −15.7% | |
1900 | 2,447 | −35.3% | |
1910 | 3,401 | 39.0% | |
1920 | 3,746 | 10.1% | |
1930 | 3,980 | 6.2% | |
1940 | 4,533 | 13.9% | |
1950 | 2,668 | −41.1% | |
1960 | 2,452 | −8.1% | |
1970 | 2,006 | −18.2% | |
1980 | 2,279 | 13.6% | |
1990 | 3,119 | 36.9% | |
2000 | 3,379 | 8.3% | |
2010 | 3,598 | 6.5% | |
2020 | 3,129 | −13.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[26] 1850–2010[27] 2010–2014[28] |
Race | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|
White (NH)
|
1,496 | 1,489 | 41.58% | 47.59% |
Black or African American (NH)
|
39 | 36 | 1.08% | 1.15% |
Alaska Native (NH)
|
19 | 21 | 0.53% | 0.67% |
Asian (NH) | 10 | 10 | 0.28% | 0.32% |
Pacific Islander (NH) | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.06% |
Some other race (NH) | 6 | 15 | 0.17% | 0.48% |
Mixed/multiracial (NH) | 24 | 86 | 0.67% | 2.75% |
Hispanic or Latino | 2,004 | 1,470 | 55.7% | 46.98% |
Total | 3,598 | 3,129 |
As of the 2020 United States census, 3,129 people, 1,475 households, and 782 families were residing in the county.
As of the
Of the 1,314 households, 27.2% had children under 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were not families. About 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.55, and the average family size was 3.10.
In the county, the age distribution was 25.7% under 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 24.3% who were 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $28,320, and for a family was $32,045. Males had a median income of $26,422 versus $16,250 for females. The
Communities
Cities
- Brackettville (county seat)
- Spofford
Census-designated place
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 1,144 | 71.37% | 446 | 27.82% | 13 | 0.81% |
2016 | 936 | 65.45% | 458 | 32.03% | 36 | 2.52% |
2012 | 880 | 61.75% | 522 | 36.63% | 23 | 1.61% |
2008 | 907 | 58.48% | 633 | 40.81% | 11 | 0.71% |
2004 | 1,051 | 65.69% | 542 | 33.88% | 7 | 0.44% |
2000 | 932 | 64.54% | 486 | 33.66% | 26 | 1.80% |
1996 | 650 | 51.75% | 503 | 40.05% | 103 | 8.20% |
1992 | 634 | 41.20% | 598 | 38.86% | 307 | 19.95% |
1988 | 771 | 53.17% | 669 | 46.14% | 10 | 0.69% |
1984 | 774 | 61.28% | 486 | 38.48% | 3 | 0.24% |
1980 | 543 | 51.91% | 472 | 45.12% | 31 | 2.96% |
1976 | 318 | 37.72% | 516 | 61.21% | 9 | 1.07% |
1972 | 425 | 64.39% | 234 | 35.45% | 1 | 0.15% |
1968 | 198 | 33.06% | 333 | 55.59% | 68 | 11.35% |
1964 | 155 | 26.09% | 439 | 73.91% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 211 | 37.08% | 358 | 62.92% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 368 | 55.76% | 289 | 43.79% | 3 | 0.45% |
1952 | 384 | 55.65% | 306 | 44.35% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 175 | 30.43% | 370 | 64.35% | 30 | 5.22% |
1944 | 200 | 33.22% | 401 | 66.61% | 1 | 0.17% |
1940 | 156 | 27.04% | 418 | 72.44% | 3 | 0.52% |
1936 | 175 | 32.89% | 357 | 67.11% | 0 | 0.00% |
1932 | 89 | 11.59% | 678 | 88.28% | 1 | 0.13% |
1928 | 182 | 47.64% | 200 | 52.36% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 158 | 50.16% | 144 | 45.71% | 13 | 4.13% |
1920 | 137 | 55.47% | 98 | 39.68% | 12 | 4.86% |
1916 | 201 | 45.48% | 233 | 52.71% | 8 | 1.81% |
1912 | 97 | 34.77% | 76 | 27.24% | 106 | 37.99% |
Education
All of Kinney County is in the Brackett Independent School District.[35]
The designated community college is Southwest Texas Junior College.[36]
See also
- Brooks County, Texas
- List of museums in South Texas
- Missing in Brooks County
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Kinney County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Kinney County
- Maverick County, Texas#Further reading
Notes
Further reading
- Hernández, Arelis R. (May 10, 2023). "Texas uses aggressive tactics to arrest migrants as Title 42 ends". Washington Post.
References
- U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
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- ^ a b c d Long, Christopher. "Kinney County, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ^ Chipman, Donald E. "Fernando de Azcue". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
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- ^ a b "Brackettville, Texas". Texas Escapes. Texas Escapes – Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ^ Eckhardt, C F. "Lt. John Lapham Bullis and the Seminole Negro Scouts". Texas Escapes. Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
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- ^ "Kickapoo Cavern State Park". Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ^ Schreiber, Colleen (March 2, 2004). "Kinney County Another Field Of Battle In Texas Water War". Livestock Weekly.
- ^ Kinney County, Texas (2021). "Defend Our Borders". Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ Goodman, J. David (December 11, 2021). "Helicopters and High-Speed Chases: Inside Texas' Push to Arrest Migrants. Texas is using state law enforcement in an unusual way in an attempt to stem illegal border crossings. The tactic is raising constitutional concerns and transforming life in one small town". The New York Times.
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- ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
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- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ Texas Education Code: Sec. 130.200. SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.