County · code 48261
Kenedy CountyTexas
Kenedy County is in Texas and was created in 1921 from Willacy County, with its seat in Sarita. It was named after Mifflin Kenedy.
- Founded1921
- County seatSarita
- Named forMifflin Kenedy
- Land area1,459 sq mi + 487 sq mi water
- Population350 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped584 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Kenedy on the map of Texas
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History
Formed in 1921 from Willacy County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Kenedy County was created from Willacy County on April 2, 1921, but was not fully organized until April 21, 1921. In 1947, the county's boundaries were extended to the continental shelf in the Gulf of Mexico.
- 1921Kenedy County created Kenedy created from Willacy; Kenedy not fully organized. Act passed 16 March 1921; took effect 2 April 1921. · Texas Laws 1921, 37th leg., reg. sess., ch. 104/pp. 200-207
- 1921Changed Kenedy fully organized. · Correspondence, Barbara Turcot, Kenedy County Clerk's Office, 20 June 2001
- 1947Changed Boundaries of Kenedy extended to the continental shelf in the Gulf of Mexico. · Texas Laws 1947, 50th leg., reg. sess., ch. 287/p. 490
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Kenedy
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 584 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
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Address points Official
One point per address, 577 in all from Texas Geographic Information Office (TxGIO, formerly TNRIS), a division of the Texas Water Development Board; StratMap program.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Kenedy by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Records
County government
- County government
The official website of Kenedy County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Kenedy County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Kenedy County
- When was Kenedy County founded?
- Kenedy County was founded in 1921, formed from Willacy County, and named after Mifflin Kenedy.
- What is the county seat of Kenedy County?
- The county seat of Kenedy County is Sarita.
- Is there an online parcel map for Kenedy County?
- Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 584 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Kenedy County's boundary or name changed?
- Kenedy County was created in 1921 from Willacy County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Kenedy County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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