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Kerr CountyTexas

Kerr County is in Texas and was created from Bexar County in 1856. The county was named after James Kerr and has its seat in Kerrville.

  • Founded1856
  • County seatKerrville
  • Named forJames Kerr
  • Land area1,103 sq mi + 4 sq mi water
  • Population52,598 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped36,654 checked 14 October 2026
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BanderaGillespieRealKendall Kerrville Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Kerr on the map of Texas

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History

Formed in 1856 from Bexar County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Kerr County was created from Bexar County on January 26, 1856, and fully organized by March of that year. The county has undergone several boundary changes: it lost territory to the creation of Blanco County in 1858, gained from Edwards and lost to Kendall in 1862, and lost to Real County in 1913.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1856
    Kerr County created Kerr created from Bexar; Kerr not fully organized.
    from Bexar
    · Texas Laws 1855, 6th leg., reg. sess., ch. 40/p. 30
  2. c. 1856
    Changed Kerr fully organized. · "Kerr County," New Handbook of Texas, 3:1078
  3. 1858
    Lost territory Kerr lost to creation of Blanco.
    to Blanco
    · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 130/pp. 198-200
  4. 1862
    Gained territory Kerr gained from Edwards, lost to creation of Kendall.
    from Edwardsfrom Kendall
    · Texas Laws 1861, 9th leg., reg. sess., chs. 38-39/pp. 32-33
  5. 1870
    Changed Edwards detached from either Bandera or Uvalde, attached to Kerr "for judicial purposes."
    EdwardsBanderaUvalde
    · Texas Laws 1870, 12th leg., called sess., ch. 40, sec. 27/p. 57
  6. 1883
    Changed Edwards fully organized, detached from Kerr.
    Edwards
    · Kennedy, 88
  7. 1913
    Lost territory Kerr lost to creation of Real.
    to Real
    · Texas Laws 1913, 33d leg., reg. sess., ch. 133/pp. 264-267

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Kerr

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

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

Kerr by the Census

Population
52,598 2020 Census count
Housing units
25,200 2020 Census count
Land area
1,103 square miles
Water area
4 square miles
People per sq mi
48 population ÷ land area

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.

Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.

Permits

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Kerr County

When was Kerr County founded?
Kerr County was founded in 1856, formed from Bexar County, and named after James Kerr.
What is the county seat of Kerr County?
The county seat of Kerr County is Kerrville.
Is there an online parcel map for Kerr County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 36,654 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Kerr County's boundary or name changed?
Kerr County was created in 1856 from Bexar County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 6 later changes, chiefly involving Edwards County, Bandera County and Blanco County.
Who issues building permits in Kerr County?
The county's page on building permits: Flood Plain Permit. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
Who issues septic and well permits in Kerr County?
The county's page on septic systems and wells: Health department: septic and well.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Kerr 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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