Kerr County
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Kerr County is a county located in Texas in the United States. It is notable as part of the Texas state system of county government and administration.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Founded
- January 26, 1856 (created), March 1856 (organized)
- Named after
- James Kerr
- Seat
- Kerrville
- Largest city
- Kerrville
- Total
- 1,107.283 sq mi (2,867.85 km )
- Land
- 1,103.333 sq mi (2,857.62 km )
- Water
- 3.950 sq mi (10.23 km ) 0.36%
- Estimate 2025
- 54,037
- Density
- 48.847/sq mi (18.860/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
Article
Kerr County (/kɜːr/ KUR) is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 52,598, and it was estimated to be 54,037 in 2025. The county seat and the largest city is Kerrville. The county was named by Joshua D. Brown for his fellow Kentucky native James Kerr, a congressman of the Republic of Texas. The Kerrville, Texas micropolitan statistical area includes all of Kerr County.
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