Kenedy, Texas
Kenedy is a city in Karnes County, in the San Antonio region of South Central Texas, about 57 miles southeast of San Antonio. The town sits in the brush-and-ranch country of the Karnes trough, a stretch of rolling South Texas terrain that became a center of Eagle Ford Shale oil and gas drilling in the 2010s. That energy boom reshaped the local economy, layering oilfield activity over a landscape long given to cattle ranching and farming.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 3,305
- Change from 2020 base
- -5.4%
- Land area
- 4.4 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Karnes County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Karnes County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Kenedy
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Kenedy.
History
Karnes County Is Home to Panna Maria, Texas's First Polish Settlement
The small community of Panna Maria, founded in 1854, is documented as the first Polish colony in the United States.
Homestead Exemption
How to File a Homestead Exemption in Karnes County
Filing a homestead exemption can lower your property tax bill if the home is your main residence.
History
Helena Was Once the County Seat — Then the Railroad Bypassed It
The original county seat of Karnes County was Helena, a town that declined after the railroad passed it by in 1886.
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