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About Karnes County

Karnes County is a county located in the US state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 15,446. Its county seat is Karnes City. Karnes County is named for Henry Karnes, a soldier in the Texas Revolution.

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 754 square miles (1,952 km²), of which 750 square miles (1,943 km²) is land and 3 square miles (8 km²) (0.43%) is water. In 2009 the population was estimated to be 15,029.

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Neighboring Counties

Karnes County is surrounded by seven counties: Wilson, Gonzales, Atascosa, DeWitt, Live Oak, Bee and Goliad. Bexar should also be considered as the Karnes County was formed from the southeastern part of Bexar.