Kendall County, Texas
Kendall County, Texas | |
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The Kendall County Courthouse in Boerne | |
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Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
| Coordinates: 29°57′N 98°42′W / 29.95°N 98.7°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Founded | 1862 |
| Named after | George Wilkins Kendall |
| Seat | Boerne |
| Largest city | Boerne |
| Area | |
• Total | 663 sq mi (1,720 km2) |
| • Land | 662 sq mi (1,710 km2) |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) 0.09% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 44,279 |
| • Density | 66.9/sq mi (25.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 21st |
| Website | www |
Kendall County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. In the 2020 census, its population was 44,279. Its county seat is Boerne. The county is named for George Wilkins Kendall, a journalist and Mexican–American War correspondent. Kendall County is located in the Texas German belt region, an area settled by German emigrants in the mid 1800s.
Kendall County is part of the San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX metropolitan statistical area.
Progressive Farmer rated Kendall County fifth in its list of the "Best Places to Live in Rural America" in 2006.
Kendall, along with Hays and Comal Counties, was listed in 2017 of the nation's 10 fastest-growing large counties with a population of at least 10,000. From 2015 to 2016, Kendall County, the second-fastest-growing county in the nation, grew by 5.16%, gaining 2,088 people in a one-year period.