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Kenedy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 416.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48261.html )〕 It is the third-least populous county in Texas and fourth-least populous in the United States. Its county seat is Sarita.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The county was created in 1921 from parts of Hidalgo and Willacy counties and is named for Mifflin Kenedy, an early area rancher and steamboat operator.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kenedy, Mifflin )〕 Kenedy County is included in the Kingsville, TX Kingsville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX Combined Statistical Area. There are no incorporated municipalities in Kenedy County. In 1999, Hurricane Bret struck the county, but damage was minimal because of the low population. The Peñascal Wind Power Project was built near Sarita in the early 21st Century and is expected to slightly raise the population of the area. The King Ranch, of which Mifflin Kenedy had been a partner prior to 1868, covers a large part of the county. () ==Geography== According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (25%) is water. In total area, Kenedy is the 13th largest county in Texas.〔"(is Rural? )," ''Rural Texas in Transition.'' ''Window on State Government''.〕 In land area only, it is the 25th-largest county in Texas. It borders the Gulf of Mexico. Baffin Bay makes up much of the border with Kleberg County. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kenedy County, Texas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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