Kleberg County

Kleberg County, Texas

Kleberg County, Texas

The Kleberg Conty Courthouse is located in Kingsville, the county seat. Photograph by Larry D. Moore.

Kleberg County is south of Corpus Christi on U.S. Highway 77 in the Rio Grande Plain region of South Texas. The county's center is at approximately 27°50' north latitude and 98°00' west longitude. Situated on a grassy plain with elevations ranging from sea level to 150 feet, part of the county's 853 square miles lies on the mainland, while the remainder is on Padre Island. A number of creeks, including San Fernando, Santa Gertrudis, Escondido, and Los Olmos, flow into the Callo del Grullo and Baffin Bay in the southeastern section. The county's clay and loam soils are covered in places with such brush as huisache, mesquite, and ebony. Temperatures range from an average January minimum of 48° to an average July maximum of 96°, and the average annual rainfall is 26.5 inches. The growing season is ordinarily 314 days.

Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.

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Kleberg County is classified as a County

Altitude Range

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Kleberg County by the Numbers

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Population Counts

Kleberg County
Pop. Year Source
30,680 2019 United States Census Bureau

Civilian Labor Counts

Kleberg County
People Year Source
13,189 2019 Texas Workforce Commission

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Per Capita Income (USD) Year Source
$38,997 2019 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Property Values

Kleberg County
USD ($) Year Source
2,300,350,748 2019 State Property Tax Board

Retail Sales

Kleberg County
USD ($) Year Source
445,841,584 2019 State Comptroller of Public Accounts

Wages

Kleberg County
USD ($) Year Source
131,212,773 2019 Texas Workforce Commission

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Unemployment Percentage Year Source
9.6 2019 Texas Workforce Commission

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Rainfall (inches) Year Source
30.4 2019 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Min. (January Average, °F) Max. (July Average, °F) Year Source
45.8 95.1 2019 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Land Area

Kleberg County
Area (square miles) Year Source
881.3 2019 United States Census Bureau

Total Area

Kleberg County
Area (square miles) Year Source
1,090.2 2019 United States Census Bureau