About Kerr County
Kerr County, named by Joshua D. Brown for his fellow Kentucky native, James Kerr, a congressman of the Republic of Texas. is known for its wide open spaces. The Kerrville Folk Festival attracts thousands of attendees each year.
As of the 2014 census, its population was 50,562. Kerrville, its county seat and largest city, had a population of 23,177.
Kerr County contains the Kerrville Micropolitan Statistical Area.