Anyone know why Kenedy County, TX has such a low population?

Kennedy County, the area in red in the map below, supposedly only has 358 people in it. And on the Gulf Coast... I would of thought it'd have could of 10,000...

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OogieBoogie · F

I just looked it up.... glorious weather, cheap housing , on the coast ....wondered the same thing,

Till i found this :

https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/texas/kenedy-county

No food, High crime, no jobs.

What a shame.

Still, could be lovely one day with some infrastructure .