Inez ( ) is a census-designated place (CDP), on Interstate 69/U.S. Highway 59, fifteen miles northeast of Victoria, near the Jackson County, Texas line in Victoria County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Inez had a population of 2,641. It is included in the Victoria, Texas, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is that of a daughter of a railroad developer.
History
In the late 17th century, a French colony called Fort Saint Louis existed near Inez as part of the French claim to the area. Later the Spanish built a presidio near the former French site.
The community of Inez was originally called "Arenosa" after nearby Arenosa Creek.
In 1882, the community founded by Henry Clay Koontz, was renamed upon the arrival of the New York, Texas and Mexican Railway after the daughter of railway president Joseph Telfener.In 1900 the town had a lumberyard, a railway station, a bank, a hotel, and a Wells Fargo office. By 1920 the population reached 200.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 59.6 square miles (154.3 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 59.5 square miles (154.2 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.1 km<sup>2</sup>) (0.08%) is water.
Inez is located northeast of Victoria on US Route 59 at state highway 444.