Welcome to Kaufman County ...
Time Zone: Kaufman County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Kaufman is the Seat for Kaufman County.
Kaufman County was founded in 1848 and was created by taking area from Henderson County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Kaufman had a population of 136,154 people. This is an increase of 31.08% since the last Census (which gave a population of 103,872 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Kaufman represented 0.41% of the total population of Texas.
Below are some of the communities located in Kaufman County:
- Cottonwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County (TX)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Crandall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grays Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grays Prairie is located in Kaufman County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Heath
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Heath is located in Kaufman County (TX)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
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- Kaufman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kemp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kemp is located in Kaufman County (TX)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
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- Mabank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
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- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County (TX)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Oak Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County (TX)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Post Oak Bend City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County (TX)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Rosser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scurry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Talty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Talty is located in Kaufman County (TX)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
- Terrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Texas
- Websites specific to Kaufman County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Dallas County
- Ellis County
- Henderson County
- Hunt County
- Rockwall County
- Van Zandt County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |