Kaufman County, Texas

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Kaufman County, Texas
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Location in the state of Texas
Statistics
Formed	February 1848
Seat	Kaufman
Area - Total - Land - Water	807 mi² (2,090 km²) 786 mi² (2,036 km²) 21 mi² (54 km²), 2.57%
Population - (2000) - Density	71,313 13/km²
Website: www.co.kaufman.tx.us

Kaufman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 71,313. Its county seat is Kaufman ⁶, and the county is part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Kaufman County and the City of Kaufman are named for David Spangler Kaufman, a U.S. congressman from Texas who was the first Jewish person to serve in Congress from Texas.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major Highways
- 1.2 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 Roads and highways
5 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 807 mi² (2,090 km²). 786 mi² (2,036 km²) of it is land and 21 mi² (54 km²) of it (2.57%) is water.

[edit] Major Highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

Hunt County (north)
Van Zandt County (east)
Henderson County (south)
Ellis County (southwest)
Dallas County (west)
Rockwall County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 71,313 people, 24,367 households, and 19,225 families residing in the county. The population density was 91/mi² (35/km²). There were 26,133 housing units at an average density of 33/mi² (13/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 81.10% White, 10.53% Black or African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 5.66% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. 11.11% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 24,367 households out of which 39.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.10% were married couples living together, 11.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.10% were non-families. 17.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the county, the population was spread out with 29.20% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 29.50% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 10.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,783, and the median income for a family was $50,354. Males had a median income of $35,537 versus $26,494 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,827. About 7.80% of families and 10.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.30% of those under age 18 and 11.80% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

† - a part of Crandall extends into Dallas County.
* - only a small portion of Dallas extends into Kaufman County.
** - a portion of Mabank extends into Henderson County.
*** - only a small portion of Mesquite extends into Kaufman County.
**** - part of Seagoville extends into Kaufman County.
(u) - unincorporated.

[edit] Roads and highways

[edit] External links

Kaufman County government's website
Kaufman County from the Handbook of Texas Online

Image:Flag of Texas.svg	v • d • e</div> Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
Counties	Collin \| Dallas \| Denton \| Ellis \| Henderson \| Hood \| Hunt \| Johnson \| Kaufman \| Parker \| Rockwall \| Tarrant \| Wise
Above 500,000	Dallas^† \| Fort Worth^†
200,000 - 500,000	Arlington \| Garland \| Plano
100,000 - 200,000	Carrollton \| Denton^† \| Grand Prairie \| Irving \| McKinney^† \| Mesquite
50,000 - 100,000	Allen \| Flower Mound \| Frisco \| Lewisville\| North Richland Hills \| Richardson
10,000 - 50,000	Addison \| Athens^† \| Azle \| Balch Springs \| Bedford \| Benbrook \| Burleson \| Cedar Hill \| Cleburne^† \| Colleyville \| Coppell \| Decatur^† \| DeSoto \| Duncanville \| Ennis \| Euless \| Farmers Branch \| Forest Hill \| Grapevine \| Greenville^† \| Haltom City \| Highland Village \| Hurst \| Keller \| Lancaster \| Mansfield \| Rockwall^† \| Rowlett \| Sachse \| Saginaw \| Seagoville \| Southlake \| Terrell \| The Colony \| University Park \| Watauga \| Waxahachie^† \| Weatherford^† \| White Settlement \| Wylie
Under 10,000	Blue Mound \| Cockrell Hill \| Combine \| Crowley \| Dalworthington Gardens \| Edgecliff Village \| Everman \| Glenn Heights \| Granbury^† \| Highland Park \| Hutchins \| Kaufman^† \| Kennedale \| Lake Worth \| Lakeside \| Newark \| Ovilla \| Pantego \| Pelican Bay \| Richland Hills \| River Oaks \| Sansom Park \| Sunnyvale \| Westover Hills \| Westworth Village \| Willow Park \| Wilmer
† - County Seat. A full list of cities under 10,000 is available here.

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