Kaufman County, Texas
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Congressional district | 5th |
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Kaufman County is a
Western artist Frank Reaugh moved from Illinois to Kaufman County in 1876. There he was directly inspired for such paintings as The Approaching Herd (1902).[3]
Geography
According to the
Major highways
- Interstate 20
- U.S. Highway 80
- U.S. Highway 175
- State Highway 34
- State Highway 205
- State Highway 243
- State Highway 274
- Spur 557
Adjacent counties
- Hunt County (north)
- Van Zandt County (east)
- Henderson County (south)
- Ellis County (southwest)
- Dallas County (west)
- Rockwall County (northwest)
Communities
Cities (multiple counties)
- Combine (partly in Dallas County)
- and Kaufman counties)
- Heath (mostly in Rockwall County)
- Mesquite (mostly in Dallas County)
- Poetry (partly in Hunt County)
- Seagoville (mostly in Dallas County)
- Seven Points (mostly in Henderson County)
Cities
Towns
- Mabank (partly in Henderson County)
- Oak Grove
- Oak Ridge
- Post Oak Bend City
- Scurry
- Talty
Villages
Census-designated places
Unincorporated communities
Ghost towns
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1850 | 1,047 | — | |
1860 | 3,936 | 275.9% | |
1870 | 6,895 | 75.2% | |
1880 | 15,448 | 124.0% | |
1890 | 21,598 | 39.8% | |
1900 | 33,376 | 54.5% | |
1910 | 35,323 | 5.8% | |
1920 | 41,276 | 16.9% | |
1930 | 40,905 | −0.9% | |
1940 | 38,308 | −6.3% | |
1950 | 31,170 | −18.6% | |
1960 | 29,931 | −4.0% | |
1970 | 32,392 | 8.2% | |
1980 | 39,015 | 20.4% | |
1990 | 52,220 | 33.8% | |
2000 | 71,313 | 36.6% | |
2010 | 103,350 | 44.9% | |
2020 | 145,310 | 40.6% | |
2023 (est.) | 185,690 | 27.8% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1850–2010[7] 2020[8] |
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010[9] | Pop 2020[8] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH)
|
73,328 | 78,626 | 69.98% | 54.11% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
|
10,571 | 21,541 | 10.23% | 14.82% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
|
551 | 623 | 0.53% | 0.43% |
Asian alone (NH) | 869 | 2,107 | 0.84% | 1.45% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 32 | 70 | 0.03% | 0.05% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 69 | 435 | 0.07% | 0.30% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 1,382 | 5,743 | 1.34% | 3.95% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 17,548 | 36,168 | 16.98% | 24.89% |
Total | 103,350 | 145,310 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
According to the
Media
Kaufman County is part of the Dallas/Fort Worth DMA. Local media outlets include
.Kaufman County is served by three newspapers, the Terrell Tribune, the Kaufman Herald, and the Forney Messenger. Forney, Texas, is also served by online news media outlet inForney.com, which covers breaking news for the county. A quarterly magazine called Kaufman County Life is produced by the Terrell Tribune. The Kemp and Mabank areas are included in coverage by The Monitor and Athens Daily Review newspapers.
Law enforcement
The Kaufman County Sheriff's Office is Kaufman County's main police force. Smaller cities depend on the sheriff's office, along with the Texas Highway Patrol, for law-enforcement duties.
Kaufman County murders
In December 2012, Texas officials issued a statewide bulletin warning that the Aryan Brotherhood was "actively planning retaliation against law enforcement officials" who worked to prosecute the gang's leadership.[11]
In January 2013, Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse of Kaufman County was assassinated by gunshot outside the Kaufman County courthouse.
Officials did not link these arrests or events to the Aryan Brotherhood. Eric Williams was convicted at trial and sentenced to death on December 16, 2014.[15] Kim Williams pleaded guilty on December 30, 2014, and received a 40-year sentence.[16]
Politics
Prior to 1952, Kaufman County was a Democratic Party stronghold in presidential elections. From 1952 to 1980, it was still primarily Democratic, though the party's margin of victories were far lower than before. Republican Richard Nixon won the county handily in 1972 as part of his national landslide. Starting with the 1984 election, it has become a Republican stronghold, though neither of Bill Clinton's two Republican opponents managed a majority despite winning the county due to Ross Perot's strong third-party candidacy.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 37,624 | 66.34% | 18,405 | 32.45% | 689 | 1.21% |
2016 | 29,587 | 71.70% | 10,278 | 24.91% | 1,400 | 3.39% |
2012 | 24,846 | 71.66% | 9,472 | 27.32% | 352 | 1.02% |
2008 | 23,735 | 67.53% | 11,161 | 31.76% | 249 | 0.71% |
2004 | 21,304 | 70.16% | 8,947 | 29.46% | 115 | 0.38% |
2000 | 15,290 | 66.30% | 7,455 | 32.32% | 318 | 1.38% |
1996 | 8,697 | 48.34% | 7,383 | 41.03% | 1,913 | 10.63% |
1992 | 6,578 | 34.51% | 6,498 | 34.09% | 5,984 | 31.40% |
1988 | 8,466 | 53.19% | 7,358 | 46.23% | 92 | 0.58% |
1984 | 9,343 | 62.55% | 5,554 | 37.18% | 41 | 0.27% |
1980 | 5,852 | 47.63% | 6,266 | 51.00% | 169 | 1.38% |
1976 | 3,867 | 37.90% | 6,302 | 61.76% | 35 | 0.34% |
1972 | 5,100 | 64.51% | 2,795 | 35.35% | 11 | 0.14% |
1968 | 2,431 | 30.04% | 3,311 | 40.92% | 2,350 | 29.04% |
1964 | 1,922 | 28.71% | 4,766 | 71.20% | 6 | 0.09% |
1960 | 2,717 | 47.10% | 3,008 | 52.15% | 43 | 0.75% |
1956 | 2,816 | 48.97% | 2,902 | 50.47% | 32 | 0.56% |
1952 | 2,964 | 44.05% | 3,762 | 55.91% | 3 | 0.04% |
1948 | 764 | 15.62% | 3,479 | 71.15% | 647 | 13.23% |
1944 | 430 | 8.37% | 4,251 | 82.77% | 455 | 8.86% |
1940 | 516 | 8.97% | 5,232 | 90.98% | 3 | 0.05% |
1936 | 229 | 5.49% | 3,943 | 94.44% | 3 | 0.07% |
1932 | 268 | 6.11% | 4,116 | 93.78% | 5 | 0.11% |
1928 | 1,718 | 39.27% | 2,657 | 60.73% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 884 | 13.54% | 5,573 | 85.33% | 74 | 1.13% |
1920 | 573 | 12.84% | 3,070 | 68.80% | 819 | 18.35% |
1916 | 427 | 12.63% | 2,780 | 82.25% | 173 | 5.12% |
1912 | 248 | 9.31% | 2,039 | 76.51% | 378 | 14.18% |
Education
School districts in the county include:[18]
- Crandall Independent School District
- Forney Independent School District
- Kaufman Independent School District
- Kemp Independent School District
- Mabank Independent School District
- Quinlan Independent School District
- Rockwall Independent School District
- Scurry-Rosser Independent School District
- Terrell Independent School District
- Wills Point Independent School District
It is in the service area for Trinity Valley Community College.[19]
See also
- List of museums in North Texas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Kaufman County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Kaufman County
References
- ^ "Kaufman County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Kaufman County Historical Commission, History of Kaufman County (Dallas, Texas: Taylor, 1978)
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- The American Cyclopædia.
- US Census Bureau.
- ^ "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ a b c "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Kaufman County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Kaufman County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ a b "Breaking news: Texas County District Attorney and Wife Found Dead". The New York Times. March 30, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- ^ "Breaking news: Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland, wife reportedly found dead in home". The Dallas Morning News. March 30, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ Eiserer, Tanya and Jana J. Pruet (April 13, 2013). "Ex-justice of peace is prime suspect in Kaufman DA slayings". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
- ^ Eiserer, Tanya (April 17, 2013). "Wife of jailed ex-Kaufman County justice of the peace is now behind bars, charged with capital murder". Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on April 18, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
- ^ Eiserer, Tanya. "Ex-judge sentenced to death in Texas revenge plot". USA TODAY.
- ^ "Wife of convicted Kaufman County killer sentenced to 40 years in prison". Dallas News. July 29, 2018.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.205. TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Further reading
- Butler, Robert Richard History of Kaufman County, Texas (M.A. thesis, University of Texas, 1940)
- Keller, Mabel Covington History of Kaufman County, Texas (M.A. thesis, North Texas State College, 1950)
- Clausen, C. A. ed., The Lady with the Pen: Elise Wærenskjold in Texas (Northfield, Minnesota: Norwegian-American Historical Association, 1961)