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Kaufman County
	Kaufman County, Texas
	Map
	; Location in the state of Texas
	; Texas's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	February 1848
Seat	Kaufman
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 807 sq mi (2,090 km²); 786 sq mi (2,036 km²); 21 sq mi (54 km²), 2.57%
Population; - (2000); - Density	; 71,313; 34/sq mi (13/km²)
	Website: www.co.kaufman.tx.us

Kaufman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 71,313. Its seat is Kaufman^[1], and the county is part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

Both the county, established in 1848, and the city were named for David Spangler Kaufman, a diplomat and U.S. congressman from Texas who was the first Jewish person to serve in Congress from Texas.^[2] Western artist Frank Reagh moved from Illinois to Kaufman County in 1876 to draw inspiration for his paintings, such as The Approaching Herd (1902).^[3]

[edit] Geography

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

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[edit] Adjacent counties

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

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	33,376	—
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%
Est. 2009	108,675	52.4%

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 71,313 people, 24,367 households, and 19,225 families residing in the county. The population density was 91/sq mi (35/km²). There were 26,133 housing units at an average density of 33/sq mi (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] Local media

Kaufman County is part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Television media market in North Central Texas. Local News media outlets are: KDFW-TV, KXAS-TV, WFAA-TV, KTVT-TV, KERA-TV, KTXA-TV, KDFI-TV, KDAF-TV, KFWD-TV, and KDTX-TV.

[edit] Cities and towns

Map showing cities and towns in Kaufman County

† - a part of Combine 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.
**** - only a small portion of Seagoville extends into Kaufman County.
(u) - unincorporated.

[edit] References

^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ Kaufman County, Texas Handbook Online, accessed 7 Apr 2009
^ Kaufman County Historical Commission, History of Kaufman County (Dallas, Texas: Taylor, 1978)
^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[edit] Other sources

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)