Kaufman County, Texas
60 public bodies govern here, 7 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 172,604
- Median household income
- $89,485
- ±5,546
- Unemployed
- 5.3%
- 4,642 of 87,474 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 90.7%
- 46,254 of 50,990 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Kaufman | 157,768 (2021) | 100 W Mulberry St, Kaufman | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 15
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Combine | 2,358 (2021) | 123 Davis Rd, Combine | Website |
| City of Cottonwood | 194 (2021) | Po Box 293, Scurry | — |
| City of Forney | 27,256 (2021) | Po Box 826, Forney | Website |
| City of Kaufman | 7,379 (2021) | 209 S Washington St, Kaufman | Website |
| City of Kemp | 1,178 (2021) | Po Box 449, Kemp | Website |
| City of Terrell | 18,567 (2021) | Po Box 310, Terrell | Website |
| Town of Crandall | 4,278 (2021) | Po Box 277, Crandall | Website |
| Town of Mabank | 4,562 (2021) | Po Box 293, Mabank | — |
| Town of Oak Grove | 670 (2021) | 6187 County Road 152, Kaufman | — |
| Town of Oak Ridge | 887 (2021) | Po Box 458, Kaufman | Website |
| Town of Post Oak Bend City | 762 (2021) | 1175 County Road 278, Kaufman | Website |
| Town of Scurry | 732 (2021) | Po Box 575, Scurry | — |
| Town of Talty | 2,710 (2021) | 9550 Helms Trl, Forney | Website |
| Village of Grays Prairie | 347 (2021) | Po Box 116, Scurry | — |
| Village of Rosser | 322 (2021) | Po Box 31, Rosser | — |
Special districts 44
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaufman County Levee Improvement District 1 | Flood control | Po Box 373, Ferris | — |
| Kaufman County Levee Improvement District 5 | Flood control | 100 West Mulberry Street, Kaufman | — |
| Lakes Regional Mhmr Center | Health | Po Box 747, Terrell | Website |
| Kemp Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 465, Kemp | — |
| Mabank City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 1026, Mabank | Website |
| Kaufman County Emergency Services District 1 | Local fire protection | 100 West Mulberry Street, Kaufman | — |
| Kaufman County Emergency Services District 2 | Local fire protection | 13260 County Road 4017, Mabank | — |
| Kaufman County Emergency Services District 3 | Local fire protection | 400 Industrial Blvd, Terrell | — |
| Kaufman County Emergency Services District 4 | Local fire protection | 400 Industrial Blvd, Terrell | — |
| Kaufman County Emergency Services District 5 | Local fire protection | 400 Industrial Blvd, Terrell | — |
| Kaufman County Emergency Services District 6 | Local fire protection | 400 Industrial Blvd, Terrell | — |
| Fairfields MUD | Other multi-function districts | 19 Briar Hollow Ln, Houston | — |
| Gastonia-Scurry Sud | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 68, Scurry | — |
| Kaufman County Fwsd 1B | Other multi-function districts | 3100 McKinnon Street, Dalas | Website |
| Kaufman County MUD 10 | Other multi-function districts | 14755 Preston Rd, Dallas | — |
| Kaufman County MUD 11 | Other multi-function districts | 14755 Preston Rd, Dallas | — |
| Kaufman County MUD 12 | Other multi-function districts | 14755 Preston Rd, Dallas | — |
| Kaufman County MUD 14 | Other multi-function districts | 14755 Preston Rd, Dallas | — |
| Kaufman County MUD 2 | Other multi-function districts | 14755 Preston Rd, Dallas | — |
| Kaufman County MUD 3 | Other multi-function districts | 14755 Preston Rd, Dallas | — |
| Kaufman County MUD 4 | Other multi-function districts | 14755 Preston Rd, Dallas | — |
| Kaufman County MUD 5 | Other multi-function districts | 9 Greenway Plz, Houston | — |
| Kaufman County MUD 6 | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 80, Tomball | — |
| Kaufman County MUD 7 | Other multi-function districts | 14755 Preston Rd, Dallas | — |
| Kaufman County MUD 9 | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 80, Tomball | — |
| Kaufman County Wcid 1 | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 1047, Frisco | — |
| Las Lomas MUD 3 | Other multi-function districts | 14755 Preston Rd, Dallas | — |
| Las Lomas MUD 4 of Kaufman County | Other multi-function districts | 14755 Preston Rd, Dallas | — |
| Moore Farm Wcid 1 | Other multi-function districts | 14755 Preston Rd, Dallas | — |
| Rose Hill Sud | Other multi-function districts | Rose Hill Sud, Kaufman | — |
| Talty Sud of Kaufman County | Other multi-function districts | 11411 Old Military Trl, Forney | — |
| Star Transit | Public mass transit utility | Po Box 703, Terrell | Website |
| Kaufman County Fwsd 1C | Sewerage and water supply | 2008 Brook Mdws, Forney | — |
| Kaufman County Fwsd 1D | Sewerage and water supply | 6406 Oriole Dr, Dallas | — |
| Kaufman County Fwsd 2 | Sewerage and water supply | 3100 McKinnon St, Dallas | — |
| Kaufman County Fwsd 4A | Sewerage and water supply | 3100 McKinnon Street, Dallas | — |
| Kaufman County Fwsd 4B | Sewerage and water supply | 14755 Preston Rd, Dallas | — |
| Kaufman County Fwsd 6 | Sewerage and water supply | 209 S Washington St, Kaufman | — |
| Kaufman County Fwsd 7 | Sewerage and water supply | 2728 N Harwood Street, Dallas | — |
| Polo Ridge Fwsd | Sewerage and water supply | 201 Main St, Fort Worth | — |
| Walden Pond Fwsd | Sewerage and water supply | 2728 North Harwood Street, Dallas | — |
| West Cedar Creek MUD | Sewerage and water supply | 821 S Tool Dr, Tool | Website |
| Kaufman Van Zandt Rockwall Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 8620 Fm 741, Forney | — |
| Kaufman County Fresh Water Supply District 1A | Water supply utility | 2728 N Harwood St, Dallas | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
CRANDALL ISD
School district8 schools
400 W LEWIS ST, Crandall, TX, 75114
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
FORNEY ISD
School district24 schools
600 S BOIS D'ARC ST, Forney, TX, 75126
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
KAUFMAN ISD
School district7 schools
1000 S HOUSTON ST, Kaufman, TX, 75142
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
KEMP ISD
School district6 schools
803 S MAIN ST, Kemp, TX, 75143
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MABANK ISD
School district6 schools
310 E MARKET ST, Mabank, TX, 75147
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
SCURRY-ROSSER ISD
School district3 schools
10705 S STATE HWY 34, Scurry, TX, 75158
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
TERRELL ISD
School district9 schools
700 N CATHERINE ST, Terrell, TX, 75160
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Richardson Farmers Market (101 S. Coit Rd Richardson) · Dallas Farmers Market (1010 S. Pearl Expressway Dallas) · Grand Prairie Farmers Market (120 W Main St Grand Prairie) · and 14 more
Waxahachie Downtown Farmers Market (101 W. Main Street Waxahachie) · Ennis Farmers' Market (Ennis) · Hometown Farmers Market (Waxahachie)
Athens Farmers Market (212 N Palestine Athens) · Athens, Tx Farmers Market (Athens)
Downtown Canton Farmers Market (202 N. Buffalo St. Canton)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.