Kaufman County, Texas
Kaufman County | |
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The Kaufman County Courthouse in Kaufman | |
Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 32°36′N 96°17′W / 32.6°N 96.28°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Founded | February 1848 |
| Named after | David Spangler Kaufman |
| Seat | Kaufman |
| Largest city | Forney |
| Area | |
• Total | 808 sq mi (2,090 km2) |
| • Land | 781 sq mi (2,020 km2) |
| • Water | 27 sq mi (70 km2) 3.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 145,310 |
• Estimate (2024) | 197,829 |
| • Density | 180/sq mi (69/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 5th |
| Website | www |
Kaufman County is a county in the northeastern area of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 145,310. Its county seat is Kaufman. Both the county, established in 1848, and the city were named for David S. Kaufman, a U.S. Representative and diplomat from Texas. Kaufman County is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. 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).