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We would like to provide the residents of  Kaufman  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Kaufman Home page. The Kaufman Home page provides as much information as possible on Kaufman. Knowing Kaufman’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Kaufman’s Home page, you will also find Kaufman’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Kaufman has a population of 7646. 48.5% of Kaufman’s inhabitants are Male, and 51.5 are female. 41.8% of Kaufman is married and 53.6% own their own home. The Average Home price is $104,788, and the average rent is $1,049. Household median income in Kaufman is $49,827, and the individual median income is $26,646. Kaufman’s Ethnic is the following: White(84.1%), Hispanic(35.7%), Black(9.4%), Other(3.8%), Multiple(2.7%).


Kaufman was founded as "Kings Fort", named after Dr. William P. King, who established the fort in 1840 after purchasing 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2) of land where the city is now located. The community was renamed "Kingsboro" after five years of growth. In 1852, Kingsboro was renamed "Kaufman" after the newly formed Kaufman County, which in turn was named after David S.


Kaufman.Kaufman was the first place that Bonnie Parker, of Bonnie and Clyde, was incarcerated. Nearby Camp Kaufman was used as a German POW camp during World War II.


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