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Layers
Territory
- officials recorded 6
- partly recorded 10
- nothing recorded 3
- GEOID
- 48257
- OCD-ID
- ocd-division/country:us/state:tx/county:kaufman
- POP
- 209,235 (2025)
- CENTER
- 32.5993, -96.2878
- SOURCE
- census tiger
Government of Kaufman
Bodies, seats, agencies and services that belong to Kaufman itself. Jurisdictions inside it are listed separately below.
Organization 36
Departments
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Adult Probation Courts469-376-4700 www.kaufmancounty.net
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Constables Police
Precinct constables: peace officers who serve process, act as bailiffs and execute judgments for the justice courts.
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County Auditor Finance
Appointed by the district judges; audits county accounts and verifies disbursements.
469-376-4571 www.kaufmancounty.net -
County Clerk Clerk
Keeps real property, vital statistics, probate and county court records; issues marriage licenses. Real Property and Vital Statistics line; Probate 469-376-4738; Court Division 469-376-4736.
469-376-4730 www.kaufmancounty.net -
County Communications & Economic Development Economic Development
Located in the County Judge's Office in the Justice Center.
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County Court at Law Courts469-376-4745 www.kaufmancounty.net
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County Judge's Office Administration
Office of the Kaufman County Judge, presiding officer of the Commissioners Court. Phone is the Court Coordinator's published line.
469-376-4139 www.kaufmancounty.net -
972-962-6481 www.kaufmancounty.net
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County Treasurer Finance
Chief custodian of county finance: receives and deposits county revenues, prepares payroll, disburses funds on order of the Commissioners Court.
469-376-4575 www.kaufmancounty.net -
Court Collections Courts469-376-4675 www.kaufmancounty.net
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Prosecutes criminal cases in Kaufman County and provides victim services.
469-376-4760 www.kaufmancounty.net -
Development Services Planning
Manages most permitting in the unincorporated county: 911 addressing, on-site sewage facilities, floodplain, culverts, subdivisions.
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District Clerk Courts
Clerk of the district courts; processes passports. E-filing mandatory since July 1, 2018.
469-376-4640 www.kaufmancounty.net -
Elections Department Elections
Administers elections and voter registration in Kaufman County.
469-376-4595 www.kaufmancounty.net -
Engineering Department Public Works
Floodplain permits for development in FEMA-mapped floodplain in the unincorporated county.
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Building, construction and operational permits and inspections; fire investigations.
469-376-4122 www.kaufmancounty.net -
Human Resources Human Resources469-376-4547 www.kaufmancounty.net
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Indigent Health Care Program Health469-376-4544 www.kaufmancounty.net
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Information Technology Information Technology469-376-4549 www.kaufmancounty.net
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469-376-4182 www.kaufmancounty.net
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469-376-4600 www.kaufmancounty.net
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469-376-4587 www.kaufmancounty.net
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469-376-4620 www.kaufmancounty.net
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Juvenile Probation Courts469-376-4650 www.kaufmancounty.net
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Kaufman County Library Library972-932-6222 www.kaufmancounty.net
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Law Library Library469-376-4759 www.kaufmancounty.net
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Office of Emergency Management Emergency Management469-376-4163 www.kaufmancounty.net
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Pet Adoption Center Animal Services
County-managed pet adoption center (since October 2024). Hours Tue-Fri 12-5 PM, Sat 11 AM-3 PM.
469-376-4120 www.kaufmancounty.net -
469-376-4773 www.kaufmancounty.net
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Public Defender's Office Legal469-376-4534 www.kaufmancounty.net
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County purchasing; vendor registration, bid postings and online auctions.
469-376-4548 www.kaufmancounty.net -
Recycling & Solid Waste Utilities
Monthly county clean-up and collection events; Terrell and Kemp Convenience Stations managed by the County since April 1, 2026.
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Sheriff's Office Police
Kaufman County Sheriff's Office: patrol, dispatch/911, criminal investigations, detention center, animal control. Non-emergency dispatch 469-376-4500.
972-932-4337 www.kaufmanso.com -
Tax Assessor-Collector Finance
Assesses and collects property taxes; vehicle registration. Forney Sub Courthouse at 200 E Main St, Forney, TX 75126. Hours 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, M-F.
469-376-4596 www.kaufmancounty.net -
Veterans Services Human Services
County Veterans Service Officer helps veterans and survivors with benefits.
469-376-4644 www.kaufmancounty.net
Services 26
- 911 Address Application Development Services
- Adopt a Pet Pet Adoption Center
- Birth Records Search County Clerk
- Building Permit Application Fire Marshal's Office
- Check Voter Registration Status Elections Department
- County Job Openings Human Resources
- Court Records Search District Clerk
- Culvert Permit Development Services
- Development Services Online Payments Development Services
- Development Services Public Information Request Development Services
- E-File Court Documents District Clerk
- Emergency Alert Sign-Up Office of Emergency Management
- Fire Marshal Open Records Request Fire Marshal's Office
- Inmate Search Sheriff's Office
- Library Catalog and Account Kaufman County Library
- Marriage License Application County Clerk
- Passport Application Processing District Clerk
- Pay a Ticket - Justice of the Peace Pct. 1 Justice of the Peace Precinct 1
- Pay a Ticket - Justice of the Peace Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Precinct 2
- Pay a Ticket - Justice of the Peace Pct. 3 Justice of the Peace Precinct 3
- Pay a Ticket - Justice of the Peace Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace Precinct 4
- Pay District Attorney Court Fees Online Criminal District Attorney's Office
- Pay Fire Marshal's Office Fees Fire Marshal's Office
- Pay Property Taxes Online Tax Assessor-Collector
- Property Records Search County Clerk
- Voter Registration Elections Department
Within Kaufman
Each of these governs itself. Counts are that jurisdiction's own records.
- jurisdictions
- 25
- agencies
- 68
- bodies
- 10
- officials
- 28
| Name | Agencies | Bodies | Officials |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forney | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Terrell | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Kaufman | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Crandall | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Mabank | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Talty | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Combine | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Oak Ridge | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Poetry | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kemp | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Post Oak Bend | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Scurry | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Oak Grove | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Grays Prairie | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Rosser | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cottonwood | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Crandall Independent School District | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forney Independent School District | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heartland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaufman Independent School District | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kemp Independent School District | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scurry-Rosser Independent School District | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Independent School District | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Ranch | 0 | 0 | 0 |