Talty, Texas
City
Location of Talty in Kaufman County, Texas
Location of Talty in Kaufman County, Texas
Coordinates: 32°41′31″N 96°23′52″W / 32.69194°N 96.39778°W / 32.69194; -96.39778
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyKaufman
Area
[1]
 • Total3.39 sq mi (8.78 km2)
 • Land3.39 sq mi (8.78 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
440 ft (134 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,535
 • Estimate 
(2019)[2]
2,760
 • Density813.68/sq mi (314.18/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code48-71756[3]
GNIS feature ID1379137[4]
Websitewww.taltytexas.com

Talty is a city in Kaufman County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,535 at the 2010 census,[5] and in 2019 the estimated population was 2,760.[6]

Incorporated on May 1, 1999, as the Town of Talty, the name was formally changed to City of Talty in 2015.[7]

Don Willett, a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and former Texas Supreme Court justice, is from Talty.

Geography

Talty is located in northwestern Kaufman County at 32°41′31″N 96°23′52″W / 32.69194°N 96.39778°W / 32.69194; -96.39778 (32.692066, –96.397845).[8] Interstate 20 passes through the town, with access from Exit 493. I-20 leads east 7 miles (11 km) to Terrell and west 13 miles (21 km) to Interstate 635 southeast of Dallas. Downtown Dallas is 26 miles (42 km) west of Talty.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Talty has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.1 km2), all land.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20001,028—
20101,53549.3%
20202,50062.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
Talty racial composition as of 2020[10]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[lower-alpha 1]
Race Number Percentage
White (NH) 1,608 64.32%
Black or African American (NH) 280 11.2%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 10 0.4%
Asian (NH) 14 0.56%
Some Other Race (NH) 4 0.16%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) 88 3.52%
Hispanic or Latino 496 19.84%
Total 2,500

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,500 people, 713 households, and 679 families residing in the town.

Education

Talty is served by Forney Independent School District.

Almost all of Talty is zoned to Henderson Elementary School (in unincorporated Kaufman County), while a very small portion is zoned to Claybon Elementary School (Forney).[13]

Warren Middle School (in unincorporated Kaufman County), and Forney High School (Forney) serve Talty students.

References

  1. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Talty town, Texas". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Boundary Changes". Geographic Change Notes: Texas. Population Division, United States Census Bureau. May 19, 2006. Archived from the original on August 6, 2010. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
  8. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  11. ↑ https://www.census.gov/
  12. ↑ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  1. ↑ Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.[11][12]
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