Talty, Texas
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Talty is a city in Kaufman County
Kaufman County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 71,313 people, 24,367 households, and 19,225 families residing in the county. The population density was 91/sq mi . There were 26,133 housing units at an average density of 33/sq mi...

, Texas
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Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, United States
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. The population was 1,028 at the 2000 census.

Talty was incorporated on May 1, 1999.

Texas Supreme Court
Texas Supreme Court
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 Justice Don R. Willett was reared in Talty.

Geography

Talty is located at 32°41′31"N 96°23′52"W (32.692066, -96.397845).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 3 square miles (7.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 1,028 people, 311 households, and 293 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 344.3 people per square mile (132.7/km²). There were 338 housing units at an average density of 113.2 per square mile (43.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.40% White, 5.74% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 2.72% from other races
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, and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.59% of the population.

There were 311 households out of which 55.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 86.8% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 5.5% were non-families. 4.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 0.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.31 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the city the population was spread out with 34.7% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 37.6% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 2.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 108.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $92,695, and the median income for a family was $95,357. Males had a median income of $59,667 versus $33,438 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $49,567. None of the population or families were below the poverty line.

Education

Talty is served by Forney Independent School District
Forney Independent School District
The Forney Independent School District is a school district based in Forney, Texas .The district serves the city of Forney, the city of Talty, the small Kaufman County portion of Mesquite , and other unincorporated areas in Kaufman County....

.

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
Forney, Texas
Forney is a city in Kaufman County, Texas, United States and has been named by the Texas legislature as the "Antique Capital of Texas". The population was 5,588 at the 2000 census...

) https://webapps.forneyisd.net/forney/newspost2/asp/newsposting.asp?id=642.

Warren Middle School (in unincorporated Kaufman County), and Forney High School
Forney High School
Forney High School is a public secondary school in Forney, Texas, United States that houses grades 9 through 12. It is a part of the Forney Independent School District and serves Forney, Talty, the small Kaufman County portion of Mesquite, and some surrounding unincorporated areas of Kaufman...

(Forney) serve all Talty residents.

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