Talty is a city in
Kaufman County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,535 at the 2010 census,
and in 2020 the population was 2,500.
Incorporated on May 1, 1999, as the Town of Talty, the name was formally changed to City of Talty in 2015.
Don Willett, a judge on the
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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...
and former
Texas Supreme Court justice, is from Talty.
Geography
Talty is located in northwestern Kaufman County.
Interstate 20 passes through the town, with access from Exit 493. I-20 leads east to
Terrell and west to
Interstate 635 southeast of
Dallas
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.
Downtown Dallas
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is west of Talty.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Talty has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
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).
Warren Middle School (in unincorporated Kaufman County), and
Forney High School (Forney) serve Talty students.
References
External links
Official website
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Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
Cities in Kaufman County, Texas
Cities in Texas
Populated places established in 1999
1999 establishments in Texas