Poetry, Texas
Poetry is a Texas town whose January 1, 2025 Census boundary crosses Hunt County and Kaufman County, in the DFW / North Texas part of the state.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- Town
- July 2025 population
- 1,542
- Change from 2020 base
- +14.7%
- Land area
- 4 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Hunt County and Kaufman County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Poetry crosses county lines, so the appraisal district and tax office depend on the parcel address. School, city-limit, MUD, PID, and other special-district lines can be different too. Start with the full county list below instead of treating one county as the answer.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Poetry
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Poetry.
Local History
The first train turned Greenville cotton into world trade
Greenville's first train arrived in 1880, and its cotton compress later set world records for rail shipments.
Property Tax Basics
Your appraisal and tax bill come from different offices
Hunt CAD handles appraised values and exemptions; Hunt County's tax office collects for many local taxing units.
County Origins
Before Kaufman, There Was King's Fort
An 1840 fort on North Clay Street grew into Kingsboro, the settlement that became Kaufman and gave the new county its seat.
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