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Welcome to Heath ...

The city of Heath is located

Heath is primarily located in Kaufman County<1>. A portion of Heath extends into Rockwall County.


The location of Heath has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Heath, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Heath has a population of 9,345 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Heath is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Heath lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Heath had an population of 9,345 people. This is an increase of 35.02% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 125.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Heath had a population of 6,921 people (which is 6.7% of the total population of Kaufman County). This makes Heath the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Heath represents 0.03% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 268th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,921 people, the population of Heath increased 66.81% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,149 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Heath.

Communities Also Named Heath ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Heath: This one is located in Kaufman County and the other is located in Rockwall County.

Beyond Texas, there are 23 communities that are also named Heath - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2) and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Heath.

Communities near Heath ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Heath.

  • Dallas
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Dallas is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343,266 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <5>
  • Plano
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
    • Plano is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <5>
  • Garland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mesquite
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesquite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite
    • Mesquite is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,916 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesquite <5>
  • Richardson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rowlett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett
    • Rowlett is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowlett <5>
  • Wylie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
    • Wylie is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <5>
  • Forney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sachse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sachse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachse
    • Sachse is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,964 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sachse <5>
  • University Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
    • University Park is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,885 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Park <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Heath. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heath.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Heath. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heath.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Heath. See our Newspapers Page for Heath.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heath ...

Looking for more information about Heath? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Heath, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Heath.

Adding Heath to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Heath in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Heath was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Heath in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heath.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heath. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kaufman County: www.kaufmancounty.net/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Kaufman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Heath.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Heath - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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