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Kemp, TX

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Population
1,453
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
381 ft
Median Home Value
$168,100
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$1,036/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$55,833
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in TexasPopulation rankingHighest population places in TexasNearest larger communityTerrell, Texas20 miles away · 23,921 residents.

About Kemp

Kemp is a Kaufman County city at the north end of Cedar Creek Lake, with U.S. 175 skirting its northeast side. The post office opened in 1851, and the place took its name from Malvina Kemp Watkins, wife of the first postmaster. Early Kemp also had a Presbyterian congregation and the Kemp Academy of Learning, which began in 1867. Today the lake and the highway do much of the visual work, but the old town story is still there: a post office, a railroad bet, and a name borrowed from a local family.

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