Heartland, Texas

Heartland is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) located in Kaufman County, Texas, United States.^[1] It was founded in 2006. The 2,000 acre master-planned community is located 25 miles east of Downtown Dallas^[2] and is part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. In 2009, Heartland was awarded community of the year by The Homebuilders Association of Greater Dallas.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	8,509		—
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1850–1900[5] 1910[6] 1920[7] 1930[8] 1940[9] 1950[10] 1960[11] 1970[12] 1980[13] 1990[14] 2000[15] 2010[16] 2020[17]

Heartland first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.^[18][17]

2020 census

Heartland CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020[17]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	2,708	31.83%
Black or African American alone (NH)	3,141	36.91%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	29	0.34%
Asian alone (NH)	109	1.28%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	5	0.06%
Other race alone (NH)	58	0.68%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	342	4.02%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,117	24.88%
Total	8,509	100.00%

Education

The community is served by the Crandall Independent School District.^[19] There are currently four of five planned schools within Heartland: Barbara Walker Elementary, Hollis T. Dietz Elementary, and Opal Smith Elementary Schools^[20][21] and Crandall Middle School.^{[22][citation needed]}