Mabank, Texas
Mabank is a town in Henderson and Kaufman counties in East Texas, roughly 49 miles southeast of Dallas. It lies near Cedar Creek Reservoir, a large lake that draws anglers and weekend residents, and the surrounding landscape marks the transition from the Blackland Prairie into the wooded country of the eastern part of the state. The lake and its recreation are central to the local economy.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- Town
- July 2025 population
- 7,294
- Change from 2020 base
- +78.6%
- Land area
- 8.7 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Henderson County, Kaufman County, and Van Zandt 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
Mabank 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 Mabank
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Mabank.
County History
The county name settled before the county seat did
Henderson County took its name from Texas's first governor in 1846, while its government was still moving from place to place.
Property Tax
The appraisal district, tax units, and collector do different jobs
Henderson CAD sets values and handles exemptions and protests; elected taxing bodies set rates; collectors send and receive the bills they serve.
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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