Falls County
Also known as Falls County, Texas, Falls County, TX
county in Texas, United States
AI overview
Falls County is a county located in Texas, in the central part of the state. It is part of the broader Texas county system that serves as a local government division for administering services and governance to its residents.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Named after
- Falls on the Brazos Park
- Seat
- Marlin
- Largest city
- Marlin
- Total
- 774 sq mi (2,000 km )
- Land
- 765 sq mi (1,980 km )
- Water
- 8.4 sq mi (22 km ) 1.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 17,869
- Density
- 22.2/sq mi (8.56/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
Article
Falls County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,968. The county seat is Marlin. It is named for the original 10-foot-tall waterfalls on the Brazos River, which existed until the river changed course during a storm in 1866. The present falls are two miles northeast of the original falls, at the Falls on the Brazos Park, a camping site only a few miles out of Marlin on Farm to Market Road 712.
Falls County is part of the Waco, Texas, metropolitan statistical area.