Falls County, Texas

Falls County
Falls County
County
	The Falls County Courthouse in Marlin. The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 2000.
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	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 31°16′N 96°56′W / 31.26°N 96.93°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1850
Named for	Falls on the Brazos Park
Seat	Marlin
Largest city	Marlin
Area
• Total	774 sq mi (2,000 km2)
• Land	765 sq mi (1,980 km2)
• Water	8.4 sq mi (22 km2) 1.1%
Population (2020)
• Total	16,968
• Density	22/sq mi (8.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	17th
Website	www.co.falls.tx.us

Falls County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,968.^[1] The county seat is Marlin.^[2] It is named for the original 10-foot-tall waterfall on the Brazos River, which existed until the river changed course during a storm in 1866. The present falls is 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.

With a large portion of its economy based on agriculture,^[3] Falls County is sixth among 254 Texas counties in corn production.^[4]

^ "Falls County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Falls County - Texas Almanac". www.texasalmanac.com. May 22, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
^ Texas Farm Facts

[1] "Falls County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] "Falls County - Texas Almanac". www.texasalmanac.com. May 22, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2018.

[4] Texas Farm Facts

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