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Welcome to Falls County ...

Time Zone: Falls County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Marlin is the Seat for Falls County.

Falls County was founded in 1850. Falls was created by taking area from Limestone and Milam Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Falls had a population of 17,297 people. This is a decrease of 3.32% since the last Census (which gave a population of 17,891 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Falls represented 0.07% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Falls County:

  • Bruceville - Eddy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
  • Golinda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Golinda is located in Falls County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Lott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lott is located in Falls County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lott <2>
  • Marlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Marlin is located in Falls County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,551 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlin <2>
  • Rosebud
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Rosebud is located in Falls County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,344 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebud <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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