Welcome to Marlin ...The city of Marlin is located Marlin is located in Falls County<1> and is the County Seat for Falls County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Marlin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Marlin has a population of 5,580 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Marlin is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Marlin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Marlin: 254 The ZIP code for Marlin: 76661<4> Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Marlin had an population of 5,580 people. This is a decrease of 6.49% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.81% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Marlin had a population of 5,967 people (which is 33.35% of the total population of Falls County). This makes Marlin the county's most populous community. The population of Marlin represents 0.02% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 297th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 5,967 people, the population of Marlin decreased 9.97% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,628 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Marlin. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Marlin - they are located in Pennsylvania and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Marlin. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Marlin. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Marlin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marlin. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Marlin. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marlin. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Marlin. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Marlin. Looking for more information about Marlin? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Marlin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Marlin. We originally found mention of Marlin in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Marlin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Marlin.
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