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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
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 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, Falls County is sixth among 254 Texas counties in corn production.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1850 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1851 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1851 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1854 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1903 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1860 | 3,614
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| 1870 | 9,851
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| 1880 | 16,240
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| 1890 | 20,706
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| 1900 | 33,342
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| 1910 | 35,649
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| 1920 | 36,217
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| 1930 | 38,771
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| 1940 | 35,984
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| 1950 | 26,724
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| 1960 | 21,263
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| 1970 | 17,300
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| 1980 | 17,946
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| 1990 | 17,712
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