Falls City

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Falls City

Total population

541

Median home value

$174,100

30%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$56,339

Falls City$56k

National$74k

Founded

1893

Elevation94 m

Land area2.36 km²

Weather98°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates28.98°, -98.02°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Falls City is a city in Karnes County, Texas, United States. The population was 514 at the 2020 census. Falls City is near the location of a uranium tailings disposal cell, completed in 1994 under the terms of the 1978 Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act. The early settlers, predominantly Polish Catholics, founded the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in 1902.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Falls City, TX from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

F

Fabian Kowalik

American baseball player

Reies Tijerina

American activist (1926–2015)

R

Ronald Kolodzie

American fashion designer (1940–2010)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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• Jourdanton
  31.7 mi away
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  34.5 mi away · pop. 1,215
• Kirby
  39.8 mi away
• Converse
  40.5 mi away · pop. 27,466
• Charlotte
  41.9 mi away
• Cibolo
  42.3 mi away · pop. 32,276
• Beeville
  43.1 mi away · pop. 13,412
• Cuero
  45.1 mi away · pop. 8,165
• George West
  45.4 mi away
• Balcones Heights
  47.4 mi away
• Geronimo
  47.9 mi away
• Castle Hills
  48 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Falls City

Wichita Falls, Texas

Rand McNally · 2000

A report from the Texas School Performance Review

Texas School Performance Review (Agency) · 1999

Falling for her boss

Bonnie K. Winn · 2015

Charter of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas

Wichita Falls (Tex.) · 1928

Housing study 1973: City of Wichita Falls, Wichita Falls, Texas

Wichita Falls (Tex.). Planning Division. · 1973

Industrial report of the city of Wichita Falls, Texas

Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce. Industrial Department · 1927

General plan, Wichita Falls, Texas

Wichita Falls (Tex.). Planning Division. · 1973

SelectEditions--Volume 3 2000

Tanis H. Erdmann · 2000

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Dos Pistolas, Brooks, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 131 mi
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• Wildfire Clark, Edwards, Texas
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  Wildfires · 2026-08-28 · 160 mi
• Wildfire McKee Draw, Edwards, Texas
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• Wildfire Rio Escondido, Hamilton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 174 mi
• Wildfire Breezy, Starr, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 179 mi
• Wildfire Dry River, Sutton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 196 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-23 08:15 UTC.