Falls County, Texas

Falls County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 18,576. It is named for the s on the. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,004 (774 ). 1,992 km² (769 sq mi) of it is land and 12 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.61%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 77.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 6.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 7.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 14.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 53.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

 * (northeast)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 18,576 people, 6,496 households, and 4,410 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (24/sq mi). There were 7,658 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 61.50%, 27.45% or , 0.50% , 0.11% , 0.04% , 8.81% from , and 1.59% from two or more races. 15.83% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,496 households out of which 30.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.20% were living together, 15.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.10% were non-families. 29.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.60% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 20.80% from 45 to 64, and 16.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 85.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,589, and the median income for a family was $32,666. Males had a median income of $27,042 versus $20,128 for females. The for the county was $14,311. About 18.80% of families and 22.60% of the population were below the, including 28.70% of those under age 18 and 18.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

 * (mostly in McLennan County)
 * (unincorporated)
 * (partly in McLennan County)
 * (unincorporated)
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