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Marble Falls is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city population was 7,033.[5] Lake Marble Falls is part of the Highland Lakes on the Colorado River, the largest chain of lakes in Texas.[6]

Marble Falls, Texas
City
Hill view of Marble Falls, 2007
Nickname:  Marble
Motto:  "Lakeside Charm with Downtown Flair"
Location of Marble Falls, Texas
Coordinates: 30°34′N 98°17′W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Burnet
Area [1]
• Total	15.16 sq mi (39.26 km2)
• Land	14.51 sq mi (37.59 km2)
• Water	0.65 sq mi (1.67 km2)
Elevation	823 ft (251 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	6,077
• Estimate  (2019)[2]	7,038
• Density	484.94/sq mi (187.24/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	78654, 78657
Area code	830
FIPS code	48-46584[3]
GNIS feature ID	1362162[4]
Website	ci.marble-falls.tx.us

History

Marble Falls was founded by Adam Rankin Johnson[7] in 1887, a former Indian fighter and Confederate general, known as "Stovepipe" Johnson for his Civil War escapades, which included duping the Union army in Newburgh, Indiana, with fake "cannons," constructed from stovepipes and wagon wheels. Johnson had viewed the natural Marble Falls during his pre-war days as a Burnet County surveyor, and had dreamed of building an industrial city, powered by the tumbling Colorado River, not to be confused with the river of the same name in Colorado and Arizona. Despite a "friendly fire" incident which blinded him near the end of the Civil War, General Johnson followed through with his dream, facilitating the construction of a railroad to nearby Granite Mountain in 1884, then (with ten partners, including one son, one nephew and two sons-in-law) platting the townsite and selling lots, beginning July 12, 1887. Johnson built a fine home, a college (soon to be home of the "Falls on the Colorado Museum") and a large factory near the falls. The town grew to a population of 1,800 within ten years.

Marble Falls made history in 1917 by electing Ophelia Crosby "Birdie" Harwood as the first woman mayor in Texas, three years before women were allowed to vote.

When the Max Starcke Dam was completed in 1951, the marble falls which had given the town its name were submerged under the new Lake Marble Falls. While the town's economy struggled through the drought of the 1950s, a new economy based on tourism and retirement began to grow in the 1970s. During the last thirty years, Marble Falls has grown into the retail and entertainment center for the Highland Lakes area, and continues to attract tourists, retirees and new businesses.[8]

Geography

Marble Falls is located in southern Burnet County at 30°34′N 98°17′W (30.5741, –98.2782),[9] on the banks of Lake Marble Falls. According to the Handbook of Texas website, the former falls were flooded by the lake, which was created by a shelf of limestone running diagonally across the Colorado River from northeast to southwest. The upper layer of limestone, brownish on the exterior but a deep blue inside, was so hard and cherty it was mistaken for marble. The falls were actually three distinct formations at the head of a canyon 1.25 miles (2.01 km) long, with a drop of some 50 feet (15 m) through the limestone strata. The natural lake and waterfall were covered when the Colorado River was dammed with the completion of Max Starcke Dam in 1951. A photo of the falls as they once existed can be seen at the website for the Wallace Guest House, a local bed and breakfast.[10] Lake Marble Falls sits between Lake Lyndon B. Johnson to the north and Lake Travis to the south. The falls for which the city is named are now underwater but are revealed every few years when the lake is lowered.

Equally noteworthy is the huge igneous batholith called Granite Mountain looming on the town's western edge that secured Marble Falls' place in Texas history. The famed pink granite was used for the construction of the Texas State Capitol and other state government office buildings, and can also be found in the Galveston Seawall and Austin–Bergstrom International Airport.^{[citation needed]}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.2 square miles (31.6 km²), of which 11.6 square miles (30.0 km²) is land and 0.62 square miles (1.6 km²), or 5.21%, is water.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1890	587		—
1910	1,061		—
1920	630		−40.6%
1930	865		37.3%
1940	1,021		18.0%
1950	2,044		100.2%
1960	2,161		5.7%
1970	2,209		2.2%
1980	3,252		47.2%
1990	4,007		23.2%
2000	4,959		23.8%
2010	6,077		22.5%
2019 (est.)	7,038	[2]	15.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

2020 census

Marble Falls racial composition[12]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[lower-alpha 1]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	4,505	64.02%
Black or African American (NH)	138	1.96%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	23	0.33%
Asian (NH)	161	2.29%
Pacific Islander (NH)	1	0.01%
Some Other Race (NH)	12	0.17%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	292	4.15%
Hispanic or Latino	1,905	27.07%
Total	7,037

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,037 people, 2,789 households, and 1,664 families residing in the city.

2010 census

As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 6,077 people, 2,486 households, and 1,542 families residing in the city. There were 28,235 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 83.1% White, 3.9% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 9.1% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.2% of the population.

There were 2,486 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38% were non-families. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.08.

Marble Falls, as of December 1, 2009, is the anchor of the Marble Falls, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area. The census bureau has defined this area as including all of Burnet County and has a total population of 42,896. The micropolitan area, due to close ties to nearby Austin, is a component of the Austin-Round Rock-Marble Falls, TX Consolidated Statistical Area.[14]

Education

Marble Falls Independent School District operates public schools, including Marble Falls High School.

Post-secondary institutions

• Texas Tech University at Highland Lakes
• Central Texas College – Marble Falls

Notable people

• J. Frank Dobie (1888–1964), folklorist, writer, and newspaper columnist owned a ranch in Marble Falls
• Gerald Lyda (1923–2005), general contractor and cattle rancher, born and raised in Marble Falls[15]
• Leonel Manzano, silver medal winner in the 1500m at the 2012 London Olympics, NCAA 1500m Champion, member of the USA 2008 Beijing Olympic Team and the USA 2012 London Olympic Team
• John Arthur Martinez, second-place winner on USA Network's Nashville Star, taught English and tennis at Marble Falls High School
• David Morgan, Tight end for the Minnesota Vikings

Gallery

• 
  Marble Falls City Hall, 2011
• 
  Marble Falls Public Library, 2011
• 
  The Uptown Theater in downtown Marble Falls, 2011
• 
  Texas Ranch to Market Road 1431 in Marble Falls extends westward, 2011

References

External links

• City of Marble Falls official website
• Marble Falls, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
• Marble Falls/Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce
• The Highlander, Marble Falls newspaper
• Granite Mountain article

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Marble Falls ist eine Stadt im Burnet County im US-Bundesstaat Texas in den Vereinigten Staaten.

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