History · Falls

Falls’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Falls Township is a township in Chase County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,163.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,126 to 1,053 (-6%). Half of its homes were built before 1954.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Falls yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

2 historic places in Falls

2 places in Falls are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Kansasby listings · most towns there have none
2places listed1 building · 1 other
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
2historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1974first listedWood House · newest: Cottonwood River Bridge, 1985

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When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

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