Grandfalls is a town in Ward County, Texas, United States. It was named for its location near the "grand falls" of the Pecos River, located roughly to the west. Early settlers were attracted to the Grandfalls area in the late 1880s by the steady supply of water flowing in the Pecos River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square mile (1.4 km<sup>2</sup>), all land.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable"
|+Grandfalls racial composition<br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic)
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|White (NH)
|128
|37.65%
|-
|Black or African American (NH)
|9
|2.65%
|-
|Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)
|9
|2.65%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino
|194
|57.06%
|-
|Total
|340
|
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 340 people, 129 households, and 99 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the census
Notable people
- Norman Lawrence Cox (1925–2008), was an American football quarterback who played two seasons with the Chicago Rockets of the All-America Football Conference; he attended Grandfalls-Royalty High School
- W. E. "Pete" Snelson, journalist turned businessman and member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature, was born in Grandfalls in 1923
See also
- List of municipalities in Texas