Golinda, Texas
Golinda is a small city in Falls County, in the Central Texas blackland country about 13 miles south of Waco. It sits amid the gently rolling farm and pasture land that spreads south of the Brazos River valley, in a rural stretch between Waco and the Killeen area. The community remains chiefly residential and agricultural.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 704
- Change from 2020 base
- +14.5%
- Land area
- 4.2 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Falls County and McLennan County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Golinda crosses county lines, so the appraisal district and tax office depend on the parcel address. School, city-limit, MUD, PID, and other special-district lines can be different too. Start with the full county list below instead of treating one county as the answer.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Golinda
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Golinda.
Local History
Why Falls County is called Falls County
The county is named after a natural waterfall on the Brazos River. Early settlers used it as a landmark.
Property Tax
Who handles property taxes in Falls County
Two separate offices handle property taxes here. One sets your value, the other collects the bill.
Local History
Waco Grew Up as a Cattle Town on the Chisholm Trail
After the Civil War, Waco became a major cattle crossing point, with hundreds of thousands of cattle driven through town by 1871.
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