Klamath Falls ( ) (Klamath: ʔiWLaLLoonʔa) is a city in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. It was first called "Linkville" when George Nurse founded the town in 1867. This name came from the Link River, because the city sat on its falls. No falls exist there currently. The name was changed to Klamath Falls in 1892. As of the 2010 census, 20,840 people lived there.