Falls Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Falls Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 8,718 people in the township.

Falls Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
Township
Usual Headley Inn, built 1830
Usual Headley Inn, built 1830
Location of Falls Township in Muskingum County
Location of Falls Township in Muskingum County
Coordinates: 39°58′59″N 82°2′5″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMuskingum
TownshipFalls
Area
 • Total26.2 sq mi (67.8 km2)
 • Land24.9 sq mi (64.6 km2)
 • Water1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
732 ft (223 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total8,718
 • Density330/sq mi (130/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-26502[3]
GNIS feature ID1086718[1]

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Much of the city of Zanesville, the county seat of Muskingum County, occupies eastern Falls Township, and the census-designated place of North Zanesville is located northeast of the city of Zanesville.

Name and history

Falls Township was organized in 1808.[4] Statewide, the only other Falls Township is located in Hocking County.

By the 1830s, Falls Township had a church, a blast furnace, as well as several mills and factories.[5]

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[6] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Falls township, Muskingum County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. Everhart, J.F. (1882). History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers. J.F. Everhart & Co. p. 331.
  5. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 193. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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