Falls Township
Falls Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. According to the 2020 census, the township had a population of 8,718 residents.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Official Name — Falls Township, Muskingum County, Ohio • Type — Township • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Ohio • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Muskingum • Subdivision Type3 — Township • Subdivision Name3 — Falls • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Km2 — 67.8 • Area Land Km2 — 64.6 • Area Water Km2 — 3.3 • Area Total Sq Mi — 26.2 • Area Land Sq Mi — 24.9 • Area Water Sq Mi — 1.3 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 8718 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Population Density Sq Mi — auto • Time Zone — Eastern (EST) • Utc Offset — -5 • Time Zone Dst — EDT • Utc Offset Dst — -4 • Elevation M — 223 • Elevation Ft — 732 • Custom Label Sec1 — FIPS code • Custom Data Sec1 — 39-26502 • Custom Label1 Sec1 — GNIS feature ID • Custom Data1 Sec1 — 1086718 • Website — https: www.fallstownship.org/
Geography
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: • Muskingum Township - north • Washington Township - east • Wayne Township - southeast corner • Springfield Township - south • Hopewell Township - west • Licking Township - northwest 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
Name and history
Falls Township was organized in 1808. 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.
Government
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, 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.
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.United States Census Bureau. Falls township, Muskingum County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile.
- 2.cite gnis 1086718 Township of Falls 2026-04-02
- 3.United States Census Bureau. U.S. Census website.
- 4.Everhart, J.F. History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers. J.F. Everhart & Co. 331. 1882.
- 5.Kilbourn, John. The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. 193. 1833.
- 6.§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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