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Falls Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

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official_nameFalls Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
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image_skylineUsual Headley Inn.jpg
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image_captionUsual Headley Inn, built 1830
image_mapMap of Muskingum County Ohio Highlighting Falls Township.png
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Falls Township in Muskingum County
subdivision_typeCountry
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subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Muskingum
subdivision_type3Township
subdivision_name3Falls
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area_total_km267.8
area_land_km264.6
area_water_km23.3
area_total_sq_mi26.2
area_land_sq_mi24.9
area_water_sq_mi1.3
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total8718
population_density_km2auto
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timezoneEastern (EST)
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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.

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

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

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.

References

References

  1. "Falls township, Muskingum County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
  2. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  4. Everhart, J.F.. (1882). "History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers". J.F. Everhart & Co..
  5. Kilbourn, John. (1833). "The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary". Scott and Wright.
  6. [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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