Falls Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Falls Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
Falls Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
Township
	Usual Headley Inn, built 1830
	Location of Falls Township in Muskingum County
	Coordinates: 39°58′59″N82°2′5″W / 39.98306°N 82.03472°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Muskingum
Township	Falls
Area
• Total	26.2 sq mi (67.8 km2)
• Land	24.9 sq mi (64.6 km2)
• Water	1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2)
Elevation	732 ft (223 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	8,718
• Density	330/sq mi (130/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-26502
GNIS feature ID	1086718

Last updated August 01, 2023

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.

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.

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Jackson Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,425 people in the township.

Washington Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,284 people in the township.

Licking Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,352 people in the township.

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Rich Hill Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 385 people in the township.

References

1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
↑ "Falls township, Muskingum County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
↑ 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.
↑ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 193 . Retrieved December 12, 2013.
↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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[GR3-1] 1 2 "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.

[GR2-3] "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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v t e Municipalities and communities of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Zanesville
City	Zanesville	Map of Ohio highlighting Muskingum County
Villages	Adamsville Dresden Frazeysburg Fultonham Gratiot‡ New Concord Norwich Philo Roseville‡ South Zanesville
Townships	Adams Blue Rock Brush Creek Cass Clay Falls Harrison Highland Hopewell Jackson Jefferson Licking Madison Meigs Monroe Muskingum Newton Perry Rich Hill Salem Salt Creek Springfield Union Washington Wayne
CDPs	Duncan Falls East Fultonham Nashport North Zanesville Pleasant Grove Trinway
Unincorporated communities	Adams Mills Bloomfield Blue Rock Bridgeville Cannelville Chandlersville Coal Hill Cottage Hill Darlington Dillon Falls Ellis Freeland Gaysport Gilbert High Hill Hopewell Ironspot Irville Licking View Marquand Mills Mattingly Settlement Meadow Farm Mount Sterling Moxahala Park Museville Otsego Rix Mills Ruraldale Sonora Spratt Stovertown Sundale White Cottage Young Hickory Zeno
Former communities	Putnam
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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