Falls Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

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, Muskingum County, Ohio|Muskingum County, Ohio|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, Ohio|Zanesville, Ohio|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.