Falls Township, Hocking County, Ohio

Falls Township is one of the eleven townships of Hocking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 11,731,[3] of whom 5,209 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[4]

Falls Township, Hocking County, Ohio
Township
Brick section of Enterprise-Iles Road, designated a historic site in 2002
Location of Falls Township in Hocking County
Coordinates: 39°32′35″N 82°24′35″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyHocking
Area
 • Total50.1 sq mi (129.8 km2)
 • Land49.3 sq mi (127.8 km2)
 • Water0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2)
Elevation728 ft (222 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total11,731
 • Density238/sq mi (91.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-26488[2]
GNIS feature ID1086317[1]

Geography

Falls Township consists of two disconnected portions in the center and northeast of the county, separated by a short distance. While many Ohio townships are composed of disjointed pieces due to municipal annexations, separation only by other townships is very uncommon.

Its northeastern portion (known as The Gore, or simply Gore) borders the following townships:

Its southwestern portion borders the following townships:

The majority of the city of Logan, the county seat of Hocking County, is located in the southwestern portion of Falls Township.

Name and history

Falls Township takes its name from a waterfall on the Hocking River, where a mill had been built in 1814, prior to the township's formation.[5]

Statewide, the only other Falls Township is located in Muskingum County.

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. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Falls township, Hocking County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Remainder of Falls township, Falls township, Hocking County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  5. Maniskas, Judith S. (2011). Logan and Hocking County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 22.
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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