Chagrin Falls Township, Ohio

Chagrin Falls Township
Township
Scene on Falls River Road northeast of Chagrin Falls village limits
Location of Chagrin Falls Township in Ohio
Location of Chagrin Falls Township in Cuyahoga County
Coordinates: 41°25′52″N 81°23′27″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Cuyahoga
Area
• Total	2.6 sq mi (6.8 km^2)
• Land	2.6 sq mi (6.7 km^2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km^2)
Elevation [1]	919 ft (280 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	4,317
• Density	1,700/sq mi (630/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44022
Area code	440
FIPS code	39-13372[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085961[1]

Chagrin Falls Township is a township located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township had a total population of 4,317, which includes the village of Chagrin Falls.^[3] The portion of the township outside the village limits had a population of 129 at the 2020 census.^[4] The unincorporated township consists of about 44 households^[5] on an area of 0.52 square miles (1.3 km²), resulting in a population density of 261.7 persons/mile² (101.0 persons/km²).^[6] It is one of only two civil townships remaining in Cuyahoga County (the other being Olmsted Township) and the only Chagrin Falls Township statewide.^[7]

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following villages and townships:

• Russell Township, Geauga County - northeast
• Chagrin Falls - southeast
• Moreland Hills - west

According to the United States Census Bureau, the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the township have a total area of 2.6 sq mi, all land.

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,^[8] 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. As of 2022^[update], the board is composed of chairperson Tom Florkiewicz and members John Finley and Jen McKee, and the fiscal officer is Beth Boles.^[9]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Chagrin Falls township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
4. Subtracting 2020 census population of village from population of township.
5. Cuyahoga County Households and Household Size Archived 2006-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, Cuyahoga County Planning Commission. Accessed 2006-12-28
6. Cuyahoga County Land Area and Population Density Archived 2006-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, Cuyahoga County Planning Commission. Accessed 2006-12-28
7. "Geographic Areas Reference Map Series - Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
8. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
9. "Chagrin Falls Township Representatives". Chagrin Falls Township. Retrieved June 30, 2022.

External links

• Township website
• County website