Chagrin Falls Township, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Chagrin Falls Township
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Image Map1:ChagrinFallsTwp-CuyahogaCoOH.png
Mapsize1:250px
Map Caption1:Location of Chagrin Falls Township in Cuyahoga County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cuyahoga
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:6.8
Area Land Km2:6.7
Area Water Km2:0.1
Area Total Sq Mi:2.6
Area Land Sq Mi:2.6
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:4317
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:280
Elevation Ft:919
Coordinates:41.4311°N -81.3908°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44022
Area Code:440
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-13372[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085961

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, resulting in a population density of 261.7 persons/mile² (101.0 persons/km).[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:

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Chagrin Falls township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio . . November 23, 2021 .
  4. Subtracting 2020 census population of village from population of township.
  5. http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/census/households.html Cuyahoga County Households and Household Size
  6. http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/census/land.html Cuyahoga County Land Area and Population Density
  7. Web site: Geographic Areas Reference Map Series - Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2023. PDF. 2024-06-17.
  8. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24
  9. Web site: Chagrin Falls Township Representatives. Chagrin Falls Township. 30 June 2022.