Chagrin Falls Township, Ohio
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Chagrin Falls Township
| settlement_type = Township
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| image_skyline = CF Township house with large lawn.jpg
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| image_caption = Scene on Falls River Road northeast of Chagrin Falls village limits
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| image_map = OHMap-doton-Chagrin Township.png
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| map_caption = Location of Chagrin Falls Township in Ohio
| image_map1 = ChagrinFallsTwp-CuyahogaCoOH.png
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| 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
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| unit_pref = Imperial
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| 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
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| 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 = {{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}
| elevation_m = 280
| elevation_ft = 919
| coordinates = {{coord|41|25|52|N|81|23|27|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 44022
| area_code = 440
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 39-13372{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}
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| website = {{URL|https://chagrinfallstownship.org/}}
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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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Chagrin Falls township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 23, 2021 }} The portion of the township outside the village limits had a population of 129 at the 2020 census.Subtracting 2020 census population of village from population of township. The unincorporated township consists of about 44 households[http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/census/households.html Cuyahoga County Households and Household Size] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923040025/http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/census/households.html |date=2006-09-23 }}, Cuyahoga County Planning Commission. Accessed 2006-12-28 on an area of {{convert|0.52|mi2}}, resulting in a population density of 261.7 persons/mile² (101.0 persons/km{{sup|2}}).[http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/census/land.html Cuyahoga County Land Area and Population Density] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923040037/http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/census/land.html |date=2006-09-23 }}, Cuyahoga County Planning Commission. Accessed 2006-12-28 It is one of only two civil townships remaining in Cuyahoga County (the other being Olmsted Township) and the only Chagrin Falls Township statewide.{{Cite web| title = Geographic Areas Reference Map Series - Ohio| publisher = United States Census Bureau| year = 2023| url = https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/GARM20/GARM2020_ST39_OH.pdf| format = PDF| access-date =2024-06-17}}
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,[http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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}}, the board is composed of chairperson Tom Florkiewicz and members John Finley and Jen McKee, and the fiscal officer is Beth Boles.{{cite web|url=https://chagrinfallstownship.org/chagrin-falls-township-representatives/|title=Chagrin Falls Township Representatives|work=Chagrin Falls Township|access-date=30 June 2022}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.chagrinfallstownship.org Township website]
- [http://www.cuyahogacounty.us County website]
{{Cuyahoga County, Ohio}}
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