Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

City of Cuyahoga Falls
City
Downtown Cuyahoga Falls
Seal
Location in Summit County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 41°8′44″N 81°29′48″W / 41.14556°N 81.49667°W / 41.14556; -81.49667Coordinates: 41°8′44″N 81°29′48″W / 41.14556°N 81.49667°W / 41.14556; -81.49667
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Summit
Government
• Mayor	Don Walters (D)
Area
• Total	25.75 sq mi (66.69 km2)
• Land	25.65 sq mi (66.43 km2)
• Water	0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2)
Elevation	1,024 ft (312 m)
Population (United States Census)
• Total	49,267
• Estimate (2013)	49,253
• Density	1,935.8/sq mi (747.4/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	44221 and 44223
Area code(s)	330 and 234
FIPS code	39-19778
GNIS feature ID	1048646
Website	http://www.cityofcf.com/

Cuyahoga Falls (/ˌkaɪəˈhoʊɡə/ KY-ə-HOH-gə) is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 49,652. It is the second-largest city in Summit County and part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area and of the Cleveland-Akron-Elyria Combined Statistical Area. The city was founded in 1812 by William Wetmore and was originally named Manchester. Cuyahoga Falls is named after the Cuyahoga River (which flows into Lake Erie) and the series of waterfalls that run along the southern boundary of the city.

Cuyahoga Falls is bordered by Akron to the south and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park to the northwest.

Cuyahoga Falls was formed in 1812 near the junction of what was then Northampton, Stow, Tallmadge, and Portage townships. The focus was the series of Cuyahoga River waterfalls that provided power for manufacturing.