Olmsted Falls is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States.

After the Revolutionary War, the area that later became Olmsted Township, from which Olmsted Falls (as well as most of North Olmsted) was subsequently created, was part of the Western Reserve, a strip of northeastern Ohio land stretching 120 miles west from the Pennsylvania border, that was claimed by Connecticut.

Several bidders won the right to purchase what then was known as Township 6, Range 15, with the largest share of almost half of the township going to Aaron Olmsted, a sea captain from East Hartford, Connecticut.

In 1857, the village doubled in size when it annexed Plum Creek, the unincorporated hamlet to the north.

In 1972, the state recognized Olmsted Falls as Ohio’s 231st city because it had a population of more than 5,000 people.

[9] The city is governed by a charter with a mayor and council elected on a non-partisan basis.

CSX tracks, originally built in 1849, cross northeast-southwest through the southeastern corner of the city.

Norfolk Southern tracks, originally built in 1853, cut east-west through the city.

[11] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.12 square miles (10.67 km2), all land.

There were 3,897 housing units at an average density of 945.9 per square mile (365.2/km2).

28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 3,267 housing units at an average density of 790.8 per square mile (305.3/km2).

24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.