In 1986, Cuyahoga Falls merged with Northampton Township, the first merger of a city and township in Ohio. Cuyahoga Falls had been founded as an industrial city, taking advantage of the river power. By the 1970s, though, it had become a residential community.
Guinness World Records says the oldest living person verified by original proof of birth is Misao Okawa, a 115-year-old Japanese woman. The oldest verified age was 122 years and 164 days: Jeanne Calment of France, who died in 1997.
Only one man in history has the distinction of being among the ten oldest people who ever lived. That man was the Danish-American Christian Mortensen. With an astonishing 115 year, 252 day lifespan, Mortensen is the oldest living man on record. He was born on August 16, 1882 and died on April 25, 1998.