Muskingum County, Ohio

Muskingum County
Muskingum County Courthouse
Flag of Muskingum County
Official seal of Muskingum County
Map of Ohio highlighting Muskingum County
Location within the U.S. state of Ohio
Map of the United States highlighting Ohio
Ohio's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°58′N 81°57′W / 39.97°N 81.95°W / 39.97; -81.95
Country United States
State Ohio
FoundedMarch 1, 1804[1]
Named forA Native American word meaning "swampy ground"
SeatZanesville
Largest cityZanesville
Area
 • Total673 sq mi (1,740 km2)
 • Land665 sq mi (1,720 km2)
 • Water8.0 sq mi (21 km2)  1.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total86,410 Increase
 • Density130/sq mi (50/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district12th
Websitewww.muskingumcountyoh.gov

Muskingum County (/məˈskɪŋ(ɡ)əm/ mə-SKING-(g)əm) is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 86,410.[2] Its county seat is Zanesville.[3] Nearly bisected by the Muskingum River, the county name is based on a Delaware American Indian word translated as "town by the river"[4][5] or "elk's eye".[6] Muskingum County comprises the Zanesville, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area. The Zanesville Micropolitan Statistical Area is the second-largest statistical area within the Combined Statistical Area, after the Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "Ohio County Profiles: Muskingum County" (PDF). Ohio Department of Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
  2. ^ 2020 census
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Muskingum County". Ohio History Central. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  5. ^ "History of the Muskingum County". Muskingum County Website. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  6. ^ First Explorations of Kentucky. Filson Club. 1898. p. 133. Retrieved January 7, 2019. form the muskingum.