Muskingum County | |
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![]() Location within the U.S. state of Ohio | |
![]() Ohio's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 39°58′N 81°57′W / 39.97°N 81.95°W | |
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Founded | March 1, 1804[1] |
Named for | A Native American word meaning "swampy ground" |
Seat | Zanesville |
Largest city | Zanesville |
Area | |
• Total | 673 sq mi (1,740 km2) |
• Land | 665 sq mi (1,720 km2) |
• Water | 8.0 sq mi (21 km2) 1.2% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 86,410 ![]() |
• Density | 130/sq mi (50/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 12th |
Website | www |
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.
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