Muskingum County, Ohio

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. Its county seat is Zanesville. Nearly bisected by the Muskingum River, the county name is based on a Delaware American Indian word translated as "town by the river" or "elk's eye".

Muskingum County
Location within the U.S. state of Ohio
Ohio's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°58′N 81°57′W
Country United States
State Ohio
FoundedMarch 1, 1804
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
  Density130/sq mi (50/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district12th
Websitewww.muskingumcountyoh.gov

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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