Muskingum County, Ohio
Muskingum County | |
|---|---|
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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| Founded | March 1, 1804 |
| Named after | 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 east-central portion of 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 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.