Muskingum County, Ohio
Overview
Muskingum County is a county located in the state
of Ohio
, United States
. As of the 2010 census, the population was 86,074. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39/39119.html Its county seat
is Zanesville
. Nearly bisected by the Muskingum River
, it is based on a Delaware
American Indian
word translated as "town by the river" or "elk's eye".
The Zanesville Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Muskingum County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau
, the county has a total area of 673 square miles (1,743.1 km²).665 square miles (1,721 km²) of it is land and 8 square miles (20.7 km²) of it (1.18%) is water.
As of the census
of 2000, there were 84,585 people, 32,518 households, and 22,860 families residing in the county.
U.S. state
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of Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
United States
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. As of the 2010 census, the population was 86,074. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39/39119.html Its county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
is Zanesville
Zanesville, Ohio
Zanesville is a city in and the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The population was 25,586 at the 2000 census.Zanesville was named after Ebenezer Zane, who had constructed Zane's Trace, a pioneer road through present-day Ohio...
. Nearly bisected by the Muskingum River
Muskingum River
The Muskingum River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 111 miles long, in southeastern Ohio in the United States. An important commercial route in the 19th century, it flows generally southward through the eastern hill country of Ohio...
, it is based on a Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
American Indian
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
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word translated as "town by the river" or "elk's eye".
The Zanesville Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Muskingum County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the county has a total area of 673 square miles (1,743.1 km²).665 square miles (1,721 km²) of it is land and 8 square miles (20.7 km²) of it (1.18%) is water.
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(west)
As of the census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 84,585 people, 32,518 households, and 22,860 families residing in the county.
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