Muskingum County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 84,585. Its county seat is Zanesville. Nearly bisected by the Muskingum River, it is named for an Indian word translated as "by the river-side" 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 (1,742 km²...
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Muskingum County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 84,585. Its county seat is Zanesville. Nearly bisected by the Muskingum River, it is named for an Indian word translated as "by the river-side" 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 (1,742 km²).665 square miles (1,721 km²) of it is land and 8 square miles (21 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. The population density was 127 people per square mile (49/km²). There were 35,163 housing units at an average density of 53 per square mile (20/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.91% White, 4.01% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 1.37% from two...
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