Muskingum County

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Muskingum County Courthouse in Zanesville, listed in the NRHP with the number 73001515 [1]
Muskingum County Courthouse in Zanesville, listed on the NRHP with number 73001515
administration
US state : Ohio
Administrative headquarters : Zanesville
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
401 Main Street
Zanesville, OH 43701-3519
Foundation : January 7, 1804
Made up from: Fairfield County
Washington County
Area code : 001 740
Demographics
Residents : 86,074  (2010)
Population density : 50 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1742 km²
Water surface : 21 km²
map
Map of Muskingum County within Ohio
Website : www.muskingumcounty.org

Muskingum County is a county in the state of Ohio in the United States . At the 2010 census , the county had 86,074 people and a population density of 50 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Zanesville .

geography

The county is located in east-east Ohio and has an area of ​​1742 square kilometers, of which 21 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Coshocton County , Guernsey County , Noble County , Morgan County , Perry County, and Licking County .

Administrative divisions of Muskingum County

The following localities are in Muskingum County:

as well as the communities ( Village )

history

Muskingum County was formed on January 7, 1804 from parts of Fairfield County and Washington County. It was named after the Muskingum River . Muskingum is a Delaware expression which means something like "swampy land" or "boggy land".

80 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of May 17, 2018).

Worth seeing

Attractions in the county include Dillon State Park and the Zane Gray Museum .

In October 2011, Muskingum County Animal Farm hit the headlines after its owner released 56 large carnivores and committed suicide.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1810 10,036 -
1820 17,824 77.6%
1830 29,334 64.6%
1840 38,749 32.1%
1850 45,049 16.3%
1860 44,416 -1.4%
1870 44,886 1.1%
1880 49,774 10.9%
1890 51.210 2.9%
1900 53,185 3.9%
1910 57,488 8.1%
1920 57,980 0.9%
1930 67,398 16.2%
1940 69,795 3.6%
1950 74,535 6.8%
1960 79.159 6.2%
1970 77,826 -1.7%
1980 83,340 7.1%
1990 82,068 -1.5%
2000 84,585 3.1%
2010 86,074 1.8%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Muskingum County's Pyramid of Age

Muskingum County's population was 84,585 as of the 2000 census . 2,474 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 32,518 households and 22,860 families. The population density was 49 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 93.91 percent white, 4.01 percent African American, 0.21 percent Native American, 0.27 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.20 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.37 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.52 percent of the population.

Of the 32,518 households, 33.3 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 54.3 percent were married couples living together, 12.0 percent were single mothers, 29.7 percent were non-families, 24.9 percent were single households, and 10.9 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.01.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.9 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 9.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.7 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.6 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 14.3 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 88.4 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 35,185 , and the median income for a family is $ 41,938. Males had a median income of $ 31,537 versus $ 22,151 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,533. 9.9 percent of families and 12.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 17.9 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 10.0 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved January 21, 2019
  2. ↑ Muskingum County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  3. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 218 .
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 17, 2018.
  5. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
  7. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011
  8. ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved October 31, 2016
  9. ^ Muskingum County, Ohio , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Muskingum County, Ohio  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 39 ° 58 ′  N , 81 ° 57 ′  W