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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Muskingum County 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 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.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1800 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1804 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1804 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1804 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1804 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1820 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1867 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1810 | 10,036
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1820 | 17,824
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1830 | 29,334
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1840 | 38,749
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1850 | 45,049
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1860 | 44,416
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1870 | 44,886
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1880 | 49,774
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1890 | 51,210
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1900 | 53,185
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1910 | 57,488
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1920 | 57,980
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1930 | 67,398
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1940 | 69,795
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1950 | 74,535
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1960 | 79,159
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1970 | 77,826
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1980 | 83,340
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1990 | 82,068
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Research Tips
Schneider, Norris F. Y Bridge City, the Story of Zanesville and Muskingum County, Ohio, World Publishing Co., New York and Cleveland, 1950
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~ohmuskin/
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