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Coshocton County, Ohio

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Founding:  1811 (declared in 1810) Parent counties:  Muskingum and Tuscarawas Namesake:  The city of Coshocton Seat:  Coshocton (1811–) Land area:  564 square miles Population (2020):  36,612 Population (historic):  7,086 (1820); 25,674 (1850); 26,642 (1880); 28,976 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1810–1850; 1870s; 1890s; 1970s Subdivisions:  One city; five villages; two CDPs; 22 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  5,302 (32.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  51.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  14.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,150 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $899 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,951 Average farm size (1920):  87.8 acres Sources of settlement:  Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ireland, Germany, and...