Muskingum County, Ohio
Founding: 1804 Parent counties: Columbiana, Fairfield, and Washington Namesake: The Muskingum River Seat: Zanesville (1804–) Land area: 665 square miles Population (2020): 86,410 Population (historic): 10,036 (1810); 45,049 (1850); 49,774 (1880); 53,185 (1900); 67,398 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1850; 1860–1960; 1970s; 1990–2020 Subdivisions: One city; ten villages; five CDPs; 25 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 10,118 (26.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 44.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 18.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,248 Average outbuilding value (1930): $870 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,688 Average farm size (1920): 87.9 acres Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Virginia,...