Created in the year 1804 and named in favor of a Native American word meaning either "by the river-side" or "elk's eye", Muskingum County has a total area of 672.58 sq mi. With Zanesville as the county seat and the largest city, it has a total population of around 86K with an excellent admixture of White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others, including 32.5K households and 22.8K families.

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