Muskingum Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Muskingum Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 4,520 people in the township.[3]

Muskingum Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
Township
Church of the Nativity at Mattingly Settlement
Location of Muskingum Township in Muskingum County
Coordinates: 40°2′40″N 82°2′22″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMuskingum
Area
 • Total30.6 sq mi (79.4 km2)
 • Land30.3 sq mi (78.4 km2)
 • Water0.4 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation958 ft (292 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total3,813
 • Density125.9/sq mi (48.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-53438[2]
GNIS feature ID1086728[1]

Geography

Located in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Muskingum Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Muskingum Township is located in Washington County.

Emergency services

The Muskingum Township is protected by the Falls Township Fire Department, which provides Fire & EMS services to Falls Township, Muskingum Township and mutual aid for surrounding departments. Falls Township Fire Department currently has 3 stations.

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[4] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18501,509—
18601,230−18.5%
18701,078−12.4%
18801,018−5.6%
1890817−19.7%
1900812−0.6%
1910773−4.8%
1920647−16.3%
19306764.5%
19407328.3%
19507593.7%
19608096.6%
19701,06431.5%
19802,712154.9%
19903,34323.3%
20003,81314.1%
20104,52018.5%
2015 (est.)4,5691.1%

Education

Nashport Elementary, which is part of the Tri-Valley Local School District, is located on Creamery Road in Muskingum Township.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Muskingum County, Ohio Census Data Ohio County Profiles, 2010. Accessed 05 June 2014.
  4. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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