Muskingum township, Muskingum County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 30.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 3,813 (all rural)
| Males: 1,895 |  (49.7%) |
| Females: 1,918 |  (50.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,812 (2,937 owner occupied, 875 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Muskingum township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.3%
- Black: 1.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 33.3
Median age of females: 33.9
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Average household size: 2.72
| Muskingum township: | 2.7 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.06
| Muskingum township: | $39,212 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $471 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $96,800 (it was $81,400 in 2000)
| : | $96,800 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 126 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 8.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Muskingum Township Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Muskingum township include: Sherrods Chapel (A), Muskingum Presbyterian Church (B), Saint Marys Catholic Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Baxter Cemetery (1), Mattingly Settlement Cemetery (2), Muskingum Presbyterian Cemetery (3), Shannon Baptist Cemetery (4), Sherrods Chapel Cemetery (5), Boxter Cemetery (6), Garnger Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Muskingum River Lock and Dam Number (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Blunt Run (A), Beech Run (B), Ellis Run (C), Shawnee Run (D), Big Run (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Muskingum township: Powelson State Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
62% of Muskingum township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3041
- Northeast: 134
- Midwest: 130
- South: 224
- West: 105
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $89,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,067
- Two: 18
- 3 or 4: 141
- 5 to 9: 160
- Mobile homes: 65
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Muskingum township with a mortgage: 600 (108 second mortgage, 103 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 216
- Wood products (10%)
- Construction (10%)
- Health care (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Health care (21%)
- Wood products (17%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Muskingum township:
- German (25.4%)
- English (19.9%)
- United States or American (18.0%)
- Irish (11.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (5.6%)
- Italian (3.1%)
- French (except Basque) (2.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,485 (84%)
- Carpooled: 216 (12%)
- Walked: 38 (2%)
- Worked at home: 30 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (45%)
- Utility gas (39%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Wood (1%)
98.0% of residents of Muskingum township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,645- In family households: 3,320 (808 male householders, 271 female householders)
841 spouses, 1,281 children (1,214 natural, 32 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 32 other relatives, 58 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 325 (156 male householders (135 living alone)), 122 female householders (97 living alone)), 47 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 445 2-persons, 250 3-persons, 277 4-persons, 67 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 232 1-person, 46 2-persons,
823 married couples with children.
267 single-parent households (46 men, 221 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 103
| Here: | 19.4% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18
| Here: | 9.9% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 21
| Here: | 19.3% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |