Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 1,784 people, this town lies in Ohio. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Cass Township’s subject grades are an A− for schools and civic life and an A for history; the weakest is a C for walkability. 15% of residents are under 18 in Cass Township, against 22% in Ohio’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. A typical home costs about $199K, 3.3 years of the Zanesville area’s $61K median household income. Its National Register listings include Prospect Place and Adams-Gray House. Cass Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Cass Township beats most towns.
Prospect Place1,600 counted in 2010 and 1,811 in 2020; an estimated 1,784 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Cass Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1840 and 3 maps from 1910 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Cass Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Cass Township.
Cass Township’s midpoint age is 49.1 years. Adults 35 to 64 are 52% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide). 36% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more locally.
| Cass Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.1 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 24% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 20% | 18% |
Somewhere between 35% and 65% women
The Census survey reached too few of Cass Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±15 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Cass Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.8% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 44.3% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.5% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.9% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.2% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,800, single groups can be off by several points
In Cass Township, 2% of working residents work locally. Jobs based in the town fell to 534 in 2023, 62 fewer than in 2013. The median household income for Cass Township comes to $98,000. The top destinations are Zanesville (21%), Columbus (10%) and Dresden (6%).
| Cass Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $98,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Two figures for adults in Cass Township: 41% sleep under 7 hours, 28% have been diagnosed with depression. For adults in the town, the share who have obesity is 42%.
| Cass Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cass Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with obesity | 42% | 37.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 20°, with about 18 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Cass Township than in 61% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 77% come from inland flooding and 6% from tornadoes. Since 1979, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out locally.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
16 miles of trail. For Cass Township, the trail density is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Cass Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cass Township. Close and well known come first.
27 mi Zoo & aquariumThe Wilds
32 mi MuseumAge of Steam Roundhouse
24 mi Ancient siteAlligator Effigy Mound
14 mi MuseumFlint Ridge State Memorial
22 mi GardenDawes Arboretum
34 mi MuseumAmish & Mennonite Heritage CenterThe Wilds: Bikingshaun (talk), CC BY 3.0 · Age of Steam Roundhouse: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alligator Effigy Mound: Rev. Stephen D. Peet, editor, Public domain · Flint Ridge State Memorial: Nyttend, Public domain · Dawes Arboretum: Annmarie Creamer, Public domain · Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center: photoswelike, CC BY-SA 2.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Cass Township
About 1 of every 100 Cass Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Cass Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Cass Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Cass Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,811 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
8 towns share a border with Cass Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C |
| Madison Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | C |
| Dresden | — | — | B | — | A− | C+ |
| Jackson Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | C |
| Washington Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Muskingum Township | #834 | C | C | — | A− | C |
| Virginia Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cass Township, Jefferson Township, Dresden and Jackson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Cass Township, Jefferson Township, Dresden, Jackson Township and Muskingum Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Madison Township, Washington Township and Virginia Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cass Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
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