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The town has 4,249 residents and lies in Ohio.
Where it falls short is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 77% of the country. With a C overall, Muskingum Township is better than just over a quarter of U.S. towns and ranks 843rd of 987 in Ohio. Its best grade is for cost of living: a typical home costs about $223K, 3.5 years of the Marietta area’s $64K median household income. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for schools, B− for incomes and B− for walkability. This Ohio town has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Col. Joseph Barker House and Vaugh-Stacy-Evans Farm Historic District. A third of residents are 65 or older locally, above both the Ohio town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%).
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Muskingum Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 6 maps from 1904 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Muskingum 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 Muskingum Township.
Muskingum Township sends many workers across the state line to Parkersburg, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
In 3 parks and preserves, walkers have 8.8 miles of trail. Muskingum Township’s concentration of trails is 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Muskingum Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Masonic Park | — | 6 |
| 2. James-Fisher Park | — | 2 |
| 3. Oak Grove Recreation Center | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove Christian School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 83 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
College graduates make up 30% of adults 25 and older, against 32% across Ohio. In Muskingum Township, the median age is 53 years. 4,249 people lived in Muskingum Township by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 3.2% fewer than in 2020.
| Muskingum Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 33% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 53 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 15% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 24% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 78% are men (OH 51%).
| Muskingum Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.1% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.2% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 15% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.3% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.5% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.8% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,200, single groups can be off by several points
44% of adults have obesity in Muskingum Township. Among adults locally, 41% have high blood pressure and 30% get no exercise outside work.
| Muskingum Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Muskingum Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.4% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 23° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
24% of working residents cross a state line to work, Parkersburg among the top destinations. Muskingum Township has about as many jobs (1,652) as working residents, but only 133 people both live and work here.
Just 7% of Muskingum Township’s working residents have a job in town. The town had 1,652 jobs in 2023, up 263 from 2013. The average trip to work for Muskingum Township comes to 21 minutes. The top destinations are Marietta (31%), Parkersburg (6%) and Marietta Township (6%).
| Muskingum Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 8.2% | 9.7% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 88% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $115 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
82% of Muskingum Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. In Muskingum Township, the FEMA hazard score is 56 of 100. Flood insurance has paid out on 42 claims here since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Muskingum Township. Close and well known come first.
28 mi Zoo & aquariumThe Wilds
4 mi MuseumCampus Martius Museum
4 mi MuseumOhio River Museum
4 mi MuseumThe Castle
36 mi MuseumOld Meigs County Courthouse
38 mi MuseumJohn and Annie Glenn MuseumThe Wilds: Bikingshaun (talk), CC BY 3.0 · Campus Martius Museum: Snoopywv, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ohio River Museum: Wolfgang8741, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Castle: Chrispainter1966, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Meigs County Courthouse: Nyttend, Public domain · John and Annie Glenn Museum: Akflyer, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Muskingum Township
About 7 of every 100 Muskingum Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Muskingum Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,424 people in the township.
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7 towns share a border with Muskingum Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muskingum Township | #843 | C | B | — | C+ | C− |
| Marietta | #887 | C− | B | — | C+ | C− |
| Adams Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C− |
| Fearing Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salem Township | — | — | B | — | A− | C− |
| Warren Township | #416 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Watertown Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C |
| Marietta Township | #912 | C− | B+ | — | C+ | C− |
Adams Township, Salem Township and Watertown Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Muskingum Township, Marietta, Adams Township, Salem Township, Warren Township, Watertown Township and Marietta Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Fearing Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Muskingum Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Muskingum Township grades C overall, better than 26% of U.S. towns and #843 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
