Country United States FIPS code 39-53452 Elevation 189 m Population 4,627 (2000) | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1087140 Local time Wednesday 10:00 AM | |
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Weather 1°C, Wind N at 21 km/h, 45% Humidity Area 57.5 km² (55.17 km² Land / 207 ha Water) | ||
Muskingum Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,627 people in the township.
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Map of Muskingum Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Small portions of the county seat of Marietta are located in southern Muskingum Township, and much of the central part of the township is occupied by the census-designated place of Devola.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Muskingum Township is located in Muskingum County.
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, 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.