THE MUSKINGUM LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Unglaciated Upper Muskingum Basin setting.
Muskingum township has 30 square miles of land in Muskingum County. Its Census reference point is in Unglaciated Upper Muskingum Basin, within Western Allegheny Plateau.
Rounded wooded hills and intervening valleys form an unglaciated plateau landscape. Valley floors contain much of the region's open land, contrasting with its more forested slopes.
Regional context: Western Allegheny Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Muskingum and Muskingum County
Muskingum is associated with Muskingum County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Muskingum by land and water
The Census records 0.37 square miles of water within Muskingum, or 1.2% of its total area. That share is close to Muskingum County’s 1.2%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Muskingum township has 1.2 times the land area of nearby Falls township (24.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

