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Welcome to Morgan County ...

Time Zone: Morgan County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of McConnelsville is the Seat for Morgan County.

Morgan County was founded December 29, 1817. Morgan was created by taking area from Washington, Guernsey and Muskingum Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Morgan had a population of 14,508 people. This is a decrease of 3.5% since the last Census (which gave a population of 15,034 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Morgan represented 0.13% of the total population of Ohio.

Below are some of the communities located in Morgan County:

  • Chesterhill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Malta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Malta is located in Morgan County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <2>
  • McConnelsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stockport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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