McConnelsville

McConnelsville is a village in Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,676 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Morgan County. As of October 19 2011, the mayor is John Walter Finley. McConnelsville is located at 39°38′56″N 81°51′7″W / 39.64889°N 81.85194°W / 39.64889; -81.85194 (39.648915, -81.851954). It is on the east bank of the Muskingum River, opposite Malta, Ohio. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.7 km) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km) of it (3.85%) is water. As the town's water tower proudly proclaims, McConnelsville "was the Home of the Hawk Battalion." As of the census of 2000, there were...