Morgan County, OH neighbors Perry near McConnelsville metropolitan centre granting a 2020 estimated census population standing at 15,241 making it the 55th least populous county situated within Ohio overall. Its county seat is McConnelsville with other towns include Chesterhill & Malta-McConnelsville itself corresponds out to Morgan's biggesttown aside from recognized country seat. This area had been established from Athens and Washington Counties back in 1817 when local residents petitioned for new administrative boundaries - posthumously named after Founding Father Daniel Morgan suzerainty period following James Monroe .