Newark, Ohio
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Licking |
| Area | |
| - Total | 19.8 sq mi (51.3 km²) |
| - Land | 19.6 sq mi (50.6 km²) |
| - Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 833 ft (254 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 46,279 |
| - Density | 2,366.7/sq mi (913.8/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 43055, 43056, 43058, 43093 |
| Area code(s) | 740 |
| FIPS code | 39-54040[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1065144[1] |
Newark is a city in, and county seat of Licking County[3], Ohio, United States, 33 miles (53 km) east of Columbus, at the junction of the forks of the Licking River. In 1890, 14,270 people lived in Newark, Ohio; in 1900, 18,157; in 1910, 25,404; in 1920, 27,718; and in 1940, 31,487. The population was estimated at 47,242 in 2006.[4]
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[edit] Geography
Newark is located at (40.063014, -82.416779)[5].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.8 square miles (51.3 km²), of which, 19.5 square miles (50.5 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (1.21%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 46,279 people, 19,312 households, and 12,108 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,366.7 people per square mile (914.0/km²). There were 20,625 housing units at an average density of 1,054.8/sq mi (407.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.12% White, 3.10% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.84% of the population.
There were 19,312 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,791, and the median income for a family was $42,138. Males had a median income of $32,542 versus $24,868 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,819. About 10.1% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] History
The Newark Earthworks preserves and documents the area's ancient history. From 100 BC to 500 AD, the Newark area was transformed by the Hopewell culture. They built many earthen mounds, creating the single, largest earthwork complex in the Ohio River Valley. The earthworks cover several square miles. Observatory Mound, Observatory Circle, and the interconnected Octagon span nearly 3,000 feet in length. The Octagon alone is large enough to contain four Roman Coliseums. The Great Pyramid fits inside Observatory Circle precisely. The even larger 1,180 foot wide Newark Great Circle is the largest circular earthwork in the Americas, at least in construction effort. The 8 feet high walls surround a 5 feet deep moat, except at the entrance where the dimensions are even greater and more impressive. Archaeogeodesy and Archaeoastronomy research has demonstrated advanced scientific understandings by the prehistoric cultures in the area by analyzing the placements, alignments, dimensions, and site-to-site interrelationships of the earthworks.
Today, the Great Circle Earthworks are preserved in a public park near downtown Newark, called Mound Builders Park (or the Newark Earthworks) located at 99 Cooper Ave, Newark, Ohio.
On July 4, 1825, Governor's Clinton of New York and Morrow of Ohio threw the first shovelfuls of dirt at the Licking Summit near Newark, Ohio, on the Ohio and Erie Canal project. On April 11, 1855, Newark became a stop along the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad that connected Pittsburgh to Chicago and St. Louis. On April 16, 1857, the Central Ohio Railroad connected Newark west to Columbus, and later Newark maintained a station on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
[edit] Business
Newark is the home of the corporate headquarters of basket-maker Longaberger. The headquarters building is in the shape of a gigantic "medium market basket," their most popular model. This is the largest basket in the world. Holophane, founded in 1898 and based in Newark, is one of the world's oldest manufacturers of lighting-related products. The Owens Corning Fiberglass main factory is located in Newark as well.
The main shopping center in the area is the Indian Mound Mall (located in nearby Heath). The mall is named after the world-famous Indian mounds built thousands of years ago by the Hopewell Indians of central Ohio.[6] The remains of the mounds are less than a mile away from the actual shopping mall named after them.
[edit] Education
Newark City School District serves the city of Newark. The Newark High School boys basketball team won the 2008 OHSAA Division I Boys Basketball Championship. A branch campus of Ohio State University is also located in the city. The Ohio State University, Newark Campus, founded in 1957, schools just over 2,000 students, primarily serving as a bridge to the main campus in Columbus. The campus also shares its establishment with a two-year technical college, COTC (Central Ohio Technical College). Newark is also home of the Newark Catholic Green Wave. NC (Newark Catholic) has won state titles in football, baseball, womens basketball, track, and volleyball and are successful in many other sports.
[edit] Notable natives
- Harry C. Beasley, awarded Medal of Honor in 1914
- Gary A. Braunbeck, award-winning author, grew up in the town and sets much of his fiction in Cedar Hill, which is based on Newark.
- Andy Merrill, the voice of Brak (the main character in The Brak Show on Cartoon Network), is from Newark.
- Wayne Newton, a popular Las Vegas Strip entertainer, lived in Newark for a short while during his childhood.
- Edward James Roye, President of Liberia from 1870-1871, was born in Newark.
- Johnny Clem (AKA "Johnny Shiloh"), the youngest known soldier in the U.S. Army, was from Newark.
- Jim Tyrer was born in Newark. He played football for The Ohio State University and later for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Washington Redskins.
- Jon Hendricks, jazz singer
- Clarence Hudson White, important early photographer, member of the modernist "Photo Secessionist" group.
- Michael Z. Williamson, science fiction author, grew up and attended high school in Newark.
- William Stanbery, U.S. Congressman
[edit] References in Culture
Robert Silverberg's novella, "Born With The Dead" is set partly in Newark, and references the Great Circle and Octagon Mounds; as do parts of The Tales of Alvin Maker series of novels by Orson Scott Card. Isaac Asimov also references the Newark Earthworks in a short story.
James Frey's controversial memoir A Million Little Pieces, a New York Times #1 Best Seller, takes place in and around Newark.
[edit] Points of interest
- Newark Earthworks
- Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve
- Dawes Arboretum
- National Heisey Glass Museum
- Ye Olde Mill Velvet Ice Cream Company
[edit] References
- ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ City-Data.com: Newark, Ohio
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Ohio State Parks: Great Circle Earthworks
[edit] External links
- City of Newark, Ohio
- Community resource website for Newark, Ohio
- Events, News, Music and Community - Licking County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
- Newark's Attic - local history
- OSU-Newark and COTC
- Newark, Ohio is at coordinates Coordinates:
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