Newark Township is one of the 25
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
of
Licking County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2020 census the population was 2,175.
Geography
Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
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Newton Township - north
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Mary Ann Township - northeast corner
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Madison Township - east
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Newark
Newark most commonly refers to:
* Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States
* Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area
Newark may also refer to:
Places Canada
* Niagara-on-the ...
- south
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Granville Township - west
Most of the original extent of the township is occupied by the city of Newark, the
county seat
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of Licking County, and the southern edge is now part of the city of
Heath
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; the only remaining parts are the northeastern and northwestern corners of the original township, along with several
enclaves
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of Newark.
Name and history
It is the only Newark Township statewide.
Government
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the Ge ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
Public Safety
Law Enforcement
Licking County Sheriff's Office
Fire & EMS: Newark Township Fire Dept
References
External links
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County website
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Townships in Licking County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio