Newark ( ) is a city serving as the

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of Licking County,

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, United States, east of

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, at the junction of the forks of the Licking River. The population was 49,934 at the 2020 census, which makes it the 15th largest city in Ohio. It is the site of much of the

Newark Earthworks The Newark Earthworks in Newark and Heath, Ohio, consist of three sections of preserved earthworks: the Great Circle Earthworks, the Octagon Earthworks, and the Wright Earthworks. This complex, built by the Hopewell culture between 100 BCE and 4 ...

, a major ancient complex built by the

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. The Great Circle portion and additional burial mounds are located in the neighboring city of

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. This complex has been designated as a

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and is operated as a state park by the

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History

Cultures of

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lived along the river valleys for thousands of years before

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an contact. From more than two thousand years ago, 100 AD to 500 AD, people of the

transformed the area of Newark and Heath. They built many earthen mounds and

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s, creating the single largest earthwork complex in the

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. The

, designated a

, have been preserved to document and interpret the area's significant ancient history. The earthworks cover several square miles and about 206 acres. This is operated as a state park by the

. The Observatory Mound, Observatory Circle, and the interconnected Octagon earthworks span nearly in length. The Octagon alone is large enough to contain four Roman Coliseums. The

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would fit precisely within Observatory Circle. The even larger -diameter Newark Great Circle, located in Heath, is the largest circular earthwork in the

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. The -high walls surround a -deep moat. At the entrance, the walls and moat are of greater and more impressive dimensions. Contemporary archaeogeodesy and

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researchers have demonstrated that the Hopewell and other

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s had advanced scientific understandings which they used to create their earthworks for

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observations, markings and celebrations. Researchers analyzed the placements, alignments, dimensions, and site-to-site interrelationships of the Hopewell earthworks to understand what had been done. Today, the Ohio Historical Society preserves the Great Circle Earthworks in a public park near downtown Newark, called Mound Builders Park (or the

) located at 99 Cooper Ave, Newark, Ohio. The area of the Octagon Earthworks had been leased to a country club, but new arrangements in 1997 provide for more public access to it. Later American Indian tribes inhabiting the area at the time of European contact were distant descendants of the Hopewell peoples.

European-American settlement

Pennsylvania Railway Station Newark Ohio

After exploration by traders and trappers in earlier centuries, the first European-American settlers arrived in 1802, led by Gen. William C. Schenck. He named the new village after his

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. Nineteenth-century investment in infrastructure resulted in growth in the town after it was linked to major transportation and trade networks. On July 4, 1825, Governors Clinton of New York and

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of Ohio dug the first shovelfuls of dirt for the

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project, at the Licking Summit near Newark, Ohio. On April 11, 1855, Newark became a stop along the

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that was built to connect

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and

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. On April 16, 1857, the

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connected Newark west to

, and later Newark maintained a station on the

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. The Heisey Glass Company started in Newark in 1895. The factory operated there for 62 years, until the company's demise in 1957 due to changing tastes. The National Heisey Glass Museum, operated by the Heisey Collectors of America, Inc., is located on Sixth Street in Newark. In 1909, The Arcade was opened. Modeled after innovative European retail buildings, it became one of Newark's first successful retail emporiums. Later versions of buildings that contained a variety of shops indoors became known as shopping malls. At , the Arcade is one-third the size of an average modern

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Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Newark is located at (40.063014, −82.416779).

Demographics

In terms of population, Newark, Ohio is the second-largest Newark in the United States, after

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. Newark, Ohio is part of the

Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area includes the counties of Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Hocking, Licking, Madison, Morrow, Perry, Pickaway, and Union. The population of the MSA is 2,078,7 ...

. The median income for a household in the city was $19,791, and the median income for a family was $42,138. Males had a median income of $18,542 versus $12,868 for females. The

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for the city was $17,819. About 10.1% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the

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, including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 47,573 people, 19,840 households, and 12,057 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 21,976 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 92.8%

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, 3.3%

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, 0.3% Native American, 0.6%

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, 0.3% from

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, and 2.6% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.2% of the population. There were 19,840 households, of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.2% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% 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. The median age in the city was 37.3 years. 24% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.6% were from 25 to 44; 26% were from 45 to 64; and 14.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.8% male and 52.2% female. File:Ohio Newark Great Circle09.jpg, Great Circle at Newark Earthworks File:McGuffey Elementary School, Newark.jpg, Former McGuffey Elementary School, used also as West Main Intermediate. File:LSNewarkBank0.jpg, Home Savings Association Bank,

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, architect File:NewarkOH MidlandTheater.jpg, The Midland Theatre on Courthouse Square File:Shields Block Newark.JPG, Shields Block File:Sculpture, Thomas Evans Bike Trail, Newark, Ohio.jpg, ''Family Outing'', sculpture by Gary Lee Price, Thomas Evans Bike Trail, west of downtown File:Upham-Wright House.JPG, Upham-Wright House File:HudsonAvenueHistoricDistrict.jpg, Home in the Hudson Avenue Historic District File:Cedar Hill Cemetery Buildings.JPG, Cedar Hill Cemetery File:Dawes Arboretum - DSC02895.JPG, Nearby

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south of Newark

Business

Newark is the site of several major manufacturers. Holophane, founded in 1898, is one of the world's oldest manufacturers of lighting-related products. The main factory of

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is also located in Newark. State Farm Insurance has Regional Headquarters here. The Park National Bank Corporation is headquartered in downtown Newark. Several industrial parks have been developed and house such major companies as

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, THK,

Harry & David Harry and David, LLC (Harry and David) is an American-based premium food and gift producer and retailer. The company sells its products through direct mail, online and in retail stores nationwide, and operates the brands Harry & David, Wolferman's ...

, Communicolor,

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, Anomatic, International Paper, and Tamarack Farms Dairy.

Longaberger The Longaberger Company is an American manufacturer and distributor of handcrafted maple wood baskets and other home and lifestyle products. The company opened in 1973, was acquired in 2013 by CVSL, Inc., and closed in 2018. The following year, ...

, a major basket-maker, had their new corporate headquarters in Newark designed as a gigantic "medium market basket," their most popular model. The main shopping center in the area is the Indian Mound Mall, located in nearby

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. The mall is named for the internationally known, ancient complex called the

, built 2,000 years ago by the

of central Ohio. It is a

and major elements of the earthworks are located less than a mile away from the shopping mall named for them.

Education

Newark City School District serves the city of Newark. Newark High School consists of nearly 2,000 students and competes at the OHSAA D1 level. Newark High School has a storied tradition in Academics and Sports, as well as Performing Arts. Newark High School has won 4 OHSAA Basketball titles (36', 38', 43', 08') and 3 AP Football titles. The Pride of Newark Marching Band has made an unprecedented 42 consecutive years to the OMEA state finals. The Pride has earned a superior rating at State Marching Band finals 31 years, including 4 straight seasons (2015, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18). The Newark High School Sinfonia, under the direction of Susan Larson, tied for first runner-up at the National Orchestra Cup in New York City on April 5, 2009. The Sinfonia was featured in a front-page article of the April 14, 2009, edition of ''The New York Times'', and received an invitation to the White House in the fall of 2009. Their Concert Choir recently sang in Italy and was sponsored by Disney. Under the direction of Kimberly & Michael Wigglesworth, the choir has qualified for OMEA Choir state Finals for the past 15 years. : A regional campus of

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is also located in the city. The Ohio State University at Newark, founded in 1957, schools over 2,800 students and is the most diverse campus in the Ohio State system. Today, under the leadership of Dean and Director William MacDonald, the campus features eleven buildings, including a recreation center and two residence halls. It offers Associate of Arts degrees, as well as Bachelor of Arts degrees in seven majors and master's degrees in education and social work. It also serves as a doorway to over 200 majors on the

campus in

. The Newark Campus shares its facilities with a two-year technical college, COTC ( Central Ohio Technical College). Under the leadership of President Bonnie Coe, it serves some 3,000 other students in 45 certificate and associate degree programs. Newark is also home to a number of private religious schools, including St. Francis de Sales School, Blessed Sacrament School and

Newark Catholic High School Newark Catholic High School is a private, Catholic co-educational high school located in Newark, Ohio in Licking County. It is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus. Clubs and activities The school's Latin Club functions as a local c ...

. C-TEC ( Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County) offers high school and adult programs. Newark has a public library, a branch of the Licking County Library System.

Transportation

Licking County provided demand-response public transportation under the name Licking County Transit. GoBus'

- Wooster route provides service to Newark.

Climate

Notable people

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, Texas Rangers,

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'' *

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's novella ''Born With The Dead'' is set partly in Newark, and refers to the

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and Octagon Mounds * Parts of ''

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'' series of novels by

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refer to the earthworks. * Gary A. Braunbeck sets much of his fiction in Cedar Hill, a city based on Newark. * Parts of

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's highly successful book, ''

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'', are based in and around Newark.

References

Bibliography

* Smucker, Isaac (1807-1894): ''Recollections of Newark'', Ohio Archæological and Historical Society Publications: Volume 20

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pp. 240–247.

External links

City of Newark, Ohio

Community resource website for Newark, Ohio

OSU-Newark and COTC
* {{Authority control Cities in Ohio Cities in Licking County, Ohio County seats in Ohio Populated places established in 1802 1802 establishments in the Northwest Territory