Newcomerstown () is a village in

Tuscarawas County, Ohio Tuscarawas County ( ) is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,263. Its county seat is New Philadelphia. Its name is a Delaware Indian word variously translated as "o ...

, United States, east-northeast of Columbus. The population was 3,702 at the 2020 census.

History

The name comes from a

Lenape The Lenape (, , ; ), also called the Lenni Lenape and Delaware people, are an Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands, Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands, who live in the United States and Canada. The Lenape's historica ...

(Delaware) village established in the 1760s by

Netawatwees Netawatwees or King Newcomer (c. 1686–1776, Lenape) was Sachem (principal Chief) and spiritual leader of the Delaware. His name, meaning "skilled advisor" or "first in council," is spelled in a variety of ways including Netaut Twelement, Na-tau ...

(c. 1686-1776), also known as Newcomer. Newcomer migrated to the area from Cuyahoga Falls with his band of Lenape Indians. The Lenape name of the town was ''Gekelukpechink'', meaning "still water." The town was used as a meeting place for the Iroquois Great Council, and English and American traders called it Newcomer's town. By 1771, more than one hundred dwellings had been built. In 1776, more than seven hundred Lenape and several traders lived in the town. Soon after the start of the

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, the Lenape moved west to Coshocton.

Geography

Newcomerstown is located along the

Tuscarawas River The Tuscarawas River is a principal tributary of the Muskingum River, 129.9 miles (209 km) long, in northeastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining ...

.DeLorme (1991), ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer'', Yarmouth, Maine, According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 3,822 people, 1,598 households, and 982 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 1,798 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.6%

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, 1.6%

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, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population. There were 1,598 households, of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were

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living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.5% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% 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 2.98. The median age in the village was 40.3 years. 24.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.2% were from 25 to 44; 26.4% were from 45 to 64; and 17.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 4,008 people, 1,654 households, and 1,063 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 1,817 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.83%

, 2.57%

, 0.25% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population. There were 1,654 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were

living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.96. In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $27,414, and the median income for a family was $34,464. Males had a median income of $26,703 versus $18,375 for females. The

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for the village was $15,946. About 12.0% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the

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, including 26.2% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Norman Bel Geddes Norman Bel Geddes (born Norman Melancton Geddes; April 27, 1893 – May 8, 1958) was an American theatrical and industrial designer, described in 2012 by the New York Times as "a brilliant craftsman and draftsman, a master of style, the 20t ...

, theatrical and industrial designer, nephew of Manuel Yingling *

William Burress William Burress (19 August 1867 – 30 October 1948) was an American actor. He appeared in fifteen Broadway productions from 1900 to 1920, and more than seventy films from 1915 to 1939. Filmography References External links * 1867 ...

, film actor *

Woody Hayes Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes (February 14, 1913 – March 12, 1987) was an American college football coach and player. He served as the head football coach at Denison University from 1946 to 1948, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio from 1949 to 195 ...

, football player and legendary

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coach * Frank LaPorte, Major League Baseball infielder * R. Beers Loos, American journalist and newspaper publisher, father of playwright and author,

Anita Loos Corinne Anita Loos (April 26, 1888 – August 18, 1981) was an American actress, novelist, playwright and screenwriter. In 1912, she became the first female staff screenwriter in Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood, when D. W. Griffith put h ...

, western

chief *

Cy Young Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Born in Gilmore, Ohio, he worked on his family's farm as a youth before starting his professional baseball career. Young entered t ...

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, honored by

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's annual

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References

External links

Village website

Newcomerstown Exempted Village Schools

Newcomerstown Public Library

Newcomerstown Historical Society

Newcomerstown Arts Center/ARTSNCT
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