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Newark, Ohio
A section of the Newark Great Circle.
A section of the Newark Great Circle. The Newark Earthworks in Newark Ohio, consists of three sections of preserved earthwork: the Great Circle Earthworks the Octagon Earthworks and the Wright
Location of Newark, Ohio
Location of Newark, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°3′47″N 82°25′0″W / 40.06306, -82.41667
Country United States
State Ohio
County Licking
Area
 - Total 19. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads This is a list of the eighty-eight counties in the US state of Ohio. Licking County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 8 sq mi (51. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 km²)
 - Land 19. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 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. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 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. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 740 is a Telephone Area code serving all of central and southeastern Ohio except Columbus, which with its nearby suburbs retains Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Licking County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. The Licking River is a Tributary of the Muskingum River, about 40 mi (65 km long in central Ohio in the United States. 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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Geography

Newark is located at 40°3′47″N, 82°25′0″W (40. 063014, -82. 416779)[5].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 8 square miles (51. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 km²), of which, 19. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 square miles (50. 5 km²) of it is land and 0. 2 square miles (0. 6 km²) of it (1. 21%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 46,279 people, 19,312 households, and 12,108 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 2,366. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 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. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 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. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 10. 1% of families and 13. 0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 9% of those under age 18 and 9. 0% of those age 65 or over.

History

The Newark Earthworks preserves and documents the area's ancient history. The Newark Earthworks in Newark Ohio, consists of three sections of preserved earthwork: the Great Circle Earthworks the Octagon Earthworks and the Wright From 100 BC to 500 AD, the Newark area was transformed by the Hopewell culture. Events By Place Europe Possible date for the Battle of Mons Badonicus: Romano-British and Celts defeat an Anglo-Saxon The Hopewell tradition (also incorrectly called the "Hopewell culture" is the term used to describe common aspects of the Native American culture that flourished along They built many earthen mounds, creating the single, largest earthwork complex in the Ohio River Valley. Mound Builder is a general term referring to the American Indians who constructed various styles of earthen Mounds for burial residential and ceremonial purposes In Archaeology, earthworks are artificial changes in land level often known as lumps and bumps. The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. 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 Colosseum or Roman Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre ( Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium, Italian Anfiteatro Flavio The Great Pyramid fits inside Observatory Circle precisely. The Great Pyramid of Giza, also called Khufu's Pyramid or the Pyramid of Khufu, and Pyramid of Cheops, is the oldest and largest of the three The even larger 1,180 foot wide Newark Great Circle is the largest circular earthwork in the Americas, at least in construction effort. The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America 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. Geodesy (dʒiːˈɒdɪsi also called geodetics, a branch of Earth sciences, is the scientific discipline that deals Archaeoastronomy (also spelled archeoastronomy) is the study of how peoples in the past "have understood the phenomena in the sky how they used phenomena Stone Age Paleolithic See also Paleolithic, Recent African Origin, Early Homo sapiens, Early human migrations "Paleolithic" Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning "to cultivate" generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic

A further section of the Great Circle.
A further section of the Great Circle. The Newark Earthworks in Newark Ohio, consists of three sections of preserved earthwork: the Great Circle Earthworks the Octagon Earthworks and the Wright

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. The Newark Earthworks in Newark Ohio, consists of three sections of preserved earthwork: the Great Circle Earthworks the Octagon Earthworks and the Wright

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. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common DeWitt Clinton ( March 2, 1769 Little Britain New York February 11, 1828 Albany New York) was an early American politician Jeremiah Morrow ( October 6, 1771 March 22, 1852) was a Democratic-Republican Party politician from Ohio. The Ohio Canal or Ohio and Erie Canal was a Canal constructed in the early 1800s which connected Akron, Summit County with the Cuyahoga 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. The Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis Railroad, commonly called the Pan Handle Route ( Panhandle Route in later days was a Railroad forming Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. 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. The Central Ohio Railroad was the third railroad to enter Columbus Ohio, and the first to connect Columbus with the east coast Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ( B&O) was one of the Oldest railroads in the United States and the first Common carrier railroad

Business

Longaberger corporate headquarters on State Route 16.
Longaberger corporate headquarters on State Route 16. The Longaberger Company is an American Manufacturer of handcrafted Maple wood baskets and offers other home and lifestyle products including pottery wrought

Newark is the home of the corporate headquarters of basket-maker Longaberger. The Longaberger Company is an American Manufacturer of handcrafted Maple wood baskets and offers other home and lifestyle products including pottery wrought 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. Holophane is a part of Acuity Brands. Holophane is one of the oldest Manufacturers of lighting-related products in the world founded in 1898 in London The Owens Corning Fiberglass main factory is located in Newark as well. Owens Corning Corporation ( is the world's largest manufacturer of Fiberglass and related products Fiberglass (also called fibreglass and glass fibre see Spelling differences) is material made from extremely fine Fibers of Glass.

The main shopping center in the area is the Indian Mound Mall (located in nearby Heath). Indian Mound Mall is a shopping center located in Heath Ohio, on Ohio State Route 79. Heath is a city in Licking County, Ohio, United States. The population was 8527 at the 2000 census. The mall is named after the world-famous Indian mounds built thousands of years ago by the Hopewell Indians of central Ohio. The Newark Earthworks in Newark Ohio, consists of three sections of preserved earthwork: the Great Circle Earthworks the Octagon Earthworks and the Wright The Hopewell tradition (also incorrectly called the "Hopewell culture" is the term used to describe common aspects of the Native American culture that flourished along [6] The remains of the mounds are less than a mile away from the actual shopping mall named after them.

Education

Newark City School District serves the city of Newark. Newark City School District is a public School district in the city of Newark Ohio. The Newark High School boys basketball team won the 2008 OHSAA Division I Boys Basketball Championship. Newark High School is a public High school in Newark Ohio. It is the only high school in the Newark City Schools district A branch campus of Ohio State University is also located in the city. The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. 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 Ohio State University at Newark campus in Licking County Ohio is a Coeducational Public university founded in 1957 as the Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. The campus also shares its establishment with a two-year technical college, COTC (Central Ohio Technical College). Central Ohio Technical College (COTC is a two-year Technical college situated in Newark Ohio. Newark is also home of the Newark Catholic Green Wave. Newark Catholic is a private, Catholic Co-educational High school located in Newark, Ohio in Licking County. NC (Newark Catholic) has won state titles in football, baseball, womens basketball, track, and volleyball and are successful in many other sports.

Notable natives

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. Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is a prolific American author best known for writing Science fiction. The Newark Earthworks in Newark Ohio, consists of three sections of preserved earthwork: the Great Circle Earthworks the Octagon Earthworks and the Wright The Newark Earthworks in Newark Ohio, consists of three sections of preserved earthwork: the Great Circle Earthworks the Octagon Earthworks and the Wright The Tales of Alvin Maker is a series of novels by Orson Scott Card that revolve around the experiences of a young man Alvin Miller who discovers he has incredible powers Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is a bestselling American Author, Critic, political writer and speaker. Isaac Asimov also references the Newark Earthworks in a short story. Isaac Asimov (c January 2 1920 &ndash April 6 1992 ˈaɪzək ˈæzɪmʌv originally Исаак Озимов but now transcribed into Russian as, was a Russian The Newark Earthworks in Newark Ohio, consists of three sections of preserved earthwork: the Great Circle Earthworks the Octagon Earthworks and the Wright

James Frey's controversial memoir A Million Little Pieces, a New York Times #1 Best Seller, takes place in and around Newark. James Christopher Frey (born September 12, 1969 in Cleveland Ohio) is an American Writer. A Million Little Pieces is a controversial Memoir by James Frey.

Points of interest

Licking County courthouse.
Licking County courthouse.

References

  1. ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. The Newark Earthworks in Newark Ohio, consists of three sections of preserved earthwork: the Great Circle Earthworks the Octagon Earthworks and the Wright The Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve is a four mile (6 km long sandstone formation through which the Licking River flows in Licking County, Ohio, The Dawes Arboretum is a non-profit Arboretum located outside of Columbus in Newark Ohio. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  2. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  3. ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  4. ^ City-Data.com: Newark, Ohio
  5. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  6. ^ Ohio State Parks: Great Circle Earthworks

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