Newark Real Estate, School and Demographical Information

General Information: 

Newark is a city in and the county seat of Licking County, Ohio. It sits 33 miles 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 46,279 in 2000. Newark, Ohio is the 2nd Biggest Newark in the United States. Newark, NJ is the biggest in the country. The city has a total area of 19.8 square miles, of which, 19.5 square miles of it is land and 0.2 square miles of it (1.21%) is water.

Downtown Newark

Demographical Information:

 In 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, 97.32% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other 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.

Historical Information:

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. The Observatory Mound, Observatory Circle, and the interconnected Octagon span nearly 3,000 feet (910 m) 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 (360 m) wide Newark Great Circle is the largest circular earthwork in the Americas. 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 located at 99 Cooper Ave, Newark, Ohio.Newark was home to the Heisey Glass Company from its inception in 1895 until its demise in 1957. Known for being of exceptional quality and craftsmanship, Heisey glass is a highly sought-after collectible. The National Heisey Glass Museum, operated by the Heisey Collectors of America, INC. is currently located on Sixth Street in Newark.

In 1909, the Arcade was built, one of Newark's first successful mall's. At 60,000 square feet, it is 1/3 the size of an average modern day Wal-Mart. The original architure provides a beautiful setting and businesses still operate in the mall.

General Business Information:

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. Both of the mounds are located less than a mile away from the actual shopping mall named after them.

Educational Information:

 Newark City School District serves the city of Newark. Newark High School consists of nearly 1400 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 29 consecutive years to the OMEA state finals and the Newark High School Sinfonia just finished runner-Up in the National Orchestra Cup in New York City. A branch campus of The 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 to a number of private religious schools, most notably Newark Catholic.