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Population (year 2000): 46,279. Estimated
population in July 2005: 47,301 (+2.2% change)
Males: 21,883 (47.3%), Females: 24,396 (52.7%)
Licking County
Zip codes:
43055.
Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $34,791 (year 2000)
Median house value: $85,200 (year 2000)
Races in Newark:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.6%)
- Black (3.1%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (23.0%), Irish (14.4%),
United States (13.5%), English (10.8%), Italian (4.3%), Dutch
(2.3%).
Elevation: 829 feet
Land area: 19.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Newark
- High school or higher: 80.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Newark city
- Never married: 23.4%
- Now married: 51.8%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 14.6%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,546 (+3.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Newark:
- LICKING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1320 W MAIN ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Newark:
- KNOX COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; MOUNT
VERNON, OH)
- FAIRFIELD MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; LANCASTER,
OH)
- GENESIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (about 30 miles;
ZANESVILLE, OH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Newark:
- PORT COLUMBUS INTL (about 33 miles; COLUMBUS, OH;
ID: CMH)
- RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL (about 40 miles;
COLUMBUS, OH; ID: LCK)
- OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; COLUMBUS, OH;
ID: OSU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Newark:
- NEWARK-HEATH (about 4 miles; NEWARK, OH; ID: VTA)
- MILLER FARM LANDING STRIP (about 17 miles;
BALTIMORE, OH; ID: 7B4)
- KNOX COUNTY (about 19 miles; MOUNT VERNON, OH; ID:
4I3)
Colleges/Universities in Newark:
- OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-NEWARK CAMPUS
(Full-time enrollment: 1,679; Location: 1179 UNIVERSITY
DR; Public; Website: www.newark.ohio-state.edu; Offers
Master's degree)
- CENTRAL OHIO TECHNICAL COLLEGE (FT
enrollment: 1,079; Location: 1179 UNIVERSITY DR; Public;
Website: www.cotc.tec.oh.us)
- LICKING COUNTY JOINT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL-NEWARK
(FT enrollment: 96; Location: 150 PRICE RD; Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Newark:
- DENISON UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; GRANVILLE, OH;
Full-time enrollment: 2,101)
- OTTERBEIN COLLEGE (about 35 miles; WESTERVILLE, OH;
FT enrollment: 2,226)
- CAPITAL UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT
enrollment: 3,187)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 37 miles;
COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 2,999)
- COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles;
COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 10,583)
- FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; COLUMBUS, OH;
FT enrollment: 3,048)
- OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 43 miles;
COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 42,666)
Public high schools in Newark:
- NEWARK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,889;
Location: 314 GRANVILLE ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LICKING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 711;
Location: 100 HAINSVIEW DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Newark:
- NEWARK CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 280;
Location: 1 GREEN WAVE DRIVE; Grades: 9 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Newark:
- LICKING VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 521;
Location: 1379 LICKING VALLEY RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NEWTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 512;
Location: 6645 MOUNT VERNON RD; Grades: PK - 06)
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 489;
Location: 300 DEO DR; Grades: PK - 04)
- WILLIAM E MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
450; Location: 1350 GRANVILLE RD; Grades: KG - 04)
- CENTRAL INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 391; Location: 116 W CHURCH ST; Grades: 05 -
06)
- WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 391;
Location: 805 W CHURCH ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- WEST MAIN INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 379; Location: 112 W MAIN ST; Grades: 05 -
06)
- JOHN CLEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 375;
Location: 475 JEFFERSON RD; Grades: KG - 04)
- BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
349; Location: 533 BEACON RD; Grades: PK - 04)
- MCGUFFEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 340;
Location: 130 GREEN WAVE DR; Grades: KG - 04)
Private primary/middle schools in Newark:
- ST FRANCIS DE SALES SCHOOL (Students: 521;
Location: 38 GRANVILLE STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL (Students: 195;
Location: 15 PENNEY AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- PAR EXCELLENCE LEARNING CENTER (Students: 86;
Location: 383 WASHINGTON ST; Grades: KG - 4)
- CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP SCHOOL (Students: 86;
Location: 975 NORTH MOUNT VERNON ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Newark:
- NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$3,564,469; Location: 88 W. CHURCH ST.; 346,087 books;
16,303 audio materials; 22,747 video materials; 434
serial subscriptions)
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