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Newark

seat of Licking County, Ohio, USA
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Summary

Newark is a city in the United States[1]. Newark ranks in the top 7% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (814 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Licking County[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Licking River[5], North Fork Licking River[6], South Fork Licking River[7], Raccoon Creek[8]
  • Head of government: Jeff Hall[9]
  • Instance of: county seat[10]
  • Postal code: 43055[11], 43058[12], 43093[13]
  • Commons category: Newark, Ohio[14]
  • Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[15]
  • Local dialing code: 740[16]
  • Inception: 1802[17]
  • Official website: http://www.ci.newark.oh.us/[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Newark, Ohio[19]
  • Population: 46,279[20], 47,573[21], 49,934[22]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23], The American Cyclopædia[24], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[25], New International Encyclopedia[26], The New Student's Reference Work[27]
  • Capital of: Licking County[28]
  • Official name: Newark[29]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Newark, Ohio[30]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Newark, Ohio[31]
  • Number of households: 19,336[32]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Newark, Ohio[33]
  • Different from: Newark[34]
  • Elevation above sea level: 254 m[35]
  • Area: 55.068505 km²[36], 55.34872 km²[37]
  • Water as percent of area: 2.2761 percent[38]
  • Territory overlaps: Newark urban area[39]

Body

Cultural Significance

Things named for Newark include Licking County Regional Airport[40], an airport[41], in United States[42].

Why It Matters

Newark has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Newark is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Entities named for Newark include Licking County Regional Airport[40], an airport[41], in United States[42].

Related Entities

United States

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . newarkohio.gov. Retrieved . newarkohio.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . The National Map. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . The National Map. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . The National Map. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . The National Map. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Wolfgang8741 · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1802-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Water as percent of area → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+2.2761'}
    Country → United States
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+55.068505'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+55.34872'}
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Head of government: Jeff Hall"
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