Newark Township, Licking County, Ohio

Newark Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Location in Licking County
Coordinates: 40°5′24″N 82°25′46″W / 40.09°N 82.42944°W / 40.09; -82.42944Coordinates: 40°5′24″N 82°25′46″W / 40.09°N 82.42944°W / 40.09; -82.42944
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Licking
Area
– Total	6.9 sq mi (17.9 km2)
– Land	6.9 sq mi (17.9 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1]	869 ft (265 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,967
– Density	284.9/sq mi (110.0/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	43000-43099
Area code(s)	740
FIPS code	39-54054[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086474[1]

Newark Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,976 people in the township.^[3]

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships and city:

• Newton Township - north
• Mary Ann Township - northeast corner
• Madison Township - east
• Newark - south
• Granville Township - west

Most of the original extent of the township has been annexed by the cities of Newark, the county seat of Licking County, and Heath, both of which have created their own paper townships; the only remaining parts are the northeastern and northwestern corners of the original township, along with several enclaves of Newark.

Name and history

It is the only Newark Township statewide.^[4]

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,^[5] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Licking County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16. 
5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website