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Newark is the county seat of Licking County, located about 40 miles east of Columbus where the forks of the Licking River meet, and it is part of the Columbus metropolitan area.

Newark was settled in 1802 by General William C. Schenck, who named the new town after his hometown of Newark, New Jersey; it was incorporated in 1813.

Newark had a population of 49,934 at the 2020 census, making it the 18th-largest city in Ohio and the second-largest city named Newark in the United States, after Newark, New Jersey.

Newark has about 20,276 households according to Census Bureau figures for 2020-2024, about 56% of its homes are owner-occupied, and the median owner-occupied home value is $192,300.

Newark is famous for the world's largest basket: the former corporate headquarters of the Longaberger basket company was built as a gigantic replica of its medium market basket.

Newark holds part of the Newark Earthworks, a vast complex of geometric earthen enclosures built by the Hopewell culture; the site is a National Historic Landmark and was inscribed as part of Ohio's first UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023.

Ground was broken for the Ohio and Erie Canal at the Licking Summit near Newark on July 4, 1825, when Governors Clinton of New York and Morrow of Ohio dug the ceremonial first shovelfuls of dirt.

Newark's downtown is dominated by the Licking County Courthouse, an iconic 1876 building that serves as a symbol of the city.

Newark is home to the Newark campus of Ohio State University, which has operated in the city alongside the city's college offerings.

Holophane, founded in 1898 and based in the Newark area, is one of the world's oldest manufacturers of lighting products.