Biohazard and Pathogen Disinfection in Newark, TX

Newark is a small city straddling Wise and Tarrant Counties on the northwestern edge of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.

Settlement began in the mid-1850s, when the community was known as Caddo Village because of the many remnants of Caddo Indian culture found along the banks of the West Fork of the Trinity River.

When the Rock Island Railroad reached the town in 1893, officials surveyed town lots and the community was named after Newark, New Jersey - possibly the hometown of G. K. Foster, the civil engineer who helped survey the town.

Newark was a prosperous farming community until the 1920s, and by the end of the 1940s it had regained its status as a retail market for area farmers.

Newark was not incorporated until 1951, and it operates today as a Type A general law municipality governed by a mayor and five council members.

Newark's population has climbed steadily for decades, from just 392 residents in 1960 to 1,096 in the 2020 census.

The 2020 census counted 370 households and 280 families in Newark, and 42.2% of its households had children under the age of 18 living in them.

Newark is a young community by Texas standards, with a median age of 34.9 years and 28.8% of residents under the age of 18 in 2020.

The entire city covers only about 0.89 square miles of land in the West Fork Trinity River country.

Newark is served by the Northwest Independent School District - one of the fastest-growing districts in North Texas - and Seven Hills Elementary School is located in the city.