THE NEWARK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Osage Cuestas setting.
Newark township has 35.7 square miles of land in Wilson County. Its Census reference point is in Osage Cuestas, within Central Irregular Plains.
Irregular plains form a transition between northern agricultural country and more wooded uplands to the south and east. Grassland and forest historically mixed, with wider woodland belts beside streams.
Regional context: Central Irregular Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Newark and Wilson County
Newark is associated with Wilson County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Newark by land and water
The Census records 0.09 square miles of water within Newark, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 0.6 percentage points lower than the 0.8% recorded for Wilson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Newark township has 1 times the land area of nearby Chetopa township (35.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

