THE NEWARK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Low Lime Drift Plain setting.
Newark township has 6.44 square miles of land in Licking County. Its Census reference point is in Low Lime Drift Plain, within Erie Drift Plain.
Low rounded hills, glacial moraines, kettles and wetland areas define the Erie Drift Plain. Its terrain is more varied than nearby flatter farming regions and less rugged than the unglaciated plateaus.
Regional context: Erie Drift Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Newark and Licking County
Newark is associated with Licking 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 0.03 square miles of water within Newark, or 0.4% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points lower than the 0.7% recorded for Licking County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Newark township has 30.7% of the land area of nearby Newark city (21 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

