Editing Newark, Arkansas

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Newark, Arkansas
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|image_skyline            = File:Dearing House.jpg
|imagesize                = 250px
|image_caption            = Dearing House in Newark
|image_seal               = 
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|map_caption              = Location of Newark in Independence County, Arkansas.
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Arkansas|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Arkansas]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Independence County, Arkansas|Independence]]
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|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 4.26
|area_total_sq_mi         = 1.65
|area_land_km2            = 4.26
|area_land_sq_mi          = 1.65
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 299
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1180
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_km2   = 276.99
|population_density_sq_mi = 717.33
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = −06:00
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|utc_offset_DST           = −05:00
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 72562
|area_code                = [[Area code 870|870]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 05-49010
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID  
|blank1_info              = 2404368<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2404368}}</ref>
|footnotes                = 
|website                  = {{URL|http://www.newarkarkansas.com}}
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|unit_pref = Imperial
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'''Newark''' is a city in [[Independence County, Arkansas|Independence County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. The population was 1,180 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Geography==
Newark is located in east central Independence County approximately three miles north of the [[White River (Arkansas–Missouri)|White River]],<ref>''Newark, AR,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962 (1982 rev.)</ref> and near the mouth of the [[Black River (Arkansas–Missouri)|Black River]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.8|sqmi|km2}}, all land.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

=== List of highways ===
* [[Image:Arkansas 69.svg|20px]] [[Arkansas Highway 69]]
* [[Image:Arkansas 69B.svg|20px]] [[Arkansas Highway 69 Business]]
* [[Image:Arkansas 122.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 122]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1900= 315
|1910= 595
|1920= 906
|1930= 897
|1940= 802
|1950= 913
|1960= 728
|1970= 849
|1980= 1128
|1990= 1159
|2000= 1219
|2010= 1176
|2020= 1180
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Newark racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0549010&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 31, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,067
| 90.42%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 17
| 1.44%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 3
| 0.25%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 1
| 0.08%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 42
| 3.56%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 50
| 4.24%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,180 people, 469 households, and 302 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,219 people, 500 households, and 345 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|696.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 562 housing units at an average density of {{convert|321.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 96.55% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.66% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.98% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.49% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.08% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.15% from two or more races.  0.90% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 500 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,239, and the median income for a family was $34,545. Males had a median income of $27,404 versus $17,692 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,392.  About 9.1% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 20.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Students in Newark are served by [[Cedar Ridge School District]]. It was formed on July 1, 2004, from the consolidation of the [[Newark School District]] and the [[Cord Charlotte School District]].<ref name=Consolfrom1983>"[http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Legal/ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912013154/http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Legal/ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls |date=2015-09-12 }}." [[Arkansas Department of Education]]. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.</ref>

The local high school has won three basketball state championships, two quiz bowl state titles, and one softball state championship.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} NBA shooting guard [[Austin Reaves]] attended Cedar Ridge and helped them win back-to-back state championships.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 12, 2016 |title=Reaves establishes mindset for scoring {{!}} Arkansas Democrat Gazette |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016/mar/12/reaves-establishes-mindset-for-scoring-/ |access-date=November 28, 2023 |website=www.arkansasonline.com |language=en}}</ref> Austin holds the single game scoring record, scoring 73 points in a triple-overtime win over Forrest City High School.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pflugradt |first=Evan |title=Meet Austin Reaves: The freshman who 'catches a lot of people off guard' |url=https://thesunflower.com/11639/special-editions/meet-austin-reaves-the-freshman-who-catches-a-lot-of-people-off-guard/ |access-date=November 28, 2023 |website=The Sunflower}}</ref> The first Cedar Ridge Basketball State Championship came against [[Poinsett County, Arkansas|East Poinsett County]], which at the time had [[Malik Monk]], who went on to become a shooting guard for [[Kentucky Wildcats|Kentucky]].{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

==Notable people==
* [[Austin Reaves]] (born May 29, 1998), professional basketball player

==See also==
{{Portal|United States}}
* [[List of cities in Arkansas]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Newark, Arkansas}}

{{Independence County, Arkansas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Independence County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Cities in Arkansas]]