Newark Township is one of the twenty-five townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Licking County

Licking County, Ohio

Licking County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 166,492. Its county seat is Newark and is named for the salt licks that were in the area....

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,976 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships and city:

• Newton Township
  Newton Township, Licking County, Ohio
  Newton Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,111 people in the township, 2,765 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Mary Ann Township
  Mary Ann Township, Licking County, Ohio
  Mary Ann Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,118 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Madison Township
  Madison Township, Licking County, Ohio
  Madison Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,061 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...
  
   - east
• Newark
  Newark, Ohio
  In addition, the remains of a road leading south from the Octagon have been documented and explored. It was first surveyed in the 19th century, when its walls were more apparent. Called the Great Hopewell Road, it may extend to the Hopewell complex at Chillicothe, Ohio...
  
   - south
• Granville Township
  Granville Township, Licking County, Ohio
  Granville Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 8,994 people in the township, 5,827 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west

Most of the original extent of the township has been annexed by the cities of Newark, the county seat

County seat

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 of Licking County, and Heath

Heath, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 8,527 people, 3,403 households, and 2,375 families residing in the city. The population density was 816.6 people per square mile . There were 3,593 housing units at an average density of 344.1 per square mile...

, both of which have created their own paper townships; the only remaining parts are the northeastern and northwestern corners of the original township, along with several enclaves

Enclave and exclave

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of Newark.

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.