Newark, Arkansas

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The 2000 Census showed that Newark had a population of 1,219 people^<1>. This represents 0.05% of the total population of Arkansas, making it the state's 170th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
167	Mineral Springs	SW	189 mi [304.2 km]	1,269	0.4% increase
168	Elkins	W	146 mi [235 km]	2,528	102.08% increase
169	Dierks	SW	182 mi [292.9 km]	1,217	1.06% decrease
-170-	Newark			1,227	0.66% increase
171	Ola	SW	110 mi [177 km]	1,238	2.82% increase
172	Altheimer	S	98 mi [157.7 km]	1,110	6.88% decrease
173	Monette	E	62 mi [99.8 km]	1,229	4.24% increase

Newark had 562 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Newark has an area^<4> of 1.75 square miles [4.53 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Newark had a 2000 population density of 696 people per square mile [269.1 people/km²], making it the state's 180th most densely populated area.

Independence County

The city of Newark is located in Independence County.

The county had a population of 34,269 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 1,219 people, Newark contained 3.56% of the Independence County total.

In addition, where the community of Newark has a population density of 696 people per square mile [269.1 people/km²], Independence County averages 44.87 people per square mile [17.32 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Independence County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Newark and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Newark. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Newark.

A Census Quickfact is available for Independence County (QF-05063).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Independence County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Cleburne	QF-05023	SW	25,397	5.32% increase
	Izard	QF-05065	NW	12,992	2.14% decrease
	Jackson	QF-05067	SE	16,936	7.71% decrease
	Lawrence	QF-05075	NE	16,861	4.62% decrease
	Sharp	QF-05135	N	17,866	4.17% increase
	Stone	QF-05137	W	12,090	4.93% increase
	White	QF-05145	S	74,845	11.04% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Newark:

Newark is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Newark.

The Commemorative Quarter for Arkansas<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Newark. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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