City of Newark Official seal of City of Newark Location in Alameda County and the state of California Location in Alameda County and the state of California City of Newark is positioned in the US City of Newark - City of Newark Newark is a town/city in Alameda County, California, United States.
Newark is an enclave, surrounded by the town/city of Fremont.
The three metros/cities of Newark, Fremont, and Union City make up the "Tri-City" area.
State Route 84 runs through the city, and continues as the Dumbarton Bridge to cross the San Francisco Bay to reach Menlo Park.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 13.9 square miles (36 km2), of which, 13.9 square miles (36 km2) of it is territory and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) of it (0.17%) is water.
Newark was titled after Newark Castle, Port Glasgow in Scotland by J.
Before it was settled by Europeans, Newark was home to the Ohlone Native American Peoples.
The first European settlement in the region was by the Spanish missionaries of Mission San Jose, whose territory veiled much of the present day metros/cities of Newark, Fremont, and Union City.
In 1878 territory belonging to Washington Township of Alameda County was purchased by The Pacific Land Investment Company and subdivided to form the town of Newark.
The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Newark had a populace of 42,574.
The ethnic makeup of Newark was 17,567 (41.3%) White, 2,002 (4.7%) Black, 279 (0.7%) Native American, 11,571 (27.2%) Asian, 621 (1.5%) Pacific Islander, 7,735 (18.2%) from other competitions, and 2,799 (6.6%) from two or more competitions.
The Enumeration reported that 42,428 citizens (99.7% of the population) lived in homeholds, 145 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 12,972 homeholds, out of which 5,643 (43.5%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 7,832 (60.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1,716 (13.2%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 786 (6.1%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.
1,942 homeholds (15.0%) were made up of individuals and 705 (5.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The age distribution of the populace shows 10,799 citizens (25.4%) under the age of 18, 3,824 citizens (9.0%) aged 18 to 24, 12,697 citizens (29.8%) aged 25 to 44, 10,727 citizens (25.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 4,526 citizens (10.6%) who were 65 years of age or older.
28,489 citizens (66.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 13,939 citizens (32.7%) lived in rental housing units.
As of the census of 2000, there were 42,471 citizens , 12,992 homeholds, and 10,341 families residing in the city.
There were 12,992 homeholds out of which 40.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families.
14.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the age distribution of the populace shows 27.3% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $69,350, and the median income for a family was $71,351 (these figures had risen to $78,367 and $81,652 in the order given as of a 2007 estimate).
About 4.2% of families and 5.5% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.
In the state legislature, Newark is in the 10th Senate District, represented by Democrat Bob Wieckowski, and in the 25th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Kansen Chu. Federally, Newark is in California's 17th congressional district, represented by Democrat Ro Khanna. Newark's economy is at the edge of Silicon Valley and shares its economic pattern.
Cargill Salt, previously known as Leslie Salt, operates a large salt refinery in Newark which cleans solar salt produced in salt evaporation ponds in the San Francisco Bay. According to the City's June 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 1 Newark Unified School District 700 9 City of Newark 181 The City of Newark has thirteen parks and sport play facilities, the George M.
The Family Aquatic Center portion of the Silliman Center opened in the Summer of 2004 and includes a 32,300-square-foot (3,000 m2) indoor swim facility specifically designed for recreation, fitness, and instruction programs for the entire family.
Every September, the town/city has a weekend dedicated to Newark Days. Newark lies near the intersection of I-880, State Route 84, and the Dumbarton Bridge. Surrounding Fremont is the access point for most transit services, including Fremont and Union City BART stations, and ACE and AMTRAK trains.
This universal would add four stations to the Caltrain system: Union City, Fremont-Centerville, Newark, and Menlo Park/East Palo Alto. Dumbarton Rail is presently undergoing surroundingal and engineering review.
Newark is home to a new ground of Ohlone College, a member of the California Community Colleges system.
Newark has two high schools, Newark Memorial High School and Bridgepoint High School, and one junior high school, Newark Junior High School.
Bridgepoint High School is an alternative high school on the Mac - Gregor Campus which also homes Newark Adult School.
Climate data for Newark, California (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 Bill Walsh lived in Newark from 1957 60 while working at Washington High School in Fremont. "California Cities by Incorporation Date" (Word).
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