| Official Name: | Newark Township, Licking County, Ohio |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Licking |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 17.00 |
| Area Land Km2: | 16.93 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.07 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2175 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [3] |
| Elevation M: | 265 |
| Elevation Ft: | 869 |
| Coordinates: | 40.09°N -82.4294°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 43000-43099 |
| Area Code: | 740 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-54054[4] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1086474 |
Newark Township is one of the 25 townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,175.
Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
Most of the original extent of the township is occupied by the city of Newark, the county seat of Licking County, and the southern edge is now part of the city of Heath; the only remaining parts are the northeastern and northwestern corners of the original township, along with several enclaves of Newark.
It is the only Newark Township statewide.[5]
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,[6] 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.
Law Enforcement: Licking County Sheriff's Office
Fire & EMS: Newark Township Fire Dept