Newark, New York

Newark, New York
—  Village  —
Newark, New York Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 43°02′48″N 77°05′43″W / 43.04667°N 77.09528°W / 43.04667; -77.09528Coordinates: 43°02′48″N 77°05′43″W / 43.04667°N 77.09528°W / 43.04667; -77.09528
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Wayne
Town	Arcadia
Incorporated	1853
Government
– Mayor	Peter Blandino
Area
– Total	5.4 sq mi (13.9 km2)
– Land	5.4 sq mi (13.9 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	457 ft (135 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	9,682
– Density	1,798.8/sq mi (694.8/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Code(s)	14513
Area code(s)	315
FIPS code	36-49891
GNIS feature ID	0958486
Website	www.villageofnewark.com

Newark is a village in Wayne County, New York, U.S., 30 miles (48 km) south east of Rochester. The population was 9,682 at the 2000 census.

The Village of Newark is in the south part of the Town of Arcadia and is in the south of Wayne County.

History

The current village also includes the former "Village of Arcadia," which was previously called "Lockville" prior to its own incorporation in 1839. The Village of Newark was incorporated in 1853, to include Lockville.

It was in Newark, New York that Jackson & Perkins Company, famous for its roses, was founded in 1872 by Albert Jackson and his son-in law Charles Perkins. The Perkins mansion, now listed on the historic register is operated as Vintage Gardens bed & breakfast. The Jackson-Perkins Residence is significant for its association with the growth and development of the Jackson and Perkins Company, one of the largest and best-known horticultural firms in the United States. The company was established in 1873 by Albert E. Jackson and his son-in-law, Charles H. Perkins, fruit growers and amateur gardeners, who had purchased the property in 1864. Initially, Perkins, a lawyer and banker, began experimenting with cultivating grapes and other fruits on the property; however, his growing passion for roses led to a substantial increase in horticultural activity, and in 1884 the company hired E. Alvin Miller, a professional propagator and breeder. This marked a substantial enlargement in the size and professionalism of the company, which began to cultivate roses and other ornamentals on a large scale. Although the growth of the company led to the acquisition of additional farms, the family's High Street estate remained the center of operations, with experiments in propagation taking place on site and the residence's library serving as the company's main office. In 1910, Charles Perkins's son, George C. Perkins, took over as president. Unlike his father and grandfather, the younger Perkins devoted his career to the management of the company, which remained under family management until the 1960s. In the first decades of the twentieth century, Jackson and Perkins achieved worldwide fame, particularly for its roses. In 1908, the company received an award from the National Rose Society for Great Britain for the popular "Dorothy Perkins Rose." During the 1920s and 30s the company's research directors were prolific in developing hundreds of new varieties and the company sold millions of plants. In addition to roses, Jackson and Perkins also became major distributors of clematis, lilacs, boxwoods, azaleas, and rhododendrons. After specializing in the wholesale trade for more than half a century, Jackson and Perkins's popular exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair led to its entrance into the retail market as a mail order business. The company's public renown earned Newark the nickname "Rose Capital of America." Today Jackson and Perkins is located in Hodges, South Carolina, a division of the Park Seed Co. and is a full service nursery that disseminates more than one million catalogues and ships more than three million roses and other plants to customers each year.

In 1949, the C.H. Stuart Co., early pioneers in direct selling,formed a small division named after C.H. Stuart's great granddaughter, Sarah Coventry Beale. Sarah Coventry Inc. marketed costume jewelry under home party plan until 1984 and was known the world over.

In 1900, 4,578 people lived in Newark, New York; in 1910, 6,227; and in 1940, 9,646. Newark has become the industrial and retail center of the county.

Sports at Newark High School

For fall sports, Newark has a men's football, soccer, and cross country team. For women, Newark has a swimming, tennis, cheerleading, and cross country team. The JV Newark soccer boys currently have a record of 6-4-4. Go big red!

Geography

Newark is located at 43°02′48″N 77°05′43″W / 43.04667°N 77.09528°W / 43.04667; -77.09528 ^[1].

Newark is located along the southern edge of Wayne County, bordering Ontario County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.4 square miles (14 km²), of which, 5.4 square miles (14 km²) of it is land and 0.19% is water.

The center of the village is at Main Street (New York State Route 88) and Union Street (New York State Route 31). Route 31 runs next to the southern bank of the Erie Canal

Central Park in Newark, NY.

"Doug Kent Rose Bowl Lanes" in Uptown Newark, NY.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 9,682 people, 3,857 households, and 2,433 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,798.8 people per square mile (694.8/km²). There were 4,104 housing units at an average density of 762.5 per square mile (294.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 89.0% White, 5.0% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.9% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.4% of the population.

There were 3,857 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,542, and the median income for a family was $40,863. Males had a median income of $31,641 versus $23,588 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,176. About 12.5% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.4% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.

Newark is currently the largest and most populated Village in Wayne County.

Notable people

• Peter Hannan, Creator of the animated series CatDog^{[citation needed]}
• Jim Holdridge, Newark High School graduate, actor- "Stomp", Goodspeed Opera House, most recent- "This Can't be My Life" 2009 release.
• Charles R. Jackson, Newark High School graduate- Author of The Lost Weekend Buried East Newark cemetery^{[citation needed]}
• Doug Kent, Newark resident; professional ten-pin bowler and 2006-07 PBA Player of the Year^[3]
• Thomas Krens, Former director, current senior adviser, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum^[4]
• Sybil Shearer, Newark High School graduate, 1930- Pioneer in Modern Dance^{[citation needed]}
• Paul J. Swain, Newark High School graduate 1961- Roman Catholic bishop^[5]
• Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum, Needlework designer ^[6]
• Admiral Leslie E. Gheres, Newark N.Y. high school graduate and Captain of the USS Franklin (CV-13).^[7]
• Tom Burgess, Canadian Football All-Star Quarterback. 78th Grey Cup MVP on Offense.
• Andrew Palermo - co-founder of dre.dance, a NYC based contemporary dance company founded in 2005 by Palermo and Taye Diggs
• Leland Burrud- Producer of travel movies "Legend of the Wilderness" Father of child actor Bill Burrud, who went on to produce "Animal World".
• John Daggett- John Daggett served as the 16th Lieutenant Governor of California from 1883 to 1887. The site known as Calico Junction just south of the mining town of Calico, California, was renamed Daggett, California, in 1883 for Lieutenant Governor John Daggett.

On May 18, 1893 he was nominated by President Grover Cleveland to serve as Superintendent of the United States Mint at San Francisco, a position he held until 1897.

• Lowell "Bud" Paxson- Communications mogul- Founder of Home Shopping Network, PAX Network- Started his career in radio at a 500 watt Newark station WACK, lived at 120 Moore Street in Newark in 1961.
• Harriet VanHorne- Van Horne was born in Syracuse, New York, graduated from Newark Public Schools and from the College for Women of the University of Rochester in 1940. She and her family lived at 214 Grace Avenue in Newark.

During the 1940s and 1950s, she appeared frequently on television as a celebrity panelist. Van Horne was a regular on NBC's popular series Leave It to the Girls from 1949 to 1954. She was also a regular on the DuMont Television Network's quiz show What's the Story from 1952 to 1955. She was a syndicated columnist appearing in the New York Post and other newspapers around the country. In 1960 she covered the Nixon-Kennedy debates as a television critic for the Scripps-Howard newspaper chain. Her work landed her on the master list of Nixon political opponents. 1972, she published the essay collection Never Go Anywhere Without a Pencil.

References

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "Doug Kent Named PBA Player of the Year." www.mybowler.com, May 22, 2007.
4. ^ Goldhar, Eleanor R. (February 2008), Thomas Krens To Step Down As Director Of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation To Assume Leadership Role In Developing The New Guggenheim Abu Dhabi (press release), The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, http://www.guggenheim.org/guggenheim-foundation/foundation-press/1908-thomas-krens-to-step-down-as-director-of-guggenheim-foundation 
5. ^ Bishop Swain's Biography, Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls, http://www.sfcatholic.org/info/bishopswain.aspx, retrieved 2010-04-11 
6. ^ , http://www.co.wayne.ny.us/RPT-TaxSearch/Owner.aspx?Type=R&ID=86809&Page=Owner&Site=1 
7. ^ "USS Franklin Capt Leslie E.Gehres Autograph". http://www.ussfranklin.org/memorabilia/gehres.htm. 

External links

• Village of Newark government
• Historical links for Newark area