Newcomerstown, Ohio facts for kids
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Newcomerstown, Ohio
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Newcomerstown Middle School
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"Hometown Archive of Memories"
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Location of Newcomerstown, Ohio
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Location of Newcomerstown in Tuscarawas County
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Tuscarawas |
| Townships | Oxford, Salem |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.96 sq mi (7.68 km2) |
| • Land | 2.86 sq mi (7.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) |
| Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
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| • Total | 3,702 |
| • Density | 1,293.05/sq mi (499.22/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
43832
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| Area code(s) | 740 |
| FIPS code | 39-54432 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2399492 |
| Website | http://www.newcomerstownoh.com/ |
Newcomerstown (NEW-kum-ƏRS-town) is a small village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in the United States. It is about 85 miles (137 km) east-northeast of Columbus. In 2020, about 3,702 people lived there.
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History of Newcomerstown
The village gets its name from a Lenape (Delaware) Native American village. This village was started in the 1760s by a chief named Netawatwees. He was also known as Newcomer.
Chief Newcomer and his group of Lenape Indians moved to this area from Cuyahoga Falls. The Lenape name for their town was Gekelukpechink. This name means "still water."
The town was an important meeting place. The Iroquois Great Council would meet there. English and American traders started calling it Newcomer's town. By 1771, there were more than one hundred homes. In 1776, over seven hundred Lenape people and several traders lived in the town.
Soon after the American Revolutionary War began, the Lenape people moved west. They went to a place called Coshocton.
Geography of Newcomerstown
Newcomerstown is located right next to the Tuscarawas River.
The village covers a total area of about 2.94 square miles (7.61 square kilometers). Most of this area, about 2.84 square miles (7.36 square kilometers), is land. The rest, about 0.10 square miles (0.26 square kilometers), is water.
People of Newcomerstown
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 476 | — | |
| 1860 | 577 | 21.2% | |
| 1870 | 791 | 37.1% | |
| 1880 | 926 | 17.1% | |
| 1890 | 1,251 | 35.1% | |
| 1900 | 2,659 | 112.5% | |
| 1910 | 2,943 | 10.7% | |
| 1920 | 3,389 | 15.2% | |
| 1930 | 4,265 | 25.8% | |
| 1940 | 4,564 | 7.0% | |
| 1950 | 4,514 | −1.1% | |
| 1960 | 4,273 | −5.3% | |
| 1970 | 4,155 | −2.8% | |
| 1980 | 3,986 | −4.1% | |
| 1990 | 4,012 | 0.7% | |
| 2000 | 4,008 | −0.1% | |
| 2010 | 3,822 | −4.6% | |
| 2020 | 3,702 | −3.1% | |
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Newcomerstown in 2010
In 2010, there were 3,822 people living in Newcomerstown. They lived in 1,598 households. About 982 of these were families.
Most of the people in the village were White (95.6%). There were also African American (1.6%), Native American (0.2%), and Asian (0.3%) residents. Some people were from other races or from two or more races. About 1.2% of the population was Hispanic or Latino.
About 30% of the households had children under 18 living there. Many households (42.3%) were married couples. Some households had a female head with no husband (13.5%). Others had a male head with no wife (5.7%). About 38.5% of households were not families.
The average age in the village was 40.3 years old. About 24.1% of residents were under 18. About 17.6% were 65 years or older. The village had slightly more females (52.6%) than males (47.4%).
Famous People from Newcomerstown
Many notable people have connections to Newcomerstown:
- Norman Bel Geddes, a famous designer for theater and industry.
- William Burress, a film actor.
- Woody Hayes, a well-known football player and coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team.
- Frank LaPorte, a Major League Baseball player.
- R. Beers Loos, a journalist and newspaper publisher. He was the father of writer Anita Loos.
- Netawatwees, the important western Lenape chief.
- Cy Young, a Hall of Fame pitcher. Major League Baseball gives out the Cy Young Award each year in his honor.
See also
In Spanish: Newcomerstown (Ohio) para niños
