Newark, California
Newark is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It was created as a city in September 1955. Newark is an enclave, surrounded by the city of Fremont, California. The three cities of Newark, Fremont, and Union City make up the "Tri-City" area. Its population was 47,529 in 2020.[1]
2020 Demographics
The 2020 United States Census[1] reported that Newark had 47,529 people. There was 3,063.2 people per square mile (1,182.7/km²). Newark has 10,762 (22.6%) Whites, 1,584 (3.3%) Black, 560 (1.2%) Native Americans, 19,801 (41.7%) Asians, 693 (1.5%) Pacific Islanders, 8,317 (17.5%) from other races, and 5,812 (12.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14,360 persons (30.2%).
The Census reported that 47,240 people (99.4% of the population) lived in households.
There were 14,946 households, out of which 5,779 (38.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them. 2,109 households (14.1%) were made up of individuals and 871 (5.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.32. There were 11,705 families (78.3% of all households); the average family size was 3.56.
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Notable people
- Terry Alderete, businesswoman[3]
- Bayley, professional wrestler
- Larry Bettencourt, NFL player for the Green Bay Packers, MLB player for the St. Louis Browns
- Paul Bostaph, drummer
- Rollie Fingers, MLB Hall of Fame relief pitcher[4]
- Steven J. Lopes, Bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter
- Rocky Pamplin,[5] former football player, member of the Beach Boys.[source?]
- Joe Rudi, MLB player[6]
- Christopher Titus, comedian[7]
- Bill Walsh lived in Newark from 1957–60 while working at Washington High School in Fremont.[8]
References
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