Licking County, Ohio

Founding: 1808
Parent county: Fairfield

Namesake: Salt deposits within the county
Seat: Newark (1808–)

Land area: 683 square miles

Population (2020): 178,519

Population (historic): 3,851 (1810); 38,846 (1850); 40,450 (1880); 47,070 (1900); 59,962 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1850; 1870–2020

Subdivisions: Three cities; 11 villages; six CDPs; 25 townships

National Register listings: 63

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 11,825 (17%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 60.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 18.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.3%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,566
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,196
Average farmhouse value (1940): 6.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 4,138
Average farm size (1920): 81.3 acres
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Vermont
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Newark

Namesake: Newark, New Jersey

Founding: 1802 (platting); 1809 (post office)

Population (2020): 49,934

Population (historic): 232 (1810); 2,705 (1840); 6,698 (1870); 18,157 (1900); 30,596 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1970; 1980–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,429 (24.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Rachel Williams Farm (c. 1880). 10679 Centennial Road. Burlington. Second Empire.
2. Dwight Smythe Farm (c. 1880). 14586 North Street. Burlington. Italianate.
3. David Clemens House (c. 1865). 9362 Smoke Road. Etna. Gothic Revival.
4. Samuel Lampton House (c. 1825). 13455 Blue Jay Road. Franklin.
5. *Wright–Jones Mansion (1865/1905–1908). 569 Jones Road. Granville. Classical Revival.
6. *Joseph Linnell Farm (1822). 2464 Lancaster Road. Granville. Federal.
7. Moore House (c. 1865). 3507 Loudon Street. Granville.
8. *John Ashley House (c. 1825). 2845 Newark–Granville Road. Granville.
9. Grove Case Farm (1873). 2640 North Street. Granville. Italianate.
10. Harvey Gates Farm (c. 1875). 2909 North Street. Granville. Italianate.
11. *Azariah Bancroft House (1832–1834). 555 North Pearl Street. Granville. Federal.
12. *Levi Rose House (c. 1820). 631 North Pearl Street. Granville. Federal.
13. *Justin Hillyer House (c. 1845). 935 River Road. Granville. Greek Revival.
14. Lewis Hadley House (c. 1870). 4874 National Road. Harrison. Italianate.
15. Pleasant Miller Farm (1843). 8331 Creek Road. Harrison. Greek Revival.
16. *John Brumback House (1866–1867). 7770 Jacksontown Road. Licking. Italianate.
17. *Anthony Pitzer House (1858). 6019 White Chapel Road. Licking.
18. Jeremiah Grove Farm (1821). 7720 White Chapel Road. Licking.
19. Jasper Sutton House (c. 1865). 4635 Linnville Road. Licking. Italianate.
20. *Joel Philbrick Farm (c. 1860). 4986 Caswell Road. Monroe. Gothic Revival.
21. *Jackson Davis House (1861). 301 Central Parkway. Newark. Gothic Revival.
22. *Isaac McMillan House (c. 1830). West Main Street and Messimer Drive. Newark. Razed.
23. Henry Holler House (1836). 1606 Mount Vernon Road. Newark.
24. Holler House (c. 1875). 735 Turner Road. Newark. Italianate.
25. Phillip Coffman Farm (1857). 8010 Loches Road. Newton. Greek Revival.
26. Wesley Coffman Farm (1836). 5708 St. Joseph Road. Newton.
27. Milton Montgomery House (c. 1870). 4854 Dragoo Road. Perry. Italianate.
28. *Peter Mounts House (c. 1850). Mounts Road, north of Lobdell Road. St. Albans. Greek Revival. Razed.
29. Coughlin House (c. 1875). 2498 Johnstown–Alexandria Road. St. Albans. Italianate.
30. Elnathan Carpenter Farm (c. 1875). 2915 Johnstown–Alexandria Road. St. Albans. Italianate.
31. *Bryn Mawr / Elias Fassett House (1851–1854). 3758 Lancaster Road. Union. Italianate.
32. *Jesse Wilson House (c. 1840). Black Snake Road. Washington.
33. Seymour House (c. 1840). 9565 Mount Vernon Road. Washington. Razed.
34. Nash Farm (c. 1835). 11308 Reynolds Road. Washington. Federal.