2 mi E of Eagle Mountain Lake
~9,200-acre reservoir on West Fork of Trinity
City · Tarrant County
Newark
Population ~1,129 · northwest-isd
☕ Newark brief Mon, Jun 1
Seven Hills Elementary (NISD)
Leader in Me Lighthouse · Apr 2019 designation
Cross-county (Wise + Tarrant)
Pop ~1,100 · ~25 mi S of Decatur
Local News
Newark headlines
What's happening in Newark right now
🏛️ Civic
A small city in two counties
Newark straddles the Tarrant and Wise county line, with most of its footprint in extreme southeast Wise County, two miles east of Eagle Mountain Lake. Source: TSHA Handbook of Texas.
Ongoing · Source: tshaonline.org
🎓 Schools
Served by Northwest ISD
Newark students attend Northwest ISD, which extends across Denton, Tarrant and Wise counties and also serves Haslet, Justin, Roanoke and Trophy Club. Source: Northwest ISD.
Ongoing · Source: nisdtx.org
From across Tarrant County
🗳️ Election
Contested mayor races in nine Tarrant cities on May 2 ballot
The May 2, 2026 ballot featured contested races for mayor in nine Tarrant cities: Arlington, Euless, Keller, Kennedale, North Richland Hills, Pelican Bay, Sansom Park, Westlake, and Westover Hills. The slate also included numerous city council positions, school board trustee seats, and other municipal offices across the county. Source: NBC 5 DFW / Tarrant County Elections.
🗳️ Politics
Taylor Rehmet (D) wins Texas State Senate District 9 special election
In Tarrant County's state Senate District 9 special election held November 4, 2025, Democrat Taylor Rehmet finished as the top vote-getter, ahead by roughly 14,000 votes and a margin of nearly 15%. Rehmet replaces Republican Kelly Hancock, who left the seat in 2025 to become acting state comptroller. Rehmet completes the remainder of Hancock's term. Source: NBC 5 DFW.
Around Town
Around Town
Newark's places, people, and traditions
Heritage
Original 'Caddo Village' settlement
The community was first called Caddo Village because of the abundance of Caddo Indian remnants found along the West Fork of the Trinity. It was later called Odessa before the Rock Island railroad renamed it Newark when the line arrived in 1893.
Year-round
Landmark
Burrett Creek
Benjamin B. Haney built the first settler home along the waters of Burrett Creek in the mid-1850s. The creek still defines the town's southern edge.
Year-round
Park
Newark City Park
Modest municipal park with playground and picnic facilities used for town gatherings.
Year-round
Known for
- Straddles Tarrant + Wise counties
- Northwest ISD
- Named after Newark, New Jersey
- Historic Rock Island Railroad townsite (1893)
The Story of Newark
Newark sits right on the Tarrant–Wise county line near Eagle Mountain Lake, and it has gone by more names than almost any town in the area. Settlement began in the mid-1850s when Benjamin B. Haney built a home on Burrett Creek, and the place was first called Caddo Village for the Caddo Indian remnants found along the West Fork of the Trinity.
Over the years locals knew it by a string of nicknames — Huff Valley, after a prominent family; Sueville, after early settler Sue Gary; and even 'Ragtown,' a jab at the tent camps of Rock Island Railroad construction crews.
When the railroad arrived in 1893 and the town was formally platted, it was renamed Newark — most likely after Newark, New Jersey, the hometown of surveying engineer G. K. Foster.
A farming market town that ebbed and revived over the decades, Newark incorporated in 1951 with just under 300 residents and remains a small community on the county's edge.
Sources: Texas State Historical Association, Handbook of Texas.
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TUE
28
Birdville ISD Board of Trustees
6:30pm · agenda online
TUE
2
Tarrant County Commissioners Court
10am · agenda online
TUE
2
Fort Worth City Council
7pm · agenda online
TUE
2
Arlington City Council
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Northwest ISD Board of Trustees
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Keller ISD Board of Trustees
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Carroll ISD Board of Trustees
5:30pm · agenda online
🎈 Kids Trading Post · Newark 3 activities →
Storytime, classes, camps, leagues, and open-play in Newark, sourced from libraries and partner orgs. Updated nightly · no manual data entry.
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Sports
Newark Sports (Northwest ISD)
School-district athletics + city rec
ISD Athletics
Northwest ISD — NISD HSs
Newark students participate in Northwest ISD athletics. UIL classification varies by HS enrollment.
Source: Northwest ISD
Community Rec
Newark parks + community programs
City Parks & Rec coordinates youth + adult community recreation programs scaled to Newark's pop.
Source: City of Newark
Cross-District
Friday-night football in the surrounding district
For HS football fans, the closest district games are in Northwest ISD stadiums — typically a short drive within the Mid-Cities or NE/NW Tarrant corridor.
Source: Northwest ISD
⭐ Game of the week
Carroll Dragons — district football (anchor program)
🏈 District football ·
Tarrant County's anchor programs — Carroll (8 state titles), Keller (top-of-district 5A), Mansfield (B-rated district), Arlington Martin (AISD flagship), Fossil Ridge (KISD power program) — get priority weekly coverage from the news radar. Carroll Dragons headline the off-season anchor framing; weekly schedule populates from MaxPreps DFW + each ISD's athletics site.
📜 On this day in Tarrant County sports
1988
🏈 Carroll (Southlake) Dragons claim 1st state football championship — beginning of the dynasty that would produce 8 UIL state titles. Under coach Bob Ledbetter.
1993
🏈 Carroll Dragons capture their 3rd state football title (1988, 1992, 1993 = three-in-a-row 3A run under Coach Ledbetter; QB Kris Brown led the '93 squad past Cuero).
2011
🏈 Carroll Dragons win their 8th and most recent UIL state football title — capping the program's run as Tarrant County's most successful HS football dynasty.
2018
🥎 Mansfield Tigers softball reaches UIL state semifinals — anchor moment for MISD's growing softball program under HC Gregory George's broader program leadership.
2026
🏃 Keller ISD sends 11 athletes to UIL State Track & Field — multiple medal-stand finishes per district release.
📻 Radio guide
Southlake Carroll Dragons football
KKGM 1630 AM (Fort Worth; news/sports) — exclusive radio home of Carroll football
Dragon Sports Network
Aledo Bearcats football (Tarrant-area marquee program)
KTFW-FM 92.1 'Hank FM' (LKCM Radio Group; country) — flagship for Aledo broadcasts
Aledo Sports Network
Arlington ISD football (Martin · Lamar · Bowie)
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — official AISD broadcast partner
NFHS Network
Mansfield Tigers football
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — Mansfield ISD live broadcasts
NFHS Network
Keller / Fossil Ridge (Keller ISD) football
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — Keller ISD live broadcasts
NFHS Network
Fort Worth-area HS football game of the week
KTCU-FM 88.7 'The Choice' (TCU student station, Fort Worth)
KTCU 88.7
🏆 UIL playoff bracket
No active Tarrant County UIL playoff bracket on the desk. Populates when a Tarrant County team is in a UIL playoff round (football, basketball, baseball/softball, volleyball). Source: UIL playoff records.
Activities
Things to do in Newark
Kids, library, sports, fitness, classes, camps, open play — sourced from libraries, parks, and partner orgs across Newark.
class
Homeschool Hangout
Second Monday monthly
Newark Public Library · 207 Hudson St, Newark
class
Knitting & Crafting Group
Weekly · see library Facebook
Newark Public Library · 207 Hudson St, Newark
event
Coffee with the Mayor
Periodic · see library Facebook
Newark Public Library · 207 Hudson St, Newark
Civic & Government
Civic & Government
Newark city hall, schools, and county connection
Government
Type A general-law city
Newark has a mayor and five aldermen. The city was incorporated in 1951.
Schools
Served by Northwest ISD
Northwest ISD serves Newark across Wise and Tarrant counties, along with Haslet, Justin, Roanoke, Trophy Club, and parts of Fort Worth, Keller and Southlake.
County
Tarrant County (judge Tim O'Hare)
Newark straddles Wise and Tarrant counties. The Tarrant County portion is governed from Fort Worth at 100 E. Weatherford St. Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare; sheriff Bill Waybourn.
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By the Numbers
By the Numbers
Pop
1,096 at 2020 Census
From 1951 incorporation under 300, to 466 (1986), 651 (1990), 887 (2000). City reports current estimate ~1,200.
2020 · Source: Wikipedia / City of Newark
Demographics
Young: median age 34.9
More than 10 years younger than Haslet. 28.8% under 18, 13.0% 65+. 94.3 males per 100 females.
2020 · Source: Wikipedia
Geography
West Fork of Trinity watershed
Drainage of West Fork — impounded just SW at Eagle Mountain Reservoir. Dam 85 ft high, 4,800 ft wide; drainage 1,970 sq mi.
2026 · Source: Wikipedia / TSHA
District
NISD operates 35 schools across 14 communities
Most new home construction of any N TX district. Footprint inside Wise expands around Newark, Rhome, Pecan Acres, New Fairview.
2026 · Source: NISD
Population
1,129
Type
city
School District
northwest-isd
County
Wise (mostly Tarrant)
Ask the Desk
Questions about Newark
What are Tarrant County's 2025 property tax rates?
Tarrant County (general portion): ~$0.19 per $100. City of Fort Worth: $1.0624. City of Arlington: $1.0929 (down ~1¢ from 2024). Combined rates from Fort Worth ISD + City of Fort Worth + Tarrant County College bring the total for most Fort …
Who is Tarrant County's County Judge?
Tim O'Hare. He is the 33rd County Judge of Tarrant County since the county's founding in 1849, took office January 1, 2023, and his current term runs through January 1, 2027. He is running for re-election November 3, 2026, and has said the …
Who is Tarrant County's Sheriff?
Bill E. Waybourn. Source: Tarrant County elected officials (tarrantcountytx.gov).
Who is the State Senator for Tarrant County's District 9?
Taylor Rehmet (Democrat), who won the November 4, 2025 special election to replace Republican Kelly Hancock — Hancock left to become acting state comptroller. Rehmet won by roughly 14,000 votes (~15% margin) and is completing the remainder …
Which ISD serves Newark?
Northwest ISD (NISD) serves Newark. NISD earned a B (81) on TEA 2024-25 accountability and enrolls approximately 32,000 students across northern Tarrant, Denton, and Wise counties. The mascot system includes the Texans (Northwest HS), Bobca…
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History
Founded 1850s
From Caddo Village to Rock Island railroad town
The settlement that became Newark began in the mid-1850s when Benjamin B. Haney built a home along the waters of Burrett Creek. Early settlers called it Caddo Village for the Caddo Indian remnants along the West Fork of the Trinity, then renamed it Odessa, with a post office that operated under that name from 1856 to 1866. The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway arrived in 1893 and laid out town lots; railroad officials reapplied for postal service and the town was renamed Newark, possibly for the New Jersey hometown of surveyor G. K. Foster. The community remained small but stable, incorporating in 1951 with about 300 residents. Today Newark sits inside Northwest ISD's three-county footprint, drawing growth from the AllianceTexas corridor to its south. Sources: TSHA Handbook of Texas; City of Newark; Wikipedia.
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