Community Profile

Summary

Newark is a small city with a vibrant Main Street and the University of Delaware at its center. Newark has a mix of light industry, commercial areas, residential neighborhoods and the university campus. Several of the larger industrial sections of the city have been transitioning to other uses. A former paper mill is becoming a city park and the former Chrysler plant is being converted by the university into research and educational facilities with "green" designs. Two streams flow through the city limits, providing natural corridors for wildlife.