Heath

History

This area is known to have been populated by the Hopewell Indians through the first century CE. They built large earthworks, including ancient burial mounds which are now preserved within Moundbuilders State Memorial on the north side of the city. This also has the Great Circle Earthwork, considered part of the Newark Earthworks, which has two other sections within the boundaries of nearby Newark, Ohio. The complex originally covered more than 3,000 acres, and was surveyed before 1850 by a team for the Smithsonian Institution. The -wide Newark Great Circle is one of the largest circular earthwork in the Americas, at least in construction effort. A deep moat is encompassed by walls that are high; at the entrance, the dimensions are even more grand. The Newark Earthworks is operated as a state park by the Ohio History Connection. Designated as a National Historic Landmark, in 2006 the Newark Earthworks was also designated as the "official prehistoric monument of the State of Ohio." Early European-American settlement did not take place until the nineteenth century. Much of the county was originally devoted to agriculture. In the process of clearing and cultivating land, farmers destroyed some of the earthworks in the 19th and 20th centuries. Other development also encroached on the ancient works. After World War II, Newark Air Force Base was established here, and it operated for 35 years as the seat of United States Air Force Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center. This function is now served by AFMETCAL and the contractor-operated Air Force Primary Standards Lab. Heath was incorporated as a village in 1952, with Richard Hoback being elected as the first mayor. Over the next decade, Heath grew quickly, going from a population of 2,426 in 1960 to 6,066 in 1965,…

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  12,427
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  9,441
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  8,973
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  7,988
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  7,766
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  7,618
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  7,268
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  7,152

Largest nearby schools

• Newark High School
  High · Newark · 1,424 students · 20.1:1 ratio
• Licking Valley Elementary School
  Elementary · Newark · 969 students · 18.6:1 ratio
• Granville High School
  High · Granville · 816 students · 20.9:1 ratio
• Granville Elementary School
  Elementary · Granville · 746 students · 18.6:1 ratio
• Career and Technology Educational Centers
  High · Newark · 660 students · 8.9:1 ratio
• Granville Intermediate School
  Middle · Granville · 589 students · 19.6:1 ratio
• Licking Valley High School
  High · Newark · 540 students · 18:1 ratio
• Licking Valley Middle School
  Middle · Newark · 523 students · 20.9:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2025-05-09
  3 km S of Pleasant City, Ohio
• M 2.8 — 2025-04-29
  1 km SE of Pleasant City, Ohio
• M 3.1 — 2025-04-24
  3 km S of Pleasant City, Ohio
• M 3.1 — 2025-04-22
  3 km ESE of Buffalo, Ohio
• M 2.5 — 2018-01-26
  7 km NNW of Vincent, Ohio
• M 3.4 — 2017-06-03
  1 km WNW of Batesville, Ohio