Pataskala is a city in Licking County, Ohio, United States. The population was 14,962 at the 2010 census. Pataskala was a small community until 1996, when what was then the village of Pataskala merged with Lima Township, vastly increasing its population and geographic area.
History
Pataskala was laid out in 1851 when the railroad was extended to that point. A post office has been in operation at Pataskala since 1852.
Geography
Pataskala is located at 39°59′52″N82°41′51″W / 39.99778°N 82.69750°W / 39.99778; -82.69750 (39.997890, -82.697411), along the South Fork of the Licking River in Southwestern Licking County. Pataskala is also the home of two school districts, Southwest Licking Local Schools and Licking Heights Local Schools. The Licking Heights district also serves parts of Reynoldsburg, and Jefferson Township as well as the city of Blacklick.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.72 square miles (74.38km2), of which 28.62 square miles (74.13km2) is land and 0.10 square miles (0.26km2) is water.
Bright and early in the morning and my day’s on track Hot coffee in the kitchen okay I’ll take it black 66 degrees with a comfortable breeze I guess every now and then you get days like these And I’m thankful hit the city streets grateful We're living life to the utmost while were young and able While others fable about where they come from We’ve got nothing to hide we’re far from stardom (chorus) P-a–t-a-s-k-a-l-a O-h-i-o We never did anything in that place Just wasted time talking about what we do if given the chance to Stupid things that we’d never live out But sure was cool for a moment to think about You could say just some innocent exaggeration Just some young adults at fault by imagination But some how we stretched ourselves and started living it Life it’s funny sometimes isn’t it We’re in the sky on a plane over European terrain Looking down to the ground we watch the Earth change At night in the car overlooked by afar Thinking to ourselves none of this is really ours Perspective changes we could never claim this life Yahweh spoke and showed us what our aim is Something that wasn’t alive by heartbeat and breath And something that’s not left with bone and flesh (chorus) Life is too short to sweat the minimal And things that once seemed simple now seem valuable Like the simple satisfaction in being content Or the simple satisfaction in the time we spent I value everything that our friendship meant Even though you never paid me back the money I lent Speaking of which the other day your Mom I saw her I had to tell her Scott Bellows still owed me fifty dollars
But now a historic economic agreement between the municipalities will prevent more land from being annexed while also spurring economic development within the township ... That piece alone is a major milestone for the township, TrusteeDan Wetzel said.
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Those eligible for participation in the program include active and reserve military members, National Guard members, veterans with honorable discharge and military spouses ... Short-term substitute teachers do not need to have a college degree.
Vernon took on Pataskala Licking Hts ...Newark Licking Valley scores early, pulls away from Pataskala Watkins Memorial ... Last season, Newark Licking Valley and Pataskala Watkins Memorial squared off on Sept ... Pataskala Licking Hts ... 11, Pataskala Licking Hts.
When JerseyTownship TrusteeDan Wetzel took office seven years ago, he said that he wanted to run the township like a business ... On Nov ... On Sept ... “It will reduce (taxpayers’) property taxes to start with, not a lot, but it’s a start.
The future is female — and Eva Haylett is here to build it. The Licking Heights fifth grader won first place at the regional level of the BlockKids national building competition during the 2023-24 school year ... 9 ... “Eva is kind, intelligent and creative.
It was featured in the August 2024 edition of the magazine and online at SchoolDesigns.com ... The school, which is 273,500 square feet, holds 1,500 students and is located at 4101 SummitRoad in Pataskala ... This is the competition’s 34th year.
Licking Heights believes in elevating every learner to new heights — and that includes staff, too ... The trip was funded by Huntington Bank. “From the moment the bus pulled up outside the Ron Clark Academy, I was in awe.
PATASKALA – The city will close MinkStreet this week to begin a road widening project that is expected to last at least a month. Starting at 9 a.m ... The city expects reopening that section of Mink Street on Nov.
