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New ___MASK89___ is a city in the U . S . state of ___MASK30___ , just northeast of the state capital of Columbus . Most of the city is located in Franklin County and a small portion extends into adjacent Licking County . The population was 7 , 724 at the 2010 census . Founded in 1837 , it is now a growing suburb in the Columbus area . New ___MASK89___ is a very wealthy community , with a per capita income that ranks 12th out of 1 , 065 places in the state of ___MASK30___ . Bob Evans Restaurants is an American national chain ___MASK88___ restaurants operated by Bob Evans Farms , Inc ., a food service , processing , and retail company based in New ___MASK89___ , ___MASK30___ . The company is named after its founder , Bob Evans ( 1918  2007 ). Its food processing and retail enterprise products are manufactured and sold under the Bob Evans and Owens Country Sausage brand names . Wood Old Homestead , also known as Bob Evans Farm is the farm where Bob Evans and his wife Jewell lived for nearly 20 years , raising their six children . The large brick farmhouse was a stagecoach stop , an inn , and now serves as a company museum . It features exhibits about Bob Evans Restaurants , the Homestead , and local history . There is a reconstruction ___MASK88___ the original steakhouse , company television commercials , and life - size dioramas and memorabilia ___MASK88___ the Evans family . The farm also features the Adamsville Village , a 19th - century log cabin village , trails , and opportunities for camping , horseback riding , canoeing and special events . The farm is still a working farm . There is an annual Bob Evans Farm Festival . The original Bob Evans Restaurant on the farm is open year round .