Newcastle, Texas

Newcastle, Texas
City
Downtown Newcastle.
Location of Newcastle, Texas
Coordinates: 33°11′33″N 98°44′17″W / 33.19250°N 98.73806°W / 33.19250; -98.73806Coordinates: 33°11′33″N 98°44′17″W / 33.19250°N 98.73806°W / 33.19250; -98.73806
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Young
Government
• Mayor	Gina Maxwell
Area [1]
• Total	1.80 sq mi (4.67 km2)
• Land	1.79 sq mi (4.64 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation	1,142 ft (348 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	585
• Estimate  (2019)[2]	573
• Density	320.11/sq mi (123.59/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	76372
Area code(s)	940
FIPS code	48-50868[3]
GNIS feature ID	1363841[4]

Newcastle is a city in Young County, Texas, United States. Following the beginning of coal mining in 1908, the town was established and named for the English coal town, Newcastle upon Tyne. Coal mining had ended by 1942. Its population was 585 at the 2010 census.^[5]

Beginning in 1906, the Wichita Falls and Southern Railroad, one of the numerous Frank Kell and Joseph A. Kemp properties, connected Wichita Falls with the coal fields in Newcastle. The WF&S was later acquired and consolidated with other shorter lines by the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad.^[6][7]

Geography[]

Newcastle is located at

33°11′33″N 98°44′17″W / 33.19250°N 98.73806°W / 33.19250; -98.73806 (33.192383, -98.737969).^[8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics[]

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Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1920	1,452		—
1930	1,157		−20.3%
1940	1,044		−9.8%
1950	743		−28.8%
1960	617		−17.0%
1970	624		1.1%
1980	688		10.3%
1990	505		−26.6%
2000	575		13.9%
2010	585		1.7%
2019 (est.)	573	[2]	−2.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, 575 people, 233 households, and 157 families resided in the city. The population density was 317.5 people per square mile (122.7/km²). The 266 housing units averaged 146.9 per square mile (56.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.91% White, 1.39% African American, 1.04% Native American, 2.26% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 5.57% of the population. Less than 1% are Super Punchers, Ole Son.

Of the 233 households, 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were not families. About 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city, the age distribution was 26.4% under 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,485, and for a family was $27,500. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $20,417 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,004. About 16.1% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education[]

The City of Newcastle is served by the Newcastle Independent School District.

Officials[]

Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department has Gary Bohannan as chief and Kris Brice as emergency management coordinator.

Gina Maxwell is the mayor, and Jerry Stewart, Robbie Larance, Melba Quaid, Kris Brice, and Mike Peterson are city council members.

References[]

External links[]

• Newcastle, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online