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New Castle is located at 11km south of
Wilmington. The state's original capital and a major colonial
seaport, on the Delaware River. New Castle's biggest attraction
Nowadays is that it remains much as it was in the 18th and 19th
centuries-original brick houses and public buildings,
cobblestone streets and a central square, or green.
Population (year 2000): 4,862. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,836 (-0.5% change)
Males: 2,280 (46.9%), Females: 2,582 (53.1%)
New Castle County
Zip codes:
19720.
Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $52,449 (year 2000)
Median house value: $123,000 (year 2000)
Races in New Castle:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.3%)
- Black (20.2%)
- Hispanic (2.4%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: Irish (25.5%), German (14.2%),
English (13.8%), Italian (12.5%), Polish (6.3%), United States
(5.2%).
Elevation: 19 feet
Land area: 3.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in New Castle
- High school or higher: 82.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.7%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in New Castle city
- Never married: 30.0%
- Now married: 52.8%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 7.4%
- Divorced: 8.8%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -52 (-1.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers in New Castle:
- DELAWARE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (1901 N DUPONT
HIGHWAY)
- MEADOWWOOD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM (575
SOUTH DUPONT HIGHWAY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near New Castle:
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL WILMINGTON (about 6 miles;
WILMINGTON, DE)
- ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL INC (about 6 miles; WILMINGTON,
DE)
- ALFRED I DUPONT INSTITUTE (about 7 miles;
WILMINGTON, DE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to New
Castle:
- NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 3 miles; WILMINGTON, DE;
ID: ILG)
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 27 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: PHL)
- DOVER AFB (about 39 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
Other public-use airports nearest to New Castle:
- SPITFIRE AERODROME (about 14 miles; PEDRICKTOWN, NJ;
ID: 7N7)
- SUMMIT (about 15 miles; MIDDLETOWN, DE; ID: EVY)
- NEW GARDEN (about 18 miles; TOUGHKENAMON, PA; ID:
N57)
Amtrak stations near New Castle:
- 6 miles: WILMINGTON (M. L. KING BLVD, & FRENCH ST.).
Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term
parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi
stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
- 14 miles: NEWARK (429 S. COLLEGE AVE.). Services:
public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car
rental service, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
College/University in New Castle:
- WILMINGTON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
3,087; Location: 320 DUPONT HWY; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.wilmcoll.edu; Offers
Doctor's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
New Castle:
- UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 8 miles; NEWARK, DE;
Full-time enrollment: 17,786)
- DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON
(about 11 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 3,817)
- WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 19 miles;
CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 3,646)
- WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 20
miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
- DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles;
MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)
- IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 26 miles; IMMACULATA, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,042)
- EASTERN COLLEGE (about 30 miles; ST DAVIDS, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,456)
Public high school in New Castle:
- WILLIAM PENN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,229;
Location: 713 EAST BASIN ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in New Castle:
- NEW CASTLE BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 498;
Location: 901 EAST BASIN ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in New Castle:
- GUNNING BEDFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
1,201; Location: 801 COX NECK ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GEORGE READ MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,105;
Location: 314 EAST BASIN ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SOUTHERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,042;
Location: 795 COX NECK ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- CALVIN R. MCCULLOUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 770; Location: CHASE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- CASTLE HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
705; Location: 502 MOORES LANE; Grades: KG - 05)
- PLEASANTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
561; Location: 16 PLEASANT STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- NEW CASTLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 558;
Location: 903 DELAWARE STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HARRY O. EISENBERG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 509; Location: LANDERS LANE; Grades: KG - 05)
- CARRIE DOWNIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
452; Location: 1201 DELAWARE STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- WILMINGTON MANOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
399; Location: 200 EAST ROOSEVELT AVENUE; Grades: KG -
05)
Private primary/middle schools in New Castle:
- OUR LADY OF FATIMA SCHOOL (Students: 598;
Location: 801 N. DUPONT BLVD.; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST PETER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 299;
Location: 515 HARMONY ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- HOLY SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 297;
Location: CHURCH DRIVE GARFIELD PK; Grades: PK - 8)
- GOSPEL CHUR OF GOD DELIVERANCE (Students: 17;
Location: 203 W. HARRISON AVE.; Grades: 1 - 10)
- BUILDING BLOCKS EARLY CHILDHOO (Students: 7;
Location: 1 READS WAY; Grades: KG - KG)
Libraries in New Castle:
- DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES (Operating
income: $837,405; Location: 87 READS WAY; 25,748 books;
863 audio materials; 870 video materials; 70 serial
subscriptions)
- NEW CASTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$390,247; Location: 424 DELAWARE STREET; 31,281 books;
867 audio materials; 252 video materials; 69 serial
subscriptions)
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