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Population (year 2000): 575. Estimated
population in July 2005: 571 (-0.7% change)
Males: 286 (49.7%), Females: 289 (50.3%)
Young County
Zip code:
76372
Median resident age: 36.6 years
Median household income: $24,485 (year 2000)
Median house value: $27,300 (year 2000)
Races in Newcastle:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.1%)
- Hispanic (5.6%)
- American Indian (2.4%)
- Other race (2.3%)
- Black (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (21.0%), Irish
(15.0%), English (5.7%), German (5.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%),
West Indian (1.7%).
Elevation: 1147 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Newcastle
- High school or higher: 62.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
- Unemployed: 16.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Newcastle city
- Never married: 19.4%
- Now married: 55.2%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 14.1%
3.1% Foreign born (3.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +72 (+14.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Newcastle:
- HAMILTON HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; OLNEY, TX)
- GRAHAM REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles;
GRAHAM, TX)
- THROCKMORTON COUNTY MEM HOSPITAL (about 34 miles;
THROCKMORTON, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Newcastle:
- SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS MUNI (about 58 miles;
WICHITA FALLS, TX; ID: SPS)
- ABILENE REGIONAL (about 85 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID:
ABI)
- DYESS AFB (about 94 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID: DYS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Newcastle:
- OLNEY MUNI (about 13 miles; OLNEY, TX; ID: ONY)
- GRAHAM MUNI (about 15 miles; GRAHAM, TX; ID: RPH)
- ROSSER RANCH (about 16 miles; GRAHAM, TX; ID: 10F)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Newcastle:
- MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; WICHITA
FALLS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,619)
- TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles;
STEPHENVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,068)
- ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles;
ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; Abilene,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,026)
- CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; LAWTON, OK; FT
enrollment: 3,529)
- TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; FT WORTH,
TX; FT enrollment: 15,454)
- TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles; FT
WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 7,032)
Public high school in Newcastle:
- NEWCASTLE H S (Students: 95; Location: 500
WASHINGTON; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Newcastle:
- NEWCASTLE EL (Students: 93; Location: 500
WASHINGTON; Grades: PK - 06)
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