New Castle, Virginia
| New Castle, Virginia | |
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A view over New Castle to the mountains
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 Location of New Castle, Virginia |
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| Coordinates: 37°30′3″N 80°6′39″W / 37.50083°N 80.11083°WCoordinates: 37°30′3″N 80°6′39″W / 37.50083°N 80.11083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Craig |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Land | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,352 ft (412 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 179 |
| • Density | 1,105.0/sq mi (426.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 24127 |
| Area code(s) | 540 |
| FIPS code | 51-55592 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1498522 |
New Castle (historically spelled as one word; "Newcastle") is the only town in Craig County, Virginia, United States. The population was 153 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Craig County.
The junctions of State Route 311 and State Route 42 and State Route 311 and State Route 615 are in New Castle.
New Castle is part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area.
New Castle is located at 37°30′3″N 80°6′39″W / 37.50083°N 80.11083°W (37.500746, -80.110798).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²), all of it land.
Two notable geophysical features of the town are the high cliffs just west of the city (which keeps the New River watershed flowing north away from New Castle) and Johns Creek gorge featuring some challenging whitewater (James River watershed). Due to an old land charter however, paddling Johns Creek is currently banned by the landowner.
As of the census of 2000, there were 179 people, 85 households, and 51 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,105.0 people per square mile (432.0/km²). There were 93 housing units at an average density of 574.1 per square mile (224.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.
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