New Castle Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
| New Castle Township, Pennsylvania | |
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| Township | |
Coal mining near village of Wadesville in New Castle Township.
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 Map of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Highlighting New Castle Township |
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 Map of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Schuylkill |
| Settled | 1800 |
| Incorporated | 1847 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.4 sq mi (32 km2) |
| • Land | 12.2 sq mi (32 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,872 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 391 |
| • Density | 32.3/sq mi (12.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 42-107-53376 |
New Castle Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, in the state's anthracite coal region. The population was 395 at the 2000 census.
Named for the famous coal city Newcastle upon Tyne in England, the area contains large veins of anthracite coal and has a long history of coal mining; strip mining continues there to the present day. The area comprising New Castle Township was first settled by Europeans around 1800. The township was formed in 1847 from part of Norwegian Township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.4 square miles (32.2 km²), of which, 12.2 square miles (31.6 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (1.61%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 395 people, 180 households, and 113 families residing in the township. The population density was 32.3 people per square mile (12.5/km²). There were 202 housing units at an average density of 16.5/sq mi (6.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.24% White, 0.25% African American and 0.51% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.
There were 180 households out of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.76.
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