Newcastle, Nebraska
| Newcastle, Nebraska | |
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 Location of Newcastle, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates: 42°39′7″N 96°52′31″W / 42.65194°N 96.87528°WCoordinates: 42°39′7″N 96°52′31″W / 42.65194°N 96.87528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Dixon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) |
| • Land | 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,289 ft (393 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 325 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 326 |
| • Density | 960/sq mi (370/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 68757 |
| Area code(s) | 402 |
| FIPS code | 31-34090 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0831615 |
Newcastle is a village in Dixon County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 325 at the 2010 census.
Newcastle was incorporated as a village in 1893, soon after the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway was extended to that point. According to one tradition, it was named from a pioneer settler's house that was known locally as the "new castle". The village may well be named after New Castle, Pennsylvania.
Newcastle is located at 42°39′7″N 96°52′31″W / 42.65194°N 96.87528°W (42.652005, -96.875265). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.34 square miles (0.88 km2), all of it land.
Located near Newcastle is the Ionia Volcano, a mineral deposit that once sat in cliffs on the edge of the Missouri River. Water from the river would leak through fissures in the cliff and cause steam to rise. Much of the so-called volcano washed into the river in the 1870s, and today the site is more than a mile from the river.
As of the census of 2010, there were 325 people, 139 households, and 84 families residing in the village. The population density was 955.9 inhabitants per square mile (369.1/km2). There were 159 housing units at an average density of 467.6 per square mile (180.5/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 99.7% White and 0.3% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.8% of the population.
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