Newcastle, Oklahoma
| Newcastle, Oklahoma | |
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| City | |
 Location of Newcastle, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 35°14′25″N 97°35′29″W / 35.24028°N 97.59139°WCoordinates: 35°14′25″N 97°35′29″W / 35.24028°N 97.59139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | McClain |
| Incorporated | 1962, 1965 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Karl Nail |
| • City Manager | Nick Nazar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52.9 sq mi (137.1 km2) |
| • Land | 49.8 sq mi (128.9 km2) |
| • Water | 3.2 sq mi (8.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,194 ft (364 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,685 |
| • Density | 109.2/sq mi (42.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 73065 |
| Area code(s) | 405 |
| FIPS code | 40-51150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1095853 |
| Website | City Website |
Newcastle is a city in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States, and part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 7,685 at the 2010 census.
The city was incorporated as South Newcastle in 1962, then a petition to change the name to Newcastle in 1965.
The city limits of Newcastle encompassed just a few square miles until around 1960, when Oklahoma City began annexing huge chunks of land across the river. Newcastle expanded, as did Tuttle and Blanchard, to prevent the city from trying to move across the river. The population grew very little until the mid-1970s, when Oklahoma City began expanding past SW 74th Street, populating near the I-44 corridor.
In the 1980s, the city annexed the territory that lies near Norman (north of State Highway 9).
The 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak struck parts of Newcastle and resulted in the destruction of several homes in the city limits. Greater destruction occurred in Bridge Creek and Moore.
In 2011, a tornado ripped through parts of Newcastle. There were an estimated 160 homes either damaged or destroyed and over 20 businesses damaged. However, there was no loss of life.
On May 20, 2013, a violent tornado damaged a small part of Newcastle, and did a large amount of damage to neighboring Moore and southern Oklahoma City.
Newcastle is located at 35°14′50.82″N 97°36′.22″W / 35.2474500°N 97.6000611°W (35.145082, -97.360022). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 62.5 square miles (162 km2), of which, 55.8 square miles (145 km2) of it is land and 6.7 square miles (17 km2) of it (6.01%) is water.
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