Newcastle, California

History

Newcastle was founded in the 19th century. According to Transcontinental Railroad Landmarks the "Regular freight and passenger trains began operating over the first 31 miles of Central Pacific's line to Newcastle June 10, 1864, when political opposition and lack of money stopped further construction during that mild winter. Construction was resumed in April, 1865." The region is also in the vicinity of what was the cradle of "gold country", where in the mid-19th century a flurry of miners and gold prospectors searched for their fortune. During this time, however, the town of Newcastle was known more for its orchards rather than abundant gold mines.

The Newcastle post office opened in 1864.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km), 99.82% of it land, and 0.18% of it water.

Demographics

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Newcastle first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.

The 2020 United States census reported that Newcastle had a population of 1,321. The population density was 552.3 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Newcastle was 1,095 (82.9%) White, 8 (0.6%) African American, 6 (0.5%) Native American, 16 (1.2%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 42 (3.2%) from other races, and 154 (11.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 121 persons (9.2%).

The census reported that 1,317 people (99.7% of the population) lived in households, 4 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.

There were 565 households, out of which 122 (21.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 269 (47.6%) were married-couple households, 24 (4.2%) were cohabiting couple households, 168 (29.7%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 104 (18.4%) had a male householder with no partner present. 182 households (32.2%) were one person, and 117 (20.7%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.33.

The age distribution was 250 people (18.9%) under the age of 18, 88 people (6.7%) aged 18 to 24, 258 people (19.5%) aged 25 to 44, 390 people (29.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 335 people (25.4%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 50.3years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males.

There were 621 housing units at an average density of 259.6 /mi2, of which 565 (91.0%) were occupied. Of these, 466 (82.5%) were owner-occupied, and 99 (17.5%) were occupied by renters.

Notable people

• Bud Anderson - World War II "triple Ace".
• Joe Bailon - automobile customizer and creator of the paint color Candy Apple Red.
• George S. Nixon - U.S. Senator from Nevada.
• Jason Rhoades - artist.
• John Rudometkin - professional basketball player.

References

References

1. "US Census Bureau".
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
3. {{GNIS. 2583089
4. Nestled in the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.). Sierra Nevada]] foothills, Newcastle is located {{convert. 8. mi. km. 1 northeast of [[Rocklin, California. 529
5. "Newcastle CDP, California - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
6. "Decennial Census by Decade".
7. "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California".
8. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California".
9. "Newcastle CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing".
10. "Newcastle CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing".
11. December 2018, David Kindy. (December 5, 2018). "Conversation with Flying Ace Bud Anderson".
12. {{Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California 1
13. Saltz, Jerry. (August 11, 2006). "Obituary: Jason Rhoades".