Editing New Castle, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Garfield County, Colorado, United States}}
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The '''Town of New Castle''' is a [[Colorado municipalities#Home rule municipality|home rule municipality]] in [[Garfield County, Colorado]], United States. The population was 4,923 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020" />

==History==
When New Castle was incorporated in 1888, its economy was largely based on mining coal that was needed by the silver-mining industry to fire silver [[Smelting|smelters]]. On February 18, 1896, a methane explosion in the Vulcan Mine killed 49 men and started a coal fire that was still burning as of 2020. The Vulcan reopened and suffered additional explosions on December 12, 1913 (killing 37) and November 4, 1918 (killing 3).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/vulcan-mine-explosions | title=Vulcan Mine Explosions | date=February 8, 2021 }}</ref>

There are at least 25 [[Coal-seam fire|coal fires]] burning near the town.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/vulcan-mine-disasters | title=Vulcan Mine }}</ref>  They are normally confined underground.

From 2000 - 2014 the population grew 129%, much higher than the average growth in Colorado over the same period (20.8%).<ref>{{Cite web | title=New Castle, CO - USA.com™ | url=http://www.usa.com/new-castle-co.htm | access-date=2025-05-18 | website=www.usa.com}}</ref>

==Geography==
New Castle is located on the north side of the [[Colorado River]], just east of where the river cuts through the [[Grand Hogback]]. [[Interstate 70]] passes by the town following the river, with access from Exit 105. I-70 leads east {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Glenwood Springs, Colorado|Glenwood Springs]], the [[county seat]], east {{convert|169|mi}} to [[Denver]], and west {{convert|74|mi}} to [[Grand Junction, Colorado|Grand Junction]]. [[U.S. Route 6]] is Main Street in New Castle and forms a parallel route to I-70 for local traffic. US-6 joins I-70 {{convert|5|mi|0}} to the east at [[Chacra, Colorado|Chacra]] and {{convert|17|mi}} to the west at a point west of [[Rifle, Colorado|Rifle]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|7.0|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|6.9|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 1.21%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0853395| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): New Castle town, Colorado| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=November 16, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1890= 311
|1900= 431
|1910= 493
|1920= 447
|1930= 470
|1940= 484
|1950= 483
|1960= 447
|1970= 499
|1980= 563
|1990= 679
|2000= 1984
|2010= 4518
|2020= 4923
|footnote=[[United States census|U.S. Decennial Census]]
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,984 people, 705 households, and 537 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|850.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 731 housing units at an average density of {{convert|313.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 94.61% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.30% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.55% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.35% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.91% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 11.90% of the population.

There were 705 households, out of which 48.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.9% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 38.9% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 3.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $55,000, and the median income for a family was $58,889. Males had a median income of $39,597 versus $27,933 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $21,356. About 2.9% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.-->{{clear left}}

==Education==
New Castle is within [[Garfield Re-2 School District]].<ref name=About20200515>{{cite web|url=https://www.garfieldre2.net/our_district/our_district|title=About Garfield Re-2|publisher=[[Garfield Re-2 School District]]|accessdate=May 15, 2020}}</ref> The town is home to two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school:
* Elk Creek Elementary School
* Kathryn Senor Elementary School
* Riverside Middle School
*[[Coal Ridge High School]]

==See also==
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* [[List of municipalities in Colorado]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|New Castle, Colorado}}
* [http://www.newcastlecolorado.org/ Town of New Castle official website]
* [http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/NEW%20CASTLE.pdf CDOT map of the Town of New Castle]

{{Garfield County, Colorado}}

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[[Category:Towns in Garfield County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Towns in Colorado]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1890]]
[[Category:1890 establishments in Colorado]]