Editing New Castle, New York

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| official_name      = New Castle, New York
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| map_caption        = Location of New Castle, New York

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| established_date   = 1791

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| population_total   = 18311
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| postal_code        = 10510,10514, 10546, 10549, 10562
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| blank_info         = 36-50078
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'''New Castle''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Westchester County, New York]], United States. The population was 18,311 in the [[2020 United States census]],<ref>United States Census Bureau, 2020 Report, New Castle, New York</ref>  an increase over 17,569 at the 2010 census.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): New Castle town, Westchester County, New York| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=November 15, 2011}}</ref> It includes the named hamlets of [[Chappaqua, New York|Chappaqua]] and [[Millwood, New York|Millwood]], but residents and businesses in the Town of New Castle can also have a designated city address of Ossining, or Millwood (together commonly referred to as the "West End" of New Castle) as well as Chappaqua or even Mt. Kisco.

==History==
New Castle was originally inhabited by Native Americans, including the [[Siwanoy]] band of the [[Wappinger]] people. Portions of New Castle were initially purchased in 1640 by Nathaniel Turner from Ponas Sagamore, chief of the Siwanoy. In 1661, John Richbell purchased land, including all of present-day New Castle, from the Siwanoy. In 1696, [[Caleb Heathcote]] purchased that tract of land from Richbell's widow. What is present-day New Castle was originally incorporated as part of the town of [[North Castle, New York|North Castle]], which was jokingly referred to as "the two saddlebags," in 1736. The first European settlers in the area were [[Quakers]], who settled in present-day Chappaqua in 1753 and constructed a meeting house, which still stands today on Quaker Street. The town of New Castle broke away from North Castle in 1791.

New Castle has several locations on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], including The [[Williams-DuBois House]], [[Old Chappaqua Historic District]], and [[Isaac Young House]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref> Two buildings from Horace Greeley's former farm are also on the National Historic Register, including the [[Greeley House (Chappaqua, New York)|Greeley House]], which houses the headquarters for the New Castle Historical Society, and [[Rehoboth (Chappaqua, New York)|Rehoboth]], the first concrete barn in the country.

==Education==
The majority of the town is served by the [[Chappaqua Central School District]], which consists of three elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. The elementary schools are Grafflin Elementary School, Roaring Brook Elementary School, and Westorchard Elementary School. The middle schools are Seven Bridges Middle School and Robert E. Bell Middle School, and the high school is [[Horace Greeley High School]], named for newspaper editor, presidential candidate and New Castle resident [[Horace Greeley]]. Other parts of New Castle fall within the Byram Hills Central School District, [[Bedford Central School District]], [[Yorktown Central School District]], and the Ossining Union Free School District.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|23.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|23.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, or 1.15%, is water. New Castle is bordered by the towns of [[Mount Pleasant, New York|Mount Pleasant]] and [[Ossining (town), New York|Ossining]] to the southwest and [[North Castle, New York|North Castle]] to the southeast. It is bordered by the towns of [[Bedford (town), New York|Bedford]], [[Mount Kisco, New York|Mount Kisco]], and [[Somers, New York|Somers]] to the northeast and [[Yorktown, New York|Yorktown]] and [[Cortlandt, New York|Cortlandt]] to the northwest.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 1368
|1830= 1336
|1840= 1529
|1850= 1800
|1860= 1817
|1870= 2152
|1880= 2297
|1890= 2110
|1900= 2401
|1910= 3573
|1920= 3639
|1930= 6792
|1940= 7903
|1950= 8802
|1960= 14388
|1970= 19837
|1980= 15425
|1990= 16648
|2000= 17491
|2010= 17569
|2020= 18311
|estyear= 
|estimate= 
|estref= 
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>United States Census Bureau, 2020 Report, New Castle, New York</ref> 
}}
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 17,491 people, 5,732 households, and 4,929 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|754.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,843 housing units at an average density of {{convert|252.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 91.50% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.37% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.05% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 5.55% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.51% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.00% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.78% of the population.

There were 5,732 households, out of which 49.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.0% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.0% were non-families. 11.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.9% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $159,691, and the median income for a family was $174,579. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $67,275 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $73,888. About 2.0% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities and locations in New Castle==
* '''[[Chappaqua, New York|Chappaqua]]''' is the largest [[Political subdivisions of New York State#Hamlet|hamlet]] of New Castle. Its center is located in the southeastern part of the town, but most of the town falls under Chappaqua's ZIP code.
* '''[[Millwood, New York|Millwood]]''' is a hamlet located in the northwest part of the town.
* Portions of the Town of New Castle fall within the ZIP codes and school districts of '''[[Armonk, New York|Armonk]]''', '''[[Briarcliff Manor, New York|Briarcliff Manor]]''', '''[[Mount Kisco, New York|Mount Kisco]]''', '''[[Ossining (town), New York|Ossining]]''', and '''[[Pleasantville, New York|Pleasantville]]''', and are commonly associated with those places. Additionally, there is no one specific location within the town that is known as New Castle.

==Notable people==
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Notable people who live and have previously lived in New Castle include:
*[[Bill Ackman]]
*[[Dave Bickler]]
*[[Bill Clinton]]
*[[Hillary Clinton]]
*[[Andrew Cuomo]]
*[[Ace Frehley]]: Former lead guitarist of [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]
*[[Horace Greeley]]
*[[Jonathan Klein (CNN)|Jonathan Klein]]: Former president of [[CNN]]
*[[Doug Scott]]
*[[Ben Stiller]]
*[[Vanessa L. Williams|Vanessa Williams]]
*[[Kevin Regan]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.mynewcastle.org/ Town of New Castle official website]
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/23/nyregion/despite-cuomos-mount-kisco-ties-new-castle-claims-him-too.html Town of New Castle mailing address issues]

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