Editing New Castle, Pennsylvania

{{short description|City in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Distinguish|New Castle Township, Pennsylvania}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{More citations needed|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = New Castle, Pennsylvania
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nicknames          = Fireworks Capital of America,<br>Hot Dog Capital of the World,<br>Little New York City
| motto              =
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| image_caption      = Zambelli Plaza in New Castle
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| map_caption        = Location of New Castle in [[Lawrence County, Pennsylvania|Lawrence County]] and the U.S. state of [[Pennsylvania]].
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| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_name1  = [[Pennsylvania]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Lawrence County, Pennsylvania|Lawrence]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Christopher C. Frye, Jr. (R)
| established_title2 = Established
| established_date2  = 1798
| established_title3 = Incorporated
| established_date3  = 1869 (city)
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_land_sq_mi    = 8.31
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.24
| area_water_percent = 2.81
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 21926
| population_density_km2 = 1019.09
| population_density_sq_mi = 2639.46
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code        = {{Collapsible list |title=6 total ZIP codes:|16101, 16102, 16103, 16105, 16107, 16108}}
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset         = −5
| timezone_DST       = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = −4
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| website            = {{URL|www.newcastlepa.org}}
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| blank_info         = 42-53368
| area_total_km2     = 22.13
| area_land_km2      = 21.52
| area_water_km2     = 0.62
| government_type    = [[Home Rule Municipality (Pennsylvania)|Home Rule Charter]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
| area_code          = [[Area code 724|724]], [[Area code 878|878]]
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'''New Castle''' is a city in [[Lawrence County, Pennsylvania]], United States, and its [[county seat]]. Located along the [[Shenango River]] at the mouth of [[Neshannock Creek]], it is {{convert|43|mi|km}} northwest of [[Pittsburgh]] near the Pennsylvania–[[Ohio]] border, approximately {{convert|17|mi|km}} southeast of [[Youngstown, Ohio]]. The city had a population of 21,926 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="QuickFacts2020">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/newcastlecitypennsylvania/POP010220 |accessdate=October 10, 2021 |website=census.gov |title=QuickFacts: New Castle city, Pennsylvania}}</ref> The commercial center of a fertile agricultural region, New Castle is included in the northwestern fringes of the [[Greater Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh metropolitan area]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lawrence County Historical Society - History of New Castle |url=http://www.lawrencechs.com/new_castle.html |work=lawrencechs.com}}</ref>

==History==
===18th century===
In 1798, John Carlysle Stewart, a [[civil engineer]], traveled to western Pennsylvania to resurvey the "donation lands", which had been reserved for veterans of the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]. He discovered that the original survey had neglected to stake out approximately {{convert|50|acre}} at the confluence of the [[Shenango River]] and [[Neshannock Creek]], at that time a part of [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny County]]. The Indian town of [[Kuskusky]] was listed on early maps in this location.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=McConnell |first1=Michael |date=January 1992 |title=Kuskusky Towns and Early Western Pennsylvania Indian History, 1748-1778 |url=https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/44738/44459 |journal=Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography |volume=116 |issue=1 |pages=33–58 |access-date=October 10, 2018}}</ref> Claiming the land for himself, he laid out in April 1798 what was to become the town of New Castle. It comprised approximately that same {{convert|50|acre}}, in what was then part of Allegheny County.
===19th century===
In 1825, New Castle became a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]], having a population of about 300. The city later became a part of [[Mercer County, Pennsylvania|Mercer County]]. On April 5, 1849, the governor of Pennsylvania signed an act creating Lawrence County, named in honor of U.S. Navy Captain [[James Lawrence]]. New Castle became a city in 1869 and was headed by its first mayor, Thomas B. Morgan. At that time, the population had increased to about 6,000.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

In 1849, a group of [[Amish|Old Order Amish]] families from [[Mifflin County, Pennsylvania]], settled just north of New Castle in [[New Wilmington, Pennsylvania|New Wilmington]]. Later migrations from [[Holmes County, Ohio]], would make this Amish community one of the largest in Pennsylvania. Approximately 2,000 Amish live and work presently in the townships north of New Castle.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

Business in New Castle began to flourish in the early 19th century with the construction of the [[Beaver and Erie Canal]] system, which made its way through the city. Numerous manufacturing plants became located in New Castle because of the availability of transportation facilities and ready access to raw material markets. The canal system was later supplemented and then replaced by railroads which offered greater speed and capacity for freight, as well as year-round service.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

In the 1870s, the city became a major hub of the [[Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad]]. New Castle's population swelled from 11,600 in 1890 to 28,339 in 1900, and to 38,280 in 1910, as immigrants, particularly from [[Italy]], flocked to the city to work in the mills and nearby [[limestone]] quarries.<ref name="WAT">Watkins, John, ''The Big Stunts of Great Detectives: The Scrapbook'', Vol. 4, No. 6, New York: Frank A. Munsey (December 1907), p. 1098.</ref> Italian laborers of the era were frequent victims of the [[Black Hand (extortion)|Black Hand]] society, which employed blackmail and extortion to rob the workers of their pay. In 1907 the headquarters of the Black Hand for the entire region was discovered in the village of [[Hillsville, Pennsylvania|Hillsville]] a few miles west of New Castle.<ref name="WAT"/> By this time New Castle was one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, and with the construction of the largest [[tin plate]] mill in America, the city became the tin plate capital of the world. The tin plate industry marked a new increase in the city's prosperity.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

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===20th century===
[[File:Scottish Rite Cathedral, New Castle.jpg|thumb|The [[Scottish Rite Cathedral (New Castle, Pennsylvania)|Scottish Rite Cathedral]] was built in 1925]]
In 1908, New Castle was linked to [[Pittsburgh]] by the [[Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler and New Castle Railway]], an [[interurban]] trolley line. Steel and paper mills, foundries, a bronze bushing factory, and car-construction plants contributed to the region's economy. Shenango China produced commercial china and created the fine Castleton China line for the [[White House]], including dinnerware for [[President of the United States of America|Presidents]] [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] and [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]. Other ceramic factories produced bathroom fixtures and industrial refractory materials.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

In the 1920s, New Castle enjoyed its greatest prosperity. The landscape of the city was transformed with the building of many beautiful structures, some of which still stand, such as the Scottish Rite Cathedral, St. Mary's Church, and the Castleton Hotel. The city also established its identity. New Castle is known both as the "hot dog capital of the world" and the "fireworks capital of America". Its [[chili dog]]s are the product of [[Greek Americans|Greek immigrants]] who came to New Castle in the early 20th century and established restaurants along with their homes. The renown for [[fireworks]] is credited to two local fireworks companies of international stature, S.Vitale Pyrotechnic Industries, Inc. (Pyrotecnico) and Zambelli Internationale.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} The first fireworks manufacturer in New Castle was Leopold Fazzoni, who owned and operated the Fazzoni Brothers Fireworks Company. Fazzoni came to New Castle from Italy in 1886 and worked in the tin mills to earn enough money to start his own business. He was issued the first certificate for fireworks manufacturing in the state. Of the people who worked with the Fazzoni family, many founded their own businesses, such as Paul Rozzi, Jacob Conti, Constantino Vitale, and Joseph Zambelli.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

Despite recent economic challenges, the city continues to serve as the headquarters of [[Pyrotecnico]] Fireworks, the winner of the 2008 Gold Jupiter, awarded at the world's most prestigious fireworks venue: LaRonde in [[Montreal]], Canada. The company was started by Constantino Vitale in Italy in 1889, who immigrated to New Castle in the 1920s, continuing his business there. Five generations of the Vitale family have transformed the company. In the 1990s the company's name was changed to Pyrotecnico and has grown to be a world leader in the industry. Also located in New Castle is [[Zambelli Fireworks]], which was founded in New Castle. [[Zambelli Fireworks]] is one of the world's leading [[fireworks]] and [[pyrotechnics]] companies. These fireworks companies have been featured in venues such as presidential celebrations and Super Bowls. Pyrotecnico and Zambelli Fireworks have changed the face of the fireworks industry. This has gained the city the nickname of "Fireworks Capital of America". New Castle has recently opened Zambelli Plaza near the [[Cascade Center]] in 2007 in honor of the Zambelli family's accomplishments.<ref>{{cite news |last=Santangelo |first=Denice M. |title=George R. Zambelli Known as Mr. Fireworks |url=http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic/? |access-date=October 5, 2012 |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=December 30, 2003}}</ref>

In the 1930s, the city, along with most cities of America, suffered during the [[Great Depression in the United States|Great Depression]]. During this time, the federal government established the [[Works Progress Administration]] (WPA) and the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] (CCC). These programs offered jobs to many displaced workers. Many of the stone walls built by the WPA and the CCC still stand as a reminder of the historic demise of the economy.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} In the 1940s, industry temporarily surged during wartime.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

In 1950, the population peaked at 48,834, but became part of the [[Rust Belt]], with population dwindling to 28,334 by 1990. New Castle is the county seat of Lawrence County which has a population of approximately 91,000.

In 1998, New Castle was a host city for the History Channel Great Race. Over 15,000 spectators gathered downtown for the festivities. The city celebrated its 200th birthday in 1998 with a downtown fireworks festival that attracted over 30,000 people.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

The [[Lawrence County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)|Lawrence County Courthouse]], [[North Hill Historic District (New Castle, Pennsylvania)|North Hill Historic District]], and [[Scottish Rite Cathedral (New Castle, Pennsylvania)|Scottish Rite Cathedral]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
New Castle is located in the center of Lawrence County at {{coord|40|58|50|N|80|20|40|W|type:city}} (40.997325, −80.344556),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 23, 2011 |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> along the [[Shenango River]] at the mouth of [[Neshannock Creek]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|22.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|21.5|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.6|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 2.78%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web |title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_42.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 28, 2020}}</ref> Via the Shenango River, the city is part of the [[Beaver River (Pennsylvania)|Beaver River]] watershed, flowing south to the [[Ohio River]].

===Climate===

According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, New Castle has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in New Castle was {{convert|105|F|C|1}} on July 23, 2011, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-27|F|C|1}} on January 19, 1994.<ref name = XMACIS2/>

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|location = New Castle, Pennsylvania, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1894–2020
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|Jan record high F = 75
|Feb record high F = 75
|Mar record high F = 85
|Apr record high F = 95
|May record high F = 95
|Jun record high F = 99
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 104
|Sep record high F = 100
|Oct record high F = 91
|Nov record high F = 83
|Dec record high F = 76

|Jan avg record high F = 60.9
|Feb avg record high F = 62.7
|Mar avg record high F = 73.8
|Apr avg record high F = 82.5
|May avg record high F = 87.7
|Jun avg record high F = 92.4
|Jul avg record high F = 94.2
|Aug avg record high F = 93.1
|Sep avg record high F = 90.6
|Oct avg record high F = 83.0
|Nov avg record high F = 73.1
|Dec avg record high F = 61.4
|year avg record high F = 95.5

|Jan high F = 36.9
|Feb high F = 39.7
|Mar high F = 49.2
|Apr high F = 62.9
|May high F = 73.3
|Jun high F = 81.5
|Jul high F = 85.9
|Aug high F = 84.8
|Sep high F = 78.6
|Oct high F = 66.3
|Nov high F = 53.1
|Dec high F = 41.8
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|Jan mean F = 27.9
|Feb mean F = 29.6
|Mar mean F = 37.8
|Apr mean F = 49.4
|May mean F = 60.1
|Jun mean F = 68.8
|Jul mean F = 73.1
|Aug mean F = 71.9
|Sep mean F = 65.4
|Oct mean F = 53.8
|Nov mean F = 42.4
|Dec mean F = 33.3
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|Jan low F = 19.0
|Feb low F = 19.5
|Mar low F = 26.5
|Apr low F = 35.9
|May low F = 46.8
|Jun low F = 56.1
|Jul low F = 60.4
|Aug low F = 58.9
|Sep low F = 52.2
|Oct low F = 41.2
|Nov low F = 37.9
|Dec low F = 24.9
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|Jan avg record low F = -1.2
|Feb avg record low F = 2.7
|Mar avg record low F = 8.7
|Apr avg record low F = 23.0
|May avg record low F = 33.0
|Jun avg record low F = 42.7
|Jul avg record low F = 49.1
|Aug avg record low F = 48.1
|Sep avg record low F = 39.9
|Oct avg record low F = 28.8
|Nov avg record low F = 19.6
|Dec avg record low F = 9.7
|year avg record low F = -4.1

|Jan record low F = -27
|Feb record low F = -23
|Mar record low F = -19
|Apr record low F = 3
|May record low F = 21
|Jun record low F = 30
|Jul record low F = 38
|Aug record low F = 32
|Sep record low F = 26
|Oct record low F = 17
|Nov record low F = -1
|Dec record low F = -17

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|Feb precipitation inch = 2.20
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.08
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.65
|May precipitation inch = 3.89
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|Jul precipitation inch = 4.55
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|Jul precipitation days = 11.9
|Aug precipitation days = 11.3
|Sep precipitation days = 10.6
|Oct precipitation days = 12.4
|Nov precipitation days = 12.9
|Dec precipitation days = 14.0

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===Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods===
New Castle has six land borders with townships: [[Neshannock Township, Pennsylvania|Neshannock Township]] to the north, [[Hickory Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania|Hickory Township]] to the northeast, [[Shenango Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania|Shenango Township]] to the southeast, [[Taylor Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania|Taylor Township]] to the south-southwest, [[North Beaver Township, Pennsylvania|North Beaver Township]] to the southwest, and [[Union Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania|Union Township]] to the west. Also to the south is the border with [[South New Castle, Pennsylvania|South New Castle]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 611
|1850= 1614
|1860= 1882
|1870= 6164
|1880= 8418
|1890= 11600
|1900= 28339
|1910= 36280
|1920= 44938
|1930= 48674
|1940= 47638
|1950= 48834
|1960= 44790
|1970= 38559
|1980= 33621
|1990= 28334
|2000= 26309
|2010= 23273
|2020= 21926
|footnote=<ref name="Census1960">{{cite web |title=Number of Inhabitants: Pennsylvania |url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/17216604v1p40ch02.pdf |work=18th Census of the United States |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web |title=Pennsylvania: Population and Housing Unit Counts |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-40.pdf |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref><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><ref name="CensusPopEst">{{cite web |title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 |url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=November 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html |archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web |url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108 |title=Census Population API |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}

As of the 2010 census,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 23,273 people, 9,765 households, and 5,793 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 2,725.2 people per square mile. There were 11,304 housing units at an average density of 1,323.7 per square mile. 1,539 housing units were vacant. The racial makeup of the city was 83.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 12.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.4% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.6% of the population.

There were 9,765 households, out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 28.4% of all households contained individuals under 18, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 20, 5.9% from 20 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.8 years old. For every 100 females, there were 85.3 males.

As of 2017 [[American Community Survey]] estimates, the median income for a household in the city was $31,044, and the median income for a family was $42,807. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,730. About 23.3% of families and 27.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 40.8% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
[[File:PierIComplex.jpg|thumb|The Pier I Complex Building in downtown New Castle]]
Downtown New Castle underwent a redevelopment centered around the [[Cascade Center]]. The downtown streets and sidewalks were rebuilt in the early 21st century in earlier styles. The revitalization of downtown also saw two major routes into the city, [[Pennsylvania Route 65]] and [[U.S. Route 224]], which had both had their termini extended into downtown in 2007.

[[InfoCision Management Corporation|InfoCision]], a [[telemarketing]] services company, restored the former New Castle Dry Goods Co. building, into which it relocated its offices from their former location inside Cascade Galleria. The building had been vacant since the late 1980s when the Troutman's [[department store]] closed. The building is now known as the Pier I Complex Building.

The downtown area has also become the home of several [[bank]] offices, hosting the regional headquarters of [[Huntington Bancshares|Huntington]] and [[First Commonwealth Bank|First Commonwealth]] (all descended from banks formerly based in the city but later acquired) as well as branches for [[PNC Financial Services|PNC Bank]] and [[FNB Corporation|First National Bank]]. [[FirstMerit Corporation|FirstMerit]] also had its regional headquarters in New Castle prior to their acquisition by Huntington, and that building is expected to be town down in 2020. [[Mellon Financial Corporation|Mellon Bank]] also had offices across the street from the current Zambelli Plaza before selling off its New Castle-area branches to First National Bank, which closed the office building since it already had the aforementioned branch in downtown.

As of 2018, New Castle employed 8,677 people. Industries employing the most were [[Health care|healthcare]], [[social assistance]], utilities, transportation and warehouses. Healthcare and social assistance employed 1,724 people, followed by retail trade with 1,172 employees and then manufacturing employing 1,012 employees. The highest paying occupations in this area are utility positions, having a median income of $72,917; professional scientific and technical services, with a median income of $45,125; and educational services, with a median income of $40,469. The current poverty rate in this city is 27.4%, with a median household income of $31,557.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |url=https://datausa.io/profile/geo/new-castle-pa/#economy |title=New Castle, PA &#124; Data USA |website=datausa.io}}</ref> The 2017 unemployment rate was 8.1%, greater than the U.S. average of 5.2%.<ref name=":03">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bestplaces.net/economy/city/pennsylvania/new_castle |title=Economy in New Castle, Pennsylvania |website=bestplaces.net |access-date=February 13, 2022}}</ref> Over the past 40 years, New Castle has been transformed from an industrial economy to a more balanced economy based on manufacturing, retail, and service-related businesses. Many buildings and old homes were being renovated by incoming residents.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.visitlawrencecounty.com/about-lawrence-county/history-of-lawrence-county/ |title=History of Lawrence County}}</ref>

===Taxes===
The current U.S. average sales tax rate was 6.0%, the same as New Castle's sales tax rate at 6.0%. The U.S. average income tax rate was 4.6%, slightly less than New Castle's 5.2%.<ref name=":03"/>

===Income===
Per year, the average income of a New Castle resident was $18,463 and the U.S. average income per resident was $28,555 per year. The median household income for a New Castle resident was $29,762. This came up short of the U.S. average at $53,482 a year.<ref name=":03"/> The current poverty rate in New Castle was 27.4%, much higher than the average for Pennsylvania at 13.3%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Castle, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate |url=https://www.areavibes.com/new+castle-pa/employment/ |website=[[AreaVibes]]}}</ref>

White workers made 1.66 times the amount of salary that African American workers made. African Americans make the second highest salary of any race or ethnicity in New Castle.<ref name=":12"/>

==Arts and culture==
[[File:CascadeFallsNCPA.jpg|thumb|right|Waterfall at Cascade Park. A [[roller coaster]] once crossed the waterway just downstream from the falls.]]
The city was the site of an important development in the history of the [[Warner Bros.]] empire, given that the first Warner Brothers' theater, the [[Cascade Center|Cascade]], opened here in 1907. The building was nearly condemned in 1996 after a wall fell on the sidewalk. Warner Bros. donated $150,000, which the Pennsylvania government matched, to restore the facade. Municipal officials have planned [[Adaptive reuse|recent revitalization efforts]] around the historic site. The Cascade Center currently features two restaurants and a local stage theater, and plans are in progress to turn the complex into New Castle's version of [[Station Square]] in Pittsburgh.

The Cascade Center is named after Cascade Park, located on the outskirts of the city's East Side in [[Shenango Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania|Shenango Township]] along [[Pennsylvania Route 65]]. A former [[trolley park]], it was restored and converted into a regular outdoor park in the 1980s with a few historical buildings as well as the park's entrance sign restored, avoiding the fate of nearby [[Idora Park, Youngstown|Idora Park]] in Youngstown. The park hosts the annual "Back to the 50s Weekend" classic car show, and previously hosted the similarly themed "Thunder in the Cascades" motorcycle show.

The New Castle Playhouse, a community theater, is located along Long Avenue and puts on several shows a year. It is one of only a few such theaters between Youngstown and Pittsburgh. The Old Princeton School, located nearby, has been the venue for rock concerts.

In the 2011 movie ''[[Super 8 (2011 film)|Super 8]]'', New Castle is referenced as the "fireworks capital of the world".{{citation needed|date=July 2011}}

New Castle is the subject of the true crime blog "Small Town Noir", which uses [[mug shot]]s taken in New Castle between 1930 and 1960, and which were rescued when the town's police department threw them out. The information on the images comes from the ''New Castle News''.

New Castle has a large Arab-American population whose culture is visible throughout the community. Large numbers of [[Lebanese Americans|Lebanese]] and [[Syrian Americans|Syrian]] immigrants were attracted by the city's prosperity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Their culture is especially visible in the local cuisine, which makes popular use of items such as [[dolma|stuffed grape leaves]], [[gyro (food)|lamb on the rod]], [[kibbe]], and [[garlic sauce]]. Although many other Rust Belt cities contain large Arab-American populations, New Castle is unique for its large population of [[Alawite]] Muslims from Syria. The Muslim community of the city has a [[mosque]] on the East Side of town.<ref name="The Syrian Community in New Castle and Its Unique Alawi Component, 1900-1940">{{cite journal |last1=Toth |first1=Anthony |year=1986 |title=The Syrian Community in New Castle and Its Unique Alawi Component, 1900-1940 |journal=Western Pennsylvania History |volume=69 |issue=3 |pages=221–240 |url=http://dpubs.libraries.psu.edu/DPubS?service=Repository&version=1.0&verb=Disseminate&view=body&content-type=pdf_1&handle=psu.wph/1206472370# |access-date=January 12, 2012}}</ref>

===North Hill Historic District===
{{Main|North Hill Historic District (New Castle, Pennsylvania)}}
In 2000, nearly {{convert|450|acre}} of northern New Castle were listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as a [[Historic districts in the United States|historic district]]. The district consists of 91 blocks between Falls Street near downtown New Castle to Fairmont Avenue near [[Neshannock Township, Pennsylvania|Neshannock Township]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www..com/PA/Lawrence_County/New_Castle_City/North_Hill_Historic_District.html |title=North Hills Historic District, New Castle City, Lawrence County PA 16101 |website=www..com |access-date=November 6, 2019}}</ref> Its buildings include late 19th century, early 20th century, late Victorian, and late 19th and 20th century revival styles. Some of these buildings have been torn down since its addition to the register, with the most notable examples being torn down for the construction of the [[New Castle Junior/Senior High School|New Castle High School]] and the construction of a [[Speedway LLC|Speedway]] gas station.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ncnewsonline.com/news/review-board-against-razing-speedway-properties/article_03b32f9e-bc22-11e6-83f1-3bd375185747.html |title=Review board against razing Speedway properties |last=Pezzuto |first=Lugene |website=New Castle News |date=December 7, 2016 |language=en |access-date=November 6, 2019}}</ref>

===International relations===
The town is part of a worldwide network of towns and cities with the name [[Newcastle (disambiguation)|Newcastle]]<!--intentional link to DAB page-->.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/content/articles/2006/08/11/newcastle_under_lyme_towns_feature.shtml |publisher=BBC Stoke |title=Towns and Villages – Newcastle-under-Lyme |access-date=May 6, 2007}}</ref> These include cities in [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Australia]], [[Newcastle, Ontario|Canada]], [[Nové Hrady (České Budějovice District)|Czech Republic]], [[Nyborg|Denmark]], [[Akhaltsikhe|Georgia (country)]], [[Neuburg an der Donau|Germany]], [[New Castle, Indiana|Indiana]], [[Shinshiro|Japan]], [[Jaunpils|Latvia]], [[Kota Bharu|Malaysia]], [[Herceg Novi|Montenegro]], [[Nové Zámky|Slovakia]], [[Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal|South Africa]], [[Neuchâtel|Switzerland]], and the [[Newcastle upon Tyne|United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://newcastlesoftheworld.com/ |title=Newcastles of the World |publisher=Newcastles of the World |access-date=February 23, 2023}}</ref> Representatives from New Castle have attended the bi-annual ''Newcastles of the World'' [[Newcastle-under-Lyme|summit]] since 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/newsarticle.asp?id=SX9F7A-A7801EF2 |title=Warm welcome for summit delegates |publisher=Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council |date=June 15, 2006 |access-date=May 5, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311045229/http://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/newsarticle.asp?id=SX9F7A-A7801EF2 |archive-date=March 11, 2007}}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:Washington Intermediate School, New Castle.jpg|thumb|George Washington Intermediate School]]

===Primary and secondary===
{{Further|New Castle Area School District}}
The city is served by the [[New Castle Area School District]], which also serves nearby [[Taylor Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania|Taylor Township]], including [[West Pittsburg, Pennsylvania|West Pittsburg]] . The Lawrence County Career and Technical Center is located in the city. As of 2017 the school district consisted of Croton Pre-Kindergarten Center, Harry W. Lockley Early Learning Center (K-2), George Washington Intermediate School (3-5), and [[New Castle Junior/Senior High School]] (6-12).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncasd.com/site/index.php?option=com_contact&Itemid=100 |title=Directory |publisher=New Castle Area School District |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129034354/http://www.ncasd.com/site/index.php?option=com_contact&Itemid=100 |archive-date=November 29, 2014}}</ref>

New Castle Christian Academy on Albert Street between Sumner Avenue and Clen-Moore Boulevard serves students from Pre-K to 9th grade. St. Vitus Catholic School on South Jefferson Street and Home Street serves students from Pre-K to 8th grade.

===Post-secondary===
New Castle is primarily served by five [[Tertiary education|post-secondary education]] facilities: the New Castle Beauty School for [[cosmetology]] students in downtown, the [[New Castle School of Trades]] for technical trades in [[Pulaski Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania|Pulaski Township]], the Jameson School of Nursing (owned and operated by [[University of Pittsburgh Medical Center|UPMC Jameson]]) within the city, and the Lawrence County branch of [[Butler County Community College (Pennsylvania)|Butler County Community College]], which opened in 2008 in Union Township and serves as a primary [[community college]] to Lawrence County.

==Media==
===Newspaper===
The city is served by the ''[[New Castle News]]'', a [[newspaper]] published daily except for Tuesdays and Sundays.

===Television===
The New Castle area is served by both the Pittsburgh and Youngstown television markets, with regular news coverage in the area from both. Despite being considerably closer to Youngstown, New Castle is part of the Pittsburgh [[designated market area]] by [[Nielsen Media Research]]. New Castle was home to the first [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television affiliate in [[Western Pennsylvania]] when FCC channel 45 [[WKST-TV]] signed on in 1953, as [[WTAE-TV]] in Pittsburgh did not sign on until 1958 and [[WJET-TV]] did not sign on in [[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]] until 1966. The station moved its license to Youngstown in 1964, moved to channel 33, and changed its call sign to [[WYTV]].

NCTV45 is the only YouTube channel that currently operates as an internet-based television station in New Castle.

The WNWW radio and cable television channel at [[Westminster College (Pennsylvania)|Westminster College]] in [[New Wilmington, Pennsylvania|New Wilmington]] operates channel 183 on [[Comcast]] cable, currently the only television broadcast outlet in Lawrence County.<ref>[http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?list=0&facid=73910 TV Query Results - Video Division (FCC) USA]. Fcc.gov. Retrieved on July 23, 2013.</ref>

In the 1990s, WBGN-TV low-power TV stations were established between Youngstown and Pittsburgh. Later, [[Michael Dell]] bought the station and moved it to [[Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania|Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania]]. WEPA-CD, a low-power television station (channel 16, virtual 59) licensed to serve, which held the call sign WBGN-LP, WBGN-LD, or WBGN-CD from 1998 to 2014.

===Radio===
Radio stations, however, are part of the Youngstown radio market according to [[Arbitron]] ratings, even though some Pittsburgh-area radio stations can easily be heard within the area. New Castle is home to two commercial [[AM radio]] stations: [[talk radio]] station [[WKST (AM)|WKST]] 1200 and [[sports talk]] station [[WUZZ (AM)|WUZZ]] AM 1280, the latter being a [[Fox Sports Radio]] affiliate. For [[FM radio]], [[WPKL|WKPL]] FM 92.1, first a full-time country music station called WFEM or C92 then rebranded as Classic Gold an [[oldies]] station, was licensed in New Castle before its license was moved back to [[Ellwood City, Pennsylvania|Ellwood City]] in 2004, though it still includes New Castle as one of its local communities as part of its [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]-mandated [[station identification]]. The AM stations are owned by [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]]-based Forever Broadcasting, LLC while classic rock station WKPL 92.1 FM is owned by [[Froggy (brand)|Froggy]] parent Keymarket Communications of Pittsburgh.

WLDJ, a not-for-profit community radio station, also broadcasts out of New Castle. NCRadio450 operates as an internet radio station from NCTV45.com, focused on playing music highlighting the original songs of local/regional bands.

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[File:New Castle Transit - panoramio.jpg|thumb|[[New Castle Area Transit Authority|New Castle Transit Authority]] bus]]
New Castle has [[public transportation]] in the form of the [[New Castle Area Transit Authority|New Castle Transit Authority]], which provides [[bus]] service to patrons around the city and makes three daily trips to Pittsburgh.

The city is served by numerous highways, with [[Pennsylvania Route 18]] and [[U.S. Route 422]] being the major routes running through the city, while [[Interstate 376]] passes to the west of the city. Two more major routes — [[Pennsylvania Route 65]] and [[U.S. Route 224]] — terminate in the city. [[Pennsylvania Route 108]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 168]] also run through the city. U.S. 422 Business, a former alignment of U.S. 422, runs through the city, ending on each side of the city when the main 422 leaves the New Castle Bypass. I-376 and U.S. 422 are briefly [[Concurrency (road)|concurrent]] with each other on the New Castle Bypass, though south of New Castle until [[Chippewa Township, Pennsylvania|Chippewa Township]] near [[Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania|Beaver Falls]], I-376 is [[toll road|tolled]] by the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission]]. The city is located {{convert|12|mi}} west of [[Interstate 79]], {{convert|14|mi}} south of [[Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 80]], and {{convert|13|mi}} north of [[Interstate 76 (east)|Interstate 76]], the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]].

The closest [[airport]] is the New Castle Municipal Airport, with no commercial service. Most residents of New Castle use [[Pittsburgh International Airport]] which is about {{convert|42|mi|km}} south of downtown. Also, [[Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport]], [[Akron-Canton Airport]], and [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport]], are all within {{convert|100|mi|-1}} of the city center.

===Healthcare===
New Castle's only hospital is [[University of Pittsburgh Medical Center|UPMC]] Jameson, located at the intersection of Wilmington Avenue and Garfield Avenue.

Medicare reimbursements per enrollee were $11,153 in 2014, but $11,196 in 2013. Medicare reimbursements per enrollee in Lawrence County are $1,565 more than national average.<ref name=":12" />

==Notable people==
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* [[W. Thomas Andrews]], Pennsylvania state senator
* [[Joseph Baldwin]], educator
* [[Charlie Bennett]], [[Major League Baseball]] catcher for four teams<ref name="The Baseball Encyclopedia">{{cite book |editor=Reichler, Joseph L. |title=The Baseball Encyclopedia |orig-year=1969 |edition=4th |year=1979 |publisher=Macmillan Publishing |location=New York |isbn=0-02-578970-8 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/baseballencyclop00reic}}</ref>
* [[Raymond Bernabei]], soccer player and referee<ref>{{Cite news |last=Axelrod |first=Phil |date=September 10, 2008 |title=Obituary: Raymond Bernabei / Director of national soccer officials for 33 years |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2008/09/10/Obituary-Raymond-Bernabei-Director-of-national-soccer-officials-for-33-years/stories/200809100295 |access-date=January 19, 2025 |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]}}</ref>
* [[John Blangero]], human geneticist; highly cited scientist in the field of complex disease genetics
* [[Charles Joseph Carter]], magician
* [[George Chip]], middleweight boxing champion of the world from 1913 to 1914
* [[William C. Chip]], Major general, USMC, son of George Chip
* [[Ben Ciccone]], NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CiccBe20.htm |title=Ben Ciccone Stats |author=Ben Ciccone |work=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=August 23, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Ralph J. Cicerone]], scientist, president of the [[National Academy of Sciences]]
* [[Bruce Clark (American football)|Bruce Clark]], professional football player with the [[New Orleans Saints]] and [[Kansas City Chiefs]] and [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]] All-American
* [[Jack Cole (artist)|Jack Cole]], cartoonist and creator of the superhero [[Plastic Man]]
* [[Paul Cuba]], American football player
* [[Spandan Daftary]], sports television producer
* [[Nick DeCarbo]], [[NFL]] player
* [[Matt DeSalvo]], Major League Baseball starting pitcher with the [[Florida Marlins]] and formerly the [[New York Yankees]] and [[Atlanta Braves]]
* [[Darrell Dess]], former football player for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], the [[New York Giants]], and the [[Washington Redskins]]
* [[Thomas Fee]], member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from New Castle
* [[Israel Gaither]], National Commander of [[The Salvation Army]] in the United States, the first black person to serve in that capacity
* [[Helen Thornton Geer]], prominent librarian and academic
* [[Louis E. Graham]], member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
* [[Edmond Hamilton]], prolific [[science fiction]] author writing chiefly in the genre described as [[space opera]]
* [[Gabbie Hanna]], YouTuber, singer and author
* [[Malik Hooker]], Indianapolis Colts safety, drafted 15th pick in [[2017 NFL Draft|2017]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2017/04/27/nfl-draft-first-round-live-blog-colts-set-pick-15th/100996174/ |title=NFL Draft first-round live blog: Colts take safety Malik Hooker |publisher=indystar.com |date=April 27, 2017 |access-date=April 27, 2017 |first=Scott |last=Horner}}</ref>
* [[Francis Jackson (kidnapped)|Francis Jackson]], born free, he was kidnapped in 1850 and sold into slavery and was finally freed in 1855 with the resolution of ''Francis Jackson v. John W. Deshazer''.
* [[Oscar Lawrence Jackson]], member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
* [[John Kiriakou]], former [[CIA]] operative who in 2007 was the first to admit that the agency used [[waterboarding]] as a form of interrogation
* [[Charles McMeen Kurtz]], art critic, writer, museum curator
* [[Donald N. Levine]], [[sociologist]], educator, [[social theorist]] and writer
* [[Mark Mangino]], former head coach of the [[University of Kansas]] football team
* [[David Marks]], Musician, Founding member of the Beach Boys. Played on their first four Albums before leaving the band. Rejoined and toured with the band from 1997-1999.
* [[Mike Marshall (musician)|Mike Marshall]], musician
* [[Scott McCurley]], NFL assistant coach with the [[Green Bay Packers]]
* [[Bill McPeak]], football player and National Football League coach
* [[Andrew R. Morgan]], US astronaut, selected in 2013
* [[Lance Nimmo]], NFL player with [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], [[New York Jets]], [[Cleveland Browns]], [[New England Patriots]]
* [[Mary I. O'Connor]], 1980 U.S. Olympic team rower and an orthopedic surgeon, researcher, and professor with the Mayo Clinic and Yale School of Medicine
* [[Thomas Wharton Phillips]], member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
* [[Rick Razzano (linebacker)|Rick Razzano]], professional football player
* [[Trent Reznor]], lead singer for industrial rock band [[Nine Inch Nails]]
* [[Christopher Sainato]], member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]
* [[Ira D. Sankey]], [[gospel music|gospel]] singer and composer
* [[Raymond P. Shafer]], [[List of Governors of Pennsylvania|39th governor]] of [[Pennsylvania]] from 1967 to 1971
* [[Frank Shields (Oregon politician)|Frank Shields]], former Oregon state senator
* [[John W. Slayton]], prominent socialist and labor union leader
* [[Robert Sterling]], film and television actor who starred in many films including the 1951 [[MGM]] hit ''[[Show Boat (1951 film)|Show Boat]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06152/694733-122.stm |title=Obituary: Robert Sterling / New Castle native was cast member in TV's 'Topper' |publisher=Post-gazette.com |date=June 1, 2006 |access-date=February 15, 2010 |first=Bob |last=Thomas}}</ref>
* [[Chuck Tanner]], [[left fielder]] and [[manager (baseball)|manager]] in Major League Baseball, and skipper of the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]' [[1979 World Series]] champion team
* [[George Zambelli|George Zambelli, Sr.]], fireworks entertainer, and long-time president and manager of [[Zambelli Fireworks]]
* [[Jack Zduriencik]], [[Seattle Mariners]] general manager, former [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] scout
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://archive.org/details/ValleyTo1940 ''Valley Town'' (1940), a documentary on unemployment during the Great Depression, filmed in New Castle]
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