Editing New Castle, Virginia

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|subdivision_name2        = [[Craig County, Virginia|Craig]]

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'''New Castle''' (historically spelled as one word; "Newcastle") is the only [[town]] in [[Craig County, Virginia]], United States. The population was 125 at the 2020 census.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=New%20Castle%20town,%20Virginia | title=Search Results of US Census }}</ref> It is the [[county seat]] of [[Craig County, Virginia|Craig County]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

The junctions of [[Virginia State Route 311|State Route 311]] and [[Virginia State Route 42|State Route 42]] and State Route 311 and [[Virginia State Route 615 (Craig County)|State Route 615]] are in New Castle.

New Castle is part of the [[Roanoke metropolitan area]].

==Geography==
[[File:New Castle, Virginia - panoramio - Idawriter.jpg|thumb|left|A view over New Castle to the mountains]]
New Castle is located at {{coord|37|30|3|N|80|6|39|W|type:city}} (37.500746, -80.110798).<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 0.2&nbsp;square miles (0.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all of it land.

Two notable geophysical features of the town are the high cliffs just west of the city (which keeps the New River watershed flowing north away from New Castle) and Johns Creek gorge featuring some challenging whitewater (James River watershed).  Due to an old land charter however, paddling Johns Creek was disputed as trespassing by the landowner, recent court rulings have opened the run up once again.

The town is just north of the [[Sinking Creek Valley Cluster]], west of the [[Craig Creek Cluster]], and south of the [[Barbours Creek-Shawvers Run Cluster]]; areas in the [[George Washington and Jefferson National Forests|Jefferson National Forest]] designated by the [[The Wilderness Society (United States)|Wilderness Society]] as containing "Mountain Treasures".<ref name="wildreport">{{cite book |last1=Parsons |first1=Shireen |title=Virginia's Mountain Treasures, The Unprotected Wildlands of the Jefferson National Forest |date=May 1999 |publisher=The Wilderness Society, OCLC: 42806366 |location=Washington, D. C.}}</ref>

===Climate===
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|location = New Castle, VA (1991-2020 precipitation normals)
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| Jan precipitation inch  =3.21
| Feb precipitation inch  =2.82
| Mar precipitation inch  =3.56
| Apr precipitation inch  =3.89
| May precipitation inch  =4.66
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.37
| Jul precipitation inch  =4.32
| Aug precipitation inch  =3.54
| Sep precipitation inch  =3.74
| Oct precipitation inch  =3.45
| Nov precipitation inch  =2.78
| Dec precipitation inch  =3.48
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|source = [[NOAA]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Station: NEW CASTLE, VA US USC00446012 |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00446012&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |website=Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020 |publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information |access-date=21 May 2024 |page=1 |format=PDF |quote=Current Location: Elev: 1256 ft. Lat: 37.5092° N Lon: 80.0981° W}}</ref>
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 225
|1870= 199
|1880= 182
|1890= 214
|1900= 299
|1920= 702
|1930= 259
|1940= 253
|1950= 239
|1960= 200
|1970= 225
|1980= 213
|1990= 152
|2000= 179
|2010= 153
|2020= 125
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 179 people, 85 households, and 51 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was 1,105.0 people per square mile (432.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 93 housing units at an average density of 574.1 per square mile (224.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 85 households, out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 82.7 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $35,750. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $19,583 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,119. About 20.4% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 6.1% of those sixty-five or over.

==References==
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{{Craig County, Virginia}}
{{Virginia towns}}
{{Virginia county seats and independent cities}}
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[[Category:Towns in Craig County, Virginia]]
[[Category:County seats in Virginia]]