Newcastle is a village in
Dixon County
History
Dixon County was formed in 1856. Dixon was named for an early settler.
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,
Nebraska
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, United States. It is part of the
Sioux City
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,
IA–NE–
SD Metropolitan Statistical Area
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. The population was 325 at the
2010 census.
History
Newcastle was incorporated as a village in 1893, soon after the
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
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was extended to that point. According to one tradition, it was named from a pioneer settler's house that was known locally as the "new castle".
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Newcastle hosts a unique Labor Day celebration every year that garners many attendees. Activities include an afternoon parade, fire hose water fights and an old fashioned wheat threshing exhibit.
The township has long had a close history with the abandoned riverfront town Ionia. It is listed on the Nebraska Historical markers due to close campsites of Lewis & Clark and reference to the Ionia volcano. The Ionia volcano is mentioned both by the explorers within their memoirs and local residents within the late nineteenth century county history publication “Dixon County History” published 1982.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of , all land.
Located near Newcastle is the Ionia Volcano, a mineral deposit that once sat in cliffs on the edge of the Missouri River. Water from the river would leak through fissures in the cliff and cause steam to rise. Much of the so-called volcano washed into the river in the 1870s, and today the site is more than a mile from the river.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census
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of 2010, there were 325 people, 139 households, and 84 families residing in the village. The population density
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was . There were 159 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.7% White
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and 0.3% African American
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. Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race were 2.8% of the population.
There were 139 households, of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples
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living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.6% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 3.11.
The median age in the village was 39.9 years. 27.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23% were from 25 to 44; 26.2% were from 45 to 64; and 18.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.0% male and 52.0% female.
2000 census
As of the census
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of 2000, there were 299 people, 134 households, and 69 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 153 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White
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. Hispanic
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or Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
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** Latin A ...
of any race were 0.67% of the population.
There were 134 households, out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples
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living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.5% were non-families. 47.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 29.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.
As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $29,000, and the median income for a family was $45,750. Males had a median income of $27,125 versus $16,625 for females. The per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the village was $13,845. About 7.7% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 11.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 15.4% of those 65 or over.
See also
* List of municipalities in Nebraska
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References
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Villages in Dixon County, Nebraska
Villages in Nebraska
Sioux City metropolitan area