New Castle is a city in

Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Lawrence County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 86,070. The county seat and largest city is New Castle. The county was created on March 20, 1849, from parts of Beaver and Mercer cou ...

, United States, and its

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. Located along the

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near the Pennsylvania–

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border, approximately southeast of

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. The city had a population of 21,926 as of the 2020 census. The commercial center of a fertile agricultural region, New Castle is included in the northwestern fringes of the

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History

18th century

In 1798, John Carlysle Stewart, a

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, traveled to western Pennsylvania to resurvey the "donation lands", which had been reserved for veterans of the Revolutionary War. He discovered that the original survey had neglected to stake out approximately at the confluence of the

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. The Indian town of

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was listed on early maps in this location. 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 , in what was then part of Allegheny County.

19th century

In 1825, New Castle became a

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, having a population of about 300. The city later became a part of Mercer County. On April 5, 1849, the governor of Pennsylvania signed an act creating Lawrence County, named in honor of U.S. Navy Captain

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. 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. In 1849, a group of

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families from

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, settled just north of New Castle in New Wilmington. Later migrations from

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, 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. 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. In the 1870s, the city became a major hub of the

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. 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

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, flocked to the city to work in the mills and nearby

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quarries.Watkins, John, ''The Big Stunts of Great Detectives: The Scrapbook'', Vol. 4, No. 6, New York: Frank A. Munsey (December 1907), p. 1098. Italian laborers of the era were frequent victims of the

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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 a few miles west of New Castle. By this time New Castle was one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, and with the construction of the largest

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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.

20th century

In 1908, New Castle was linked to

by the Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler and New Castle Railway, an

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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

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, including dinnerware for

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and

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. Other ceramic factories produced bathroom fixtures and industrial refractory materials. 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

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s are the product of Greek immigrants who came to New Castle in the early 20th century and established restaurants along with their homes. The renown for

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is credited to two local fireworks companies of international stature, S.Vitale Pyrotechnic Industries, Inc. (Pyrotecnico) and Zambelli Internationale. 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. 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

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, 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

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, which was founded in New Castle.

is one of the world's leading

and

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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. In the 1930s, the city, along with most cities of America, suffered during the

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. During this time, the federal government established the

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(WPA) and the

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(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. In the 1940s, industry temporarily surged during wartime. In 1950, the population peaked at 48,834, but became part of the

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, 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. The Lawrence County Courthouse, North Hill Historic District, and Scottish Rite Cathedral are listed on the

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Geography

New Castle is located in the center of Lawrence County at (40.997325, −80.344556), along the

Shenango River The Shenango River is a principal tributary of the Beaver River (Pennsylvania), Beaver River, approximately 100 mi (160 km) long,Neshannock Creek. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.78%, are water. Via the Shenango River, the city is part of the Beaver River watershed, flowing south to the

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Climate

According to the

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system, New Castle has a

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, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in New Castle was on July 23, 2011, while the coldest temperature recorded was on January 19, 1994.

Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods

New Castle has six land borders with townships: Neshannock Township to the north, Hickory Township to the northeast, Shenango Township to the southeast, Taylor Township to the south-southwest, North Beaver Township to the southwest, and Union Township to the west. Also to the south is the border with South New Castle.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, there were 23,273 people, 9,765 households, and 5,793 families residing in the city. The

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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%

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, 12.2%

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, 0.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1%

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, 0.4% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races.

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or 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

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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

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estimates, the median income for a household in the city was $31,044, and the median income for a family was $42,807. The

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for the city was $13,730. About 23.3% of families and 27.2% of the population were below the

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, including 40.8% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

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,

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and

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, which had both had their termini extended into downtown in 2007.

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, a

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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

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closed. The building is now known as the Pier I Complex Building. The downtown area has also become the home of several

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offices, hosting the regional headquarters of Huntington and First Commonwealth (all descended from banks formerly based in the city but later acquired) as well as branches for

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and First National Bank. 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.

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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

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, 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. The 2017 unemployment rate was 8.1%, greater than the U.S. average of 5.2%. 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.

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%.

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. The current poverty rate in New Castle was 27.4%, much higher than the average for Pennsylvania at 13.3%. 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.

Arts and culture

The city was the site of an important development in the history of the

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empire, given that the first Warner Brothers' theater, the

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, 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 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

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in Pittsburgh. The Cascade Center is named after Cascade Park, located on the outskirts of the city's East Side in Shenango Township along

. A former

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, 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

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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 ''

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'', New Castle is referenced as the "fireworks capital of the world". New Castle is the subject of the true crime blog "Small Town Noir", which uses

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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 and

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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 stuffed grape leaves, lamb on the rod, kibbe, and

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. Although many other Rust Belt cities contain large Arab-American populations, New Castle is unique for its large population of

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Muslims from Syria. The Muslim community of the city has a

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on the East Side of town.

North Hill Historic District

In 2000, nearly of northern New Castle were listed on the

as a

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. The district consists of 91 blocks between Falls Street near downtown New Castle to Fairmont Avenue near Neshannock Township. 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 High School and the construction of a

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gas station.

International relations

The town is part of a worldwide network of towns and cities with the name

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. These include cities in

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, and the

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. Representatives from New Castle have attended the bi-annual ''Newcastles of the World''

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since 1998.

Education

Primary and secondary

The city is served by the New Castle Area School District, which also serves nearby Taylor Township, including 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). 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

post-secondary education Tertiary education (higher education, or post-secondary education) is the educational level following the completion of secondary education. The World Bank defines tertiary education as including universities, colleges, and vocational school ...

facilities: the New Castle Beauty School for

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students in downtown, the New Castle School of Trades for technical trades in Pulaski Township, the Jameson School of Nursing (owned and operated by UPMC Jameson) within the city, and the Lawrence County branch of

Butler County Community College Butler County Community College (BC3) is a public community college in Butler Township, Pennsylvania. It also offers courses in Cranberry Township, as well as in Lawrence, Mercer, and Jefferson counties. Over 100,000 students have attended ...

, which opened in 2008 in Union Township and serves as a primary

community college A community college is a type of undergraduate higher education institution, generally leading to an associate degree, certificate, or diploma. The term can have different meanings in different countries: many community colleges have an open enr ...

to Lawrence County.

Media

Newspaper

The city is served by the ''

New Castle News The ''New Castle News'' is a six-day (Monday through Saturday) daily newspaper published in New Castle, Pennsylvania, and covering Lawrence County. It is owned by CNHI. The ''News'' also publishes an 8,700-circulation weekly newspaper in nearby ...

'', a

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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

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. New Castle was home to the first

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television affiliate in

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when FCC channel 45 WKST-TV signed on in 1953, as

WTAE-TV WTAE-TV (channel 4) is a television station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, affiliated with ABC. It has been owned by Hearst Television since the station's inception, making this one of two stations that have been built and signe ...

in Pittsburgh did not sign on until 1958 and

WJET-TV WJET-TV (channel 24) is a television station in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, affiliated with American Broadcasting Company, ABC. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group, which provides certain services to Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox affiliat ...

did not sign on in

Erie Erie is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in Pennsylvania and the most populous in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 ...

until 1966. The station moved its license to Youngstown in 1964, moved to channel 33, and changed its call sign to

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. 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 in New Wilmington operates channel 183 on

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cable, currently the only television broadcast outlet in Lawrence County. In the 1990s, WBGN-TV low-power TV stations were established between Youngstown and Pittsburgh. Later,

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bought the station and moved it to 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

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ratings, even though some Pittsburgh-area radio stations can easily be heard within the area. New Castle is home to two commercial

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stations:

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station WKST 1200 and

sports talk Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sport, sporting events. A widespread programming genre that has a narrow audience appeal, sports radio is characterized by an often-low comed ...

station WUZZ AM 1280, the latter being a

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affiliate. For

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, WKPL FM 92.1 The Pickle, first a full-time country music station called WFEM or C92 then rebranded as Classic Gold an

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station, was licensed in New Castle before its license was moved back to

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in 2004, though it still includes New Castle as one of its local communities as part of its

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-mandated

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. The AM stations are owned by Altoona-based Forever Broadcasting, LLC while classic rock station WKPL 92.1 FM is owned by 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

New Castle has

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in the form of the New Castle Transit Authority, which provides

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service to patrons around the city and makes three daily trips to Pittsburgh. The city is served by numerous highways, with

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and U.S. Route 422 being the major routes running through the city, while

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passes to the west of the city. Two more major routes —

and

— terminate in the city.

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and

Pennsylvania Route 168 Pennsylvania Route 168 (PA 168) is a highway in Western Pennsylvania that runs for from Pennsylvania Route 18, PA 18 in Frankfort Springs, Pennsylvania, Frankfort Springs to Pennsylvania Route 208, PA 208 in Volant, Pennsylvania, Volant. PA 1 ...

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

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with each other on the New Castle Bypass, though south of New Castle until Chippewa Township near Beaver Falls, I-376 is tolled by the

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. The city is located west of

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, south of

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, and north of

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, the

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. The closest

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is the New Castle Municipal Airport, with no commercial service. Most residents of New Castle use

Pittsburgh International Airport Pittsburgh International Airport —originally Greater Pittsburgh Airport and later Greater Pittsburgh International Airport—is a civil-military international airport in Findlay Township and Moon Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Abou ...

which is about south of downtown. Also, Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport, Akron-Canton Airport, and

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, are all within of the city center.

Healthcare

New Castle's only hospital is 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.

Notable people

* W. Thomas Andrews, Pennsylvania state senator *

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, educator *

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catcher for four teams *

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, magician *

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* Bruce Clark, professional football player with the

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and

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and

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All-American * Jack Cole, cartoonist and creator of the superhero

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* Paul Cuba, American football player *

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, sports television producer * Nick DeCarbo,

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player *

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, Major League Baseball starting pitcher with the

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and formerly the

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and

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, former football player for the

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, the

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, and the

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* Thomas Fee, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from New Castle * Israel Gaither, National Commander of

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in the United States, the first black person to serve in that capacity * Helen Thornton Geer, prominent librarian and academic *

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, prolific

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author writing chiefly in the genre described as

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* 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''. *

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operative who in 2007 was the first to admit that the agency used

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as a form of interrogation *

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football team *

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* Ira D. Sankey,

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from 1967 to 1971 *

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, former Oregon state senator * John W. Slayton, prominent socialist and labor union leader *

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and

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champion team * George Zambelli, Sr., fireworks entertainer, and long-time president and manager of

Jack Zduriencik John A. Zduriencik (; born January 11, 1951) is an American radio broadcaster and former professional baseball executive, scout, and player. He currently works as a radio host for KDKA-FM, which is affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He also ...

Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. The Mariners compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West Division. The team joined the American ...

general manager, former

scout

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''Valley Town'' (1940), a documentary on unemployment during the Great Depression, filmed in New Castle
* {{authority control 1802 establishments in Pennsylvania Cities in Pennsylvania Cities in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania County seats in Pennsylvania Pittsburgh metropolitan area Populated places established in 1802