New Castle Township, Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with New Castle, Pennsylvania.

New Castle Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Coal mining near village of Wadesville in New Castle Township.
Map of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Highlighting New Castle Township
Map of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Schuylkill
Settled	1800
Incorporated	1847
Area [1]
• Total	12.46 sq mi (32.27 km2)
• Land	12.26 sq mi (31.75 km2)
• Water	0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	348
• Estimate  (2021) [2]	348
• Density	31.90/sq mi (12.32/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	42-107-53376

New Castle Township is a township that is located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, in the state's Coal Region. The population was 348 at the time of the 2020 census. ^[2]

History

Named for the famous coal city Newcastle upon Tyne in England, this area contains large veins of anthracite coal and has a long history of coal mining; strip mining continues there to the present day.

The area comprising New Castle Township was first settled by Europeans around 1800. The township was formed in 1847 from part of Norwegian Township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.4 square miles (32.2 km²), of which 12.2 square miles (31.6 km²) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km²) (1.61%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	414		—
2020	348		−15.9%
2021 (est.)	348	[2]	0.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

At the 2000 census there were 395 people, 180 households, and 113 families living in the township.

The population density was 32.3 inhabitants per square mile (12.5/km²). There were 202 housing units at an average density of 16.5/sq mi (6.4/km²).

The racial makeup of the township was 99.24% White, 0.25% African American and 0.51% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25%. ^[4]

Of the 180 households, 21.1% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 41.7% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. 33.9% of households were one person and 20.0% were one person aged sixty-five or older.

The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.76.

The age distribution was 17.2% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 5.1% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 26.3% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 25.6% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 25.8% who were aged sixty-five or older. The median age was forty-six years.

For every one hundred females, there were 98.5 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 98.2 males.

The median household income was $24,583 and the median family income was $32,917. Males had a median income of $29,167 compared with that of $23,125 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $14,716.

Approximately 5.5% of families and 6.0% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 5.9% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

Gallery

• 
  Wadesville War Memorial.
• 
  Village of Wadesville.
• 
  St. Boniface German Cemetery and Arnots Addition.

References

1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 14, 2017.
2. Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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