New Castle, Indiana
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As of the census
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of 2000, there were 17,780 people, 7,462 households, and 4,805 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 2,987.5 people per square mile (1,153.8/km²). There were 8,042 housing units at an average density of 1,351.3 per square mile (521.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.37% White, 1.85% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races
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, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.09% of the population.

There were 7,462 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. Some 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,688, and the median income for a family was $37,463. Males had a median income of $32,624 versus $20,554 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $17,587. About 10.6% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.7% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education


Other attractions

  • Nine of the eleven largest high school gyms in the United States
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     are in Indiana. The largest of these is the New Castle Fieldhouse at Chrysler High School. The fieldhouse has a capacity of 9,325.The fieldhouse is notable for a 1961 State Sectional Game between New Castle and Lewisville
    Lewisville, Indiana
    Lewisville is a town in Franklin Township, Henry County, Indiana, United States. The population was 366 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Lewisville is located at , along the Flatrock River....

     (now part of South Henry School Corporation
    South Henry School Corporation
    The South Henry School Corporation is a public school corporation located in southern Henry County, Indiana. The district was formed in 1963 through the consolidation of schools in Dudley, Franklin, and Spiceland townships...

    ) in which the fans attending the game were snowed in.The next morning food was delivered to the Fieldhouse by a local bakery and a church service was piped into the gym. The gym has also played host to the 2006 Indiana Class 3A Basketball Champs and the 2007 Class 4A Volleyball Champions
  • New Castle is home to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
    Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
    The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame is a sports museum and hall of fame in New Castle, Indiana. It honors men and women associated with high school, college and professional basketball in Indiana....

     located near New Castle Chrysler High School
    New Castle Chrysler High School
    New Castle High School is a public high school in New Castle, Indiana whose name is commonly abbreviated to NCCHS. It is part of the New Castle Community School Corporation and has an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students. NCCHS is the largest high school in Henry County.The present high...

    .
  • Next to New Castle Chrysler High School is a Native American
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     mound dated to approximately 2000 BP
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    . This mound contains depressions which align to sunrise/sunset during the equinox
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    es as well as aligning with depressions in similar mounds tens of miles away.

Famous residents

  • Steve Alford
    Steve Alford
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    , basketball player
  • Kent Benson
    Kent Benson
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    , basketball player
  • Omar Bundy
    Omar Bundy
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    ; military hero Indian Wars
    Indian Wars
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    , Spanish-American War
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    , General World War I
    World War I
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  • Trevor Chowning
    Trevor Chowning
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    , pop artist and former Hollywood talent agent/producer
  • Richard Crane
    Richard Crane
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    -American actor
  • William Grose
    William Grose
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    , American Civil War
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     General
  • Bruce Harris
    Bruce Harris
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    , basketball player, Vietnam War
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     General
  • Vern Huffman
    Vern Huffman
    Richard Vernon Huffman was an American football and basketball player. He was born in Mooreland, Indiana and was raised in and around New Castle, Indiana. He played basketball for the New Castle High School team that won the Indiana state basketball championship in 1932...

    , All-American basketball and football player for Indiana University
    Indiana University
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  • Robert Indiana
    Robert Indiana
    Robert Indiana is an American artist associated with the Pop Art movement.-Life and work:Robert Indiana was born Robert Clark in New Castle, Indiana. His family relocated to Indianapolis, where he graduated from Arsenal Technical High School...

    , artist who created the world renowned Love sculpture
    LOVE (Sculpture)
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  • Wilbur Wright, inventor

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