Newcastle, Washington
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Newcastle is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 9,175 in 2006 according to the Chief Demographer of the Washington State Office of Financial Management.
Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Newcastle ranks 23rd of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
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[edit] History
Newcastle was most likely named after Newcastle upon Tyne in England, as it was originally a coal mining town founded in the 1870s. Coal mining ended in 1963. The area was an unincorporated part of King County until it incorporated as a city in on September 30, 1994. Currently the city is a suburban community; most residents work in nearby Seattle, Bellevue, or Renton. The most notable attraction of the area is probably The Golf Club at Newcastle.
[edit] Geography
Newcastle is located at (47.533215, -122.172101)GR1.
Bordering Newcastle to the north is Bellevue, and to the south is Renton.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.6 km² (4.5 mi²). 11.6 km² (4.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.22% is water.
[edit] Schools
The City of Newcastle is served by two school districts with the boundary line roughly going north-south just to the west of Coal Creek Parkway.
District: Issaquah School District 411
Schools: Newcastle Elementary School, Maywood Middle School, Liberty Senior High School
District: Renton School District, [1]
Schools: Hazelwood Elementary School, McKnight Middle School, Hazen Senior High School
[edit] Politics
On the national level, Newcastle leans toward the Democratic Party. In 2004, Democrat John Kerry received 55 percent of the vote here, defeating Republican George W. Bush, who received around 44 percent.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 7,737 people, 3,028 households, and 2,189 families residing in the city. The population density was 668.3/km² (1,731.5/mi²). There were 3,117 housing units at an average density of 269.2/km² (697.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 75.05% White, 1.62% African American, 0.45% Native American, 18.25% Asian, 0.25% Pacific Islander, 1.36% from other races, and 3.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.88% of the population.
There were 3,028 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.7% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 37.9% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $80,320, and the median income for a family was $91,381. Males had a median income of $60,639 versus $41,868 for females. The per capita income for the city was $35,057. About 1.8% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
- Newcastle city government website
- The Golf Club at Newcastle
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
