Newcastle township, Fulton County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 33.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,281 (all rural)
| Males: 659 |  (51.4%) |
| Females: 622 |  (48.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,281 (1,018 owner occupied, 263 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Newcastle township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 3.5%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 34.5
Median age of females: 35.1
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Average household size: 2.61
| Newcastle township: | 2.6 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Newcastle township: | $39,550 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $450 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $95,133 (it was $76,800 in 2000)
| : | $95,133 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 39 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 3.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Newcastle township: Bethlehem Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Meredith Cemetery (1), Reister Cemetery (2), Sycamore Cemetery (3), Yellow Creek Cemetery (4), Hamlett Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Barr Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Yellow Creek (A), Reister Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
56% of Newcastle township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 889
- Northeast: 56
- Midwest: 117
- South: 88
- West: 39
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 362
- 3 or 4: 8
- Mobile homes: 151
Median worth of mobile homes: $34,400
Housing units in Newcastle township with a mortgage: 119 (13 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 62
- Metal and metal products (26%)
- Construction (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Computer and electronic products (6%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Health care (15%)
- Metal and metal products (14%)
- Food (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (31%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (19%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Newcastle township:
- German (25.0%)
- United States or American (23.7%)
- Irish (10.1%)
- English (7.3%)
- Polish (5.3%)
- Dutch (4.7%)
- Norwegian (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 480 (77%)
- Carpooled: 117 (19%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (1%)
- Worked at home: 23 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Utility gas (39%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Wood (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
97.3% of residents of Newcastle township speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,204- In family households: 1,055 (279 male householders, 77 female householders)
298 spouses, 319 children (319 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 20 other relatives, 46 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 149 (69 male householders (43 living alone)), 39 female householders (39 living alone)), 41 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 160 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 64 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 10 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 82 1-person, 18 2-persons, 8 4-persons,
263 married couples with children.
60 single-parent households (28 men, 32 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |