Newcastle is a census-designated place

Census-designated place

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 in southwestern Iron County

Iron County, Utah

As of the census of 2000, there were 33,779 people, 10,627 households, and 8,076 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 13,618 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...

, Utah

Utah

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, United States

United States

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. It lies along State Route 56

Utah State Route 56

State Route 56 is a highway completely within Iron County in southwestern Utah going from the Utah/Nevada border to Cedar City.-Route description:...

 southwest of the city of Parowan

Parowan, Utah

Parowan is a city in and the county seat of Iron County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,790 at the 2010 census.Parowan became the first incorporated city in Iron County in 1851. A fort that had been constructed on the east side of Center Creek the previous year was an initial in the...

, the county seat

County seat

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 of Iron County. Its elevation is 5,312 feet (1,619 m). Although Newcastle is unincorporated, it has a post office

Post office

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, with the ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 of 84756. The population was 247 at the 2010 census.

The predominant religion is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which church's members settled the area.

Newcastle is a small farming community which has a dairy, orchard, greenhouses producing house plants and tomatoes, and several fields. Crops produced include wheat, oats, alfalfa, corn and potatoes.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 247 people residing in the CDP. There were 92 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 88.7% White, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, and 10.9% from some other race. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.0% of the population.