New Castle is a town located in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,010. Rockingham County is a county located in the state of New Hampshire. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²). 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and 4.0 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 65.13% water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... This article is about the unit of measure. ...

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there are 1,010 people, 443 households, and 314 families residing in the town. The population density is 469.8/km² (1,222.6/mi²). There are 488 housing units at an average density of 227.0/km² (590.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 97.82% White, 0.59% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. 0.50% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... Shortcut: {{GR|#}} {{Cite:GR|#}} The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There are 443 households out of which 22.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% are married couples living together, 5.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% are non-families. 23.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.26 and the average family size is 2.65. Marriage is a relationship and bond between individuals that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ...

In the town the population is spread out with 17.8% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 20.8% from 25 to 44, 34.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 50 years. For every 100 females there are 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town is $83,708, and the median income for a family is $93,290. Males have a median income of $57,375 versus $35,568 for females. The per capita income for the town is $67,695. 0.6% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the number of people. ... The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

History

The town of New Castle, located on Great Island in the Piscataqua River near Portsmouth, New Hampshire, was settled in 1623 and, with protection afforded by its natural moat, became the first capital of the colony. When the capital later moved inland, New Castle became something of a backwater, its inhabitants primarily employed by fishing. As a result, much of the town's historic and picturesque architecture survived, which would help attract visitors to the island's grand Victorian resort, Hotel Wentworth (now called "Wentworth-by-the-Sea"), built in 1874. The Piscataqua River seen from downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire The Piscataqua River, in the northeastern United States, is a 12 mi (19 km) long tidal estuary formed by the confluence of the Salmon Falls and Cocheco rivers. ... Portsmouth, New Hampshire is the largest city in Rockingham County in the State of New Hampshire in the United States of America. ...

This hotel played a significant role in the Treaty of Portsmouth of 1905, when President Theodore Roosevelt won the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize for helping end the Russo-Japanese War. Diplomats from both nations stayed here, ferried daily to negotiations held at the Portsmouth Navy Yard in nearby Kittery, Maine. Treaty signing ceremony The Treaty of Portsmouth was signed on September 5, 1905 at the Portsmouth Naval Base, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, by Sergius Witte and Roman Rosen (for Russia) and Komura Jutaro and Takahira Kogoro (for Japan), ending the Russo-Japanese War. ... Order: 26th President Vice President: Charles Warren Fairbanks Term of office: September 14, 1901 – March 3, 1909 Preceded by: William McKinley Succeeded by: William Howard Taft Date of birth: October 27, 1858 Place of birth: New York City Date of death: January 6, 1919 Place of death: Oyster Bay, New... Nobel Peace Prize (where Nobel is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable) is one of five Nobel Prizes requested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... Portsmouth Naval Shipyard The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS), often called the Portsmouth Navy Yard, is a United States Navy shipyard for building, remodeling, and repairing the Navys ships. ... Kittery is a town located in York County, Maine. ...

New Castle's colonial beauty also attracted writers and artists, most notably the American Impressionist Edmund Charles Tarbell, who painted numerous works on the island. Edmund Charles Tarbell (April 26, 1862 - August 1, 1938) was an American Impressionist painter. ...