New Castle, IN Road Trips
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Trip Routes
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Longest Drive
204.6 mi
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Quickest Drive
3h 53m
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New Castle, IN by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
17,356
Median Income
$48,977
Median Home Value
$95,100
Median Age
41.1
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
New Castle, IN at a Glance
Founded
1822
Elevation
1,070 ft
Area
7 mi²
Notable People from New Castle, IN
A sampling of people born in New Castle, IN.
Robert Indiana
1928–2018
American artist (1928–2018)
Kent Benson
1954
American basketball player (born 1954)
Richard Crane
1918–1969
American actor (1918-1969)
Omar Bundy
1861–1940
United States Army general
City data from Wikidata (Q985283), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to New Castle, IN
New Castle is a city in Henry County, Central Indiana. Like Anderson and Connersville and other cities in the area, it had a manufacturing heyday for a period before economic changes swept in. But, if there's one thing New Castle seems to take seriously, it's basketball, with purportedly the biggest high school gym in the country and the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
1 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, 408 Trojan Ln, ☏ +1 765 529-1891. M-Sa 10AM-5PM, Su 1PM-5PM. (updated Oct 2019) 2 Henry County Historical Society Museum, 606 S 14th St2. W-F 1PM-4:30PM, Sa 10AM-1PM. Depicting the local history of the area. (updated Nov 2021)
1 Summit Lake State Park, 5993 N Messick Rd, ☏ +1 765 766-5873. Daily 7AM-11PM. Here you can enjoy hiking in the Ziegler Woods Nature Preserve or simply taking in the lake from the beach or a canoe. (updated Nov 2021)
1 Park Restaurant, 1651 S Memorial Dr, ☏ +1 765 591-8100. M-Sa 8AM-8PMish. Hamburgers and onion rings and Rueben sandwiches and all sorts of other comfort food in this diner. (updated Nov 2021) 2 Stacks Pancake House Restaurant, 510 S Memorial Dr, ☏ +1 765 529-3001. Su-W 8AM-3PM, Th-Sa 7AM-8PM. Pancakes of course. (updated Nov 2021)
1 Steve Alford All American Inn, 21 E Executive Dr, ☏ +1 765 593-1212. Basketball-themed hotel to go along with the basketball hall of fame. (updated Nov 2021) You can camp at Summit Lake State Park and enjoy the natural amenities there. 2 Westwood Park, 1900 S County Rd 275 W, ☏ +1 765 987-1232. Not quite as pristine as Summit Lake but you still have your lakeside camping here. (updated Nov 2021)
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