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Newcastle is a city in and the county seat of Weston County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 3,374 at the 2020 census. == Geography == Newcastle is situated at the southwest edge of the Black Hills, at the intersection of U.S. routes 16 and 85. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.55 square miles (6.60 km2), all land. == History == Newcastle was founded in 1889 as a mining town and a railroad town as the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad expanded westward. It is named after Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, an important coal shipping port. President Teddy Roosevelt visited Newcastle in 1903. U.S. Route 85 once ran south from the city to the east of the rail track, crossing them over a five span wide flange steel girder bridge constructed in 1929. The portion of US Hwy 85 from Newcastle to just south of the bridge was realigned to the west bypassing the bridge in 1963. == Government and infrastructure == The Wyoming Department of Corrections Wyoming Honor Conservation Camp & Boot Camp is located in Newcastle.