THE NEWCASTLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Midcoast setting.
Newcastle town has 29.1 square miles of land in Lincoln County. Its Census reference point is in Midcoast, within Acadian Plains and Hills.
Forested plains and hills contain numerous glacial lakes. Spruce-fir lowlands and hardwood-covered hills create a northern landscape that is generally gentler than the highlands to the west.
Regional context: Acadian Plains and Hills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Newcastle and Lincoln County
Newcastle is associated with Lincoln County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Newcastle by land and water
The Census records 3.52 square miles of water within Newcastle, or 10.8% of its total area. It is 24 percentage points lower than the 34.8% recorded for Lincoln County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Newcastle town has 13.4 times the land area of nearby Newcastle CDP (2.17 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

