THE NEWCASTLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northeastern Nebraska Loess Hills setting.
Newcastle township has 38 square miles of land in Dixon County. Its Census reference point is in Northeastern Nebraska Loess Hills, within Western Corn Belt Plains.
Glacial till plains and windblown loess hills make up the Western Corn Belt landscape. Near-level and rolling terrain are interspersed with steeper river valleys and hills.
Regional context: Western Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Newcastle and Dixon County
Newcastle is associated with Dixon 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 1.55 square miles of water within Newcastle, or 3.9% of its total area. It is 2.5 percentage points higher than the 1.5% recorded for Dixon County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Newcastle township has 112.4 times the land area of nearby Newcastle village (0.34 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

