The history of Newcastle's coal mining industry and the legacy of the mines' many Chinese laborers are memorialized in place names such as Coal Creek, Coal Creek Parkway, and the Coal Creek and China Creek golf courses.īased on per capita income, Newcastle ranks 11th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked. More than 13 million tons of coal had been extracted by the time the mine closed in 1963. The Newcastle coal mine began producing coal by the 1870s. Coal delivered by rail from Newcastle's mines to Seattle fueled the growth of the Port of Seattle and attracted railroads, most notably the Great Northern Railway.

Timber also played a role in the early history of Newcastle.

Newcastle was one of the region's first coal mining areas and its railroad link to Seattle was the first in King County. Īlthough Newcastle was not incorporated until 1994, it has been an important settlement and town since the late 19th century and played a major role in the development of Seattle and the surrounding region. The population was 10,380 at the 2010 census and an estimated 12,292 in 2019. Newcastle is an Eastside city in King County, Washington, United States.

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